Boom, the Cardiff-based, award-winning ITV Studios label, has appointed Dave Skinner as its Director of Development to head up its development team and expanding multi-genre slate. Boom’s network focus is on factual and popular factual, with its credits including Sam & Shauna’s Big Cook Out for BBC Two and Britain’s Smallest City for ITV, while it also has a strong track record in drama and kids, including tense crime thriller 15 Days for Channel 5 and kids Zombie apocalypse game … [Read more...] about Boom appoints new Director of Development
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BC&F Dentsu’s Daniel Barnes and Mindshare Singapore’s Melissa Tang to head APAC Effies 2020 Awards juries
Daniel Barnes, Founder & Partner of Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu (BC&FD), and Melissa Tang, Managing Director of Mindshare Singapore have been appointed Heads of Jury for the 2020 APAC Effies in the latest reveal by Effie Asia Pacific. Daniel is an advertising industry veteran who established his own agency in 1996. In the decades following, he continued to scale new heights, rising to be ranked amongst the industry’s best. Under his leadership, the independent Barnes, Catmur … [Read more...] about BC&F Dentsu’s Daniel Barnes and Mindshare Singapore’s Melissa Tang to head APAC Effies 2020 Awards juries
Dejero wins second Prestigious Technology and Engineering Emmy Award
Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions that provide award-winning video transport and Internet connectivity while mobile or in remote locations, has been awarded a second prestigious Technology and Engineering Emmy Award. The award, in the category of Video over Bonded Cellular Internet (VoCIP) technology, recognizes Dejero’s innovation in the industry, thanks to its Smart Blending Technology and unique hybrid encoding approach. Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Dejero has … [Read more...] about Dejero wins second Prestigious Technology and Engineering Emmy Award
Twofour appoints new CCO
David Brindley is to spearhead creativity and origination at Twofour as he takes up the role of Chief Creative Officer, joining the label next year with responsibility for devising and implementing the label’s creative strategy as it enters a new era. His department’s commissions over the past three years at the BBC include Race Across the World; Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing; Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out; The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan; The Murder of Jill Dando; War on … [Read more...] about Twofour appoints new CCO
All3media International appoints new SVP
Leading independent distributor all3media international continues to expand its non-scripted division, appointing Rachel Job to the newly created position of SVP, Non-Scripted Content. In this new role based in London, Rachel – formerly Director of Programming for History and H2 at A+E Networks UK - will head all3media international’s non-scripted content team, reporting to Maartje Horchner, EVP Content. Rachel’s appointment follows the promotion of Jessica Duncanson to … [Read more...] about All3media International appoints new SVP
Stephanie Atlas Joins Blue Ant Media
Blue Ant Media continues to grow Love Nature and ZooMoo’s digital platforms with the appointment of Stephanie Atlas to Vice President, Digital Content & Programming, Nature and Kids, effective immediately. In this newly created position, Atlas directs the creative vision for both Love Nature and ZooMoo’s social media presence, ensuring that users have a unified and comprehensive brand experience online. Atlas works out of Blue Ant’s Washington DC office. She reports to LA-based … [Read more...] about Stephanie Atlas Joins Blue Ant Media