As part of Silver Trak Digital's continued expansion, Daryl McKee, one of the industry’s best-known and respected account, client service and post-production co-ordination professionals, has joined the company as internal sales support executive. Silver Trak COO Christian Christiansen said, “Daryl is known as an experienced client services and account manager working with tier one clients. He is customer-driven with excellent communication skills and the ability to understand and execute … [Read more...] about Daryl McKee joins Silver Trak Digital as Internal Sales Support executive
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Former CNN International anchor Isha Sesay named as OkayMedia CEO
OkayMedia, the multimedia organization dedicated to uplifting the artistic and progressive voice of global Black culture, announced that author, award-winning journalist, and former CNN International anchor Isha Sesay has been appointed to the role of CEO. Sesay will combine her decades of reporting experience –including groundbreaking global coverage of social injustice and the experiences of women and girls – and entrepreneurial spirit to the visionary team at OkayMedia, which includes the … [Read more...] about Former CNN International anchor Isha Sesay named as OkayMedia CEO
iSIZE appoints Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development
iSIZE Technologies, a pioneer in delivering deep-learning solutions to optimise the quality of video streaming, announces its appointment of Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development. Sherif brings 25 years of experience across video coding and digital media systems. He will lead global business development for iSIZE as video streaming companies increasingly turn to technology to improve the experience of their users. During his 12-years at Dolby Laboratories, Sherif held a … [Read more...] about iSIZE appoints Sherif Gallab as Vice President of Business Development
WildBear Entertainment launches Wildbear Aotearoa and appoints Craig Meade as General Manager
WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading producers of factual programming, continues its expansion by establishing WildBear Aotearoa in New Zealand, its first office outside Australia, and recruiting experienced executive producer, director and writer Craig Meade as its general manager. Meade joins from NHNZ where he was head of production, responsible for its factual and documentary output as well as relationships with the wider international television industry. During his 15 … [Read more...] about WildBear Entertainment launches Wildbear Aotearoa and appoints Craig Meade as General Manager
A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano helps to deliver factual programming at its finest
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. An accomplished media industry veteran with 30 years under her belt, A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano has helped to build A+E into a world-class provider of content and a top creator of global IP. One of Liz’s contributions to A+E Networks included the launch of the Lifetime Movie Network Channel in Australia in September 2020 and her involvement with HISTORY U.S. on the international co-production with Hulu Japan on the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano helps to deliver factual programming at its finest
Sudip Mukherjee: Creating a Biiggbang in the Indian OTT space
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. Entrepreneur Sudip Mukherjee has worn many hats. His career spans two decades across leadership and management roles in leading start-ups in various industries such as trading and food processing. Sudip is making a jump into the media industry with a brand-new OTT service dubbed Biiggbang Amusement. Launched in January, the service offers compelling stories in short-form content delivered through seamless online … [Read more...] about Sudip Mukherjee: Creating a Biiggbang in the Indian OTT space