Singapore - The Asian Food Channel (AFC) has appointed Deepak Mirpuri as Head of Ad Sales and Marketing with immediate effect. Mirpuri boasts over 22 years of experience in media buying/planning, sports marketing and airtime sales in the UK, India and Asia. Starting out with Thames TV in the UK, he spent 10 years on the agency side with Initiative Media and Carat UK. In Asia, Mirpuri has enjoyed stints with Star TV’s Channel [V], sports channel ESS, World Sports Group, and most recently … [Read more...] about Asian Food Channel taps Mirpuri as head of ad sales
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Sanjay Nazareli joins BBC’s Global News as Controller of Marketing, Communications & Audiences
London- Sanjay Nazerali joins BBC’s Global News Division in the newly created post of Controller of Marketing, Communications & Audiences in September. Nazerali will report to Richard Sambrook, Director of BBC Global News. Nazerali will lead the MC&A teams at BBC World Service, BBC World television, BBC Monitoring and the BBC's international-facing online news services. He will also oversee the building of a single brand platform across the Global News Division and the development of a … [Read more...] about Sanjay Nazareli joins BBC’s Global News as Controller of Marketing, Communications & Audiences
Zonemedia taps Monica Chard as Global Advertising Sales Director
London– Monica Chard has joined Chellomedia’s global thematic channel operator Zonemedia as Global Advertising Sales Director. She is responsible for identifying and developing new advertising opportunities for the Zonemedia portfolio of channels. Chard will work with Zonemedia programmers and overseas representatives to formulate packages for international advertisers and fit with the brand strategy of channels including Zone Reality, Zone Club, Zone Horror, Zone Romantica and … [Read more...] about Zonemedia taps Monica Chard as Global Advertising Sales Director
Seven Network grabs BBC documentaries
Sydney- BBC Worldwide’s Sydney office has licensed a package of factual programs to Australia's Seven Network, led by Fight for Life (6 x 50’), a BBC / Discovery Channel / DCTP production celebrating the body’s capacity to counter serious illness. Also in the package are three one hour programs from British documentary-maker Louis Theroux: Under the Knife, an investigation of liposuction in the US; Gambling in Las Vegas, where he spends a weekend at a casino; and The Most Hated … [Read more...] about Seven Network grabs BBC documentaries
Sanjay Nazareli joins BBC’s Global News Division as Controller of Marketing, Communications & Audiences
London- Sanjay Nazerali will join BBC’s Global News Division in the newly created post of Controller of Marketing, Communications & Audiences from September. Nazerali will report to Richard Sambrook, Director of BBC Global News Nazerali will lead the MC&A teams at BBC World Service, BBC World television, BBC Monitoring and the BBC's international facing online news services. He will also oversee the building of a single brand platform across the Global News Division and the development of … [Read more...] about Sanjay Nazareli joins BBC’s Global News Division as Controller of Marketing, Communications & Audiences
Seven Network grabs BBC documentaries
Sydney- BBC Worldwide’s Sydney office has licensed a package of factual programs to Australia's Seven Network, led by Fight for Life (6 x 50’), a BBC / Discovery Channel / DCTP production celebrating the body’s capacity to counter serious illness. Focusing on patients in the Emergency room, nanotechnology, electron microscopes and CGI enable viewers to see the internal landscape of the body under threat, from the trauma of birth to the recklessness of young adulthood and the … [Read more...] about Seven Network grabs BBC documentaries