Netflix announced that Jackie Lee-Joe has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer. Jackie has served as CMO of BBC Studios, part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, since 2015. "Jackie is a truly original thinker with a wealth of global experience - making her the perfect fit as our next Chief Marketing Officer. I'm excited to work with her in promoting our brand and original programming in new and creative ways to our members all around the world," said Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief … [Read more...] about Jackie Lee-Joe named Netflix CMO
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Pay-TV Innovation Forum reveals 2019 European Findings
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, in partnership with MTM, a leading international research and strategy consultancy, today published the key takeaways from the European edition of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum , a global research programme for senior executives designed to explore the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the pay-TV and content industries at a time of unprecedented … [Read more...] about Pay-TV Innovation Forum reveals 2019 European Findings
Sasani Studios builds media foundation with EditShare workflow solutions
EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent scale-out storage, Automated Quality Control (AQC), editing and media management solutions, announced today that South African media powerhouse Sasani Studios has designed its next-generation multi-camera workflow production around EditShare workflow solutions EditShare Flow, EFS scale-out media engineered storage, multi-channel Geevs ingest and Ark archiving. Boasting ten main television and film stages and three additional … [Read more...] about Sasani Studios builds media foundation with EditShare workflow solutions
The BBC announces results of 50:50 Project
The proportion of female contributors appearing in BBC programmes has radically increased thanks to a grassroots initiative challenging teams to aim for 50:50 representation. On BBC World News – the BBC’s international 24 hour news channel, every programme team monitoring their output over the past year hit the 50% target. The BBC 50:50 Project has challenged teams across the organisation to achieve 50% female contributors in English-language news, current affairs and topical programmes. … [Read more...] about The BBC announces results of 50:50 Project
Series Mania, CNC, and Gesher fund call for applications
Having launched this past March during the Series Mania Forum, the teams from Series Mania, CNC, (France’s National Center for Cinema and Moving Image) and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, today announced its Call For Applications for the first edition of its Franco-Israeli “Co-Writing Residency for Drama Series.” This Co-Writing Residency project will enable 10 screenwriters - five French and five Israeli – to work in pairs and mutually discover the writing methods of the … [Read more...] about Series Mania, CNC, and Gesher fund call for applications
Parrot Analytics partners with Guinness World Records
Parrot Analytics, the leading TV content analytics firm specializing in global audience demand measurement, has partnered with Guinness World Records to chart the unprecedented demand for the premiere of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, which achieved the official title for Most in-demand TV premiere. Using Parrot Analytics’ global, real-time and platform-agnostic TV demand measurement system, Guinness World Records and Parrot Analytics charted worldwide demand for … [Read more...] about Parrot Analytics partners with Guinness World Records