Montreal, Canada – Toon Boom Animation announced the appointment of Michel Besner as President, effective immediately. Besner, who previously worked at Meltwater, brings over 20 years of entrepreneurial and executive experience to Toon Boom – provider of 2D animation and storyboarding software. “Michel’s track record of success within all mediums of animation – traditional, web, gaming, mobile – and his proven leadership abilities will … [Read more...] about Toon Boom Animation makes appointment
Appointments
Movideo makes appointment
Australia − Movideo has announced two new Director roles to its expanding Global Leadership Team. As Director of Product, Ashok Seshadri will be based out of the companies head office in Melbourne and will be responsible for the roadmap of the Movideo Platform and Movideo HUB. Ashok has been in the technology arena for more than 14 years having worked for Intel, Samsung, and Ooyala. He joins the Movideo team from Ooyala where he was the product lead on the platform side of the … [Read more...] about Movideo makes appointment
Sony makes appointment
Singapore – Virginia Lim has been named Vice President, Content & Marketing at Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia, it was announced by Hui Keng Ang, Senior Vice President and General Manager for SPT Networks, to whom she will continue to report. Based in Singapore, Lim will oversee a consolidated Asian and English content portfolio, which includes leading general entertainment powerhouses AXN and ONE, as well as Animax, Sony Channel, beTV and GEM Asia. Specifically, Lim will … [Read more...] about Sony makes appointment
Imagine Group Entertainment makes appointment
Imagine Group Entertainment, an international TV production company headquartered in Singapore, is proud to announce the appointment of Patrick Schult as their new Director, Business Development. Prior to joining Imagine Group Entertainment, Schult spent over 25 years building an international career in the media industry working across Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia in a variety of senior roles. With his television shows acquiring numerous awards for production excellence, Schult … [Read more...] about Imagine Group Entertainment makes appointment
Euronews makes appointment
Lyon, France − Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews, has entrusted Dorota Smaggia with the task of developing product strategy, a role she will carry out as a member of the Executive Board. For 25 years, Dorota has specialised in launching innovative activities − from television and themed music channels, to digital platforms and media, open source, and recently social video advertising. She has acquired a very strong, international understanding of the markets … [Read more...] about Euronews makes appointment
ITV Studios makes appointment
ITV Studios has appointed David Christopher to the newly created role of Director of International Commercial and Digital. Sitting within the Formats team, David will report to Mike Beale, EVP of Global Development and Formats. David will be responsible for the 360-degree exploitation of ITV Studios’ global format brands, including I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Hell’s Kitchen,Come Dine With Me, Saturday Night Takeaway and The Chase, … [Read more...] about ITV Studios makes appointment
