LONDON – Post-production facility nineteentwenty has announced that former Big Buoy Co-Founder Jon Hurst will join the team as Managing Director. Hurst’s new role will see him grow the nineteentwenty business from its London headquarters. Jon Hurst joins nineteentwenty following nearly two decades at London-based post-production house, Big Buoy. He first started his advertising career accidentally and in an unlikely role, as a barperson at Lowe Howard-Spink. Having … [Read more...] about nineteentwenty appoints Jon Hurst as Managing Director
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FrementleMedia acquires major stake in Easy Tiger productions
SYDNEY – FremantleMedia announced that it has acquired a majority stake in the brand new Australian drama company Easy Tiger Productions. The high-end scripted indie will be led by the globally-respected producer Ian Collie, who will take up the position of Managing Director. Collie co-founded Essential Media in 2006 and rapidly built its drama division into one of Australia’s foremost creators and producers of scripted content, attracting some of the best writing, directing and … [Read more...] about FrementleMedia acquires major stake in Easy Tiger productions
MP & Silva appoints Chief Commercial Officer
Singapore – MP & Silva has promoted Suhyeon Cho to Chief Commercial Officer. Cho, who joined MP & Silva in 2008, has been promoted from Managing Director, Japan and Korea. In that role he was responsible for all company operations in Japan and Korea. As Managing Director, Japan and Korea, Cho built a strong and highly successful business division, and established MP & Silva as an integral part of the two countries’ sports media rights markets. His major achievements have been the … [Read more...] about MP & Silva appoints Chief Commercial Officer
Eleven Sports Network appoints Managing Director
Singapore – Eleven Sports Network has announced the appointment of Shalu Wasu as Managing Director for Singapore. Wasu, who begins his role immediately and will report directly to Group Managing Director Danny Menken, will replace outgoing Asia Managing Director Joyee Biswas, who will move on to explore other opportunities. Simone Kang, the network’s General Manager for Taiwan, will now also report directly to Menken. Wasu recently stepped down as Managing Director at Circus Social, … [Read more...] about Eleven Sports Network appoints Managing Director
Adobe appoints MD
Singapore- Adobe has announced the appointment of V. R. Srivatsan as Managing Director for Southeast Asia. Srivatsan will lead Adobe’s growth across this dynamic region and will report to Paul Robson, President of Adobe Asia-Pacific. Srivatsan most recently served as Managing Director, ASEAN at Autodesk where he was responsible for managing the growth of the business. The role also involved driving transformation of the business from a traditional desktop and perpetual license model to a SaaS … [Read more...] about Adobe appoints MD
Tigress’ leadership changes
Bristol, London- Tigress Productions has announced changes to the leadership team. Following a career spanning 35 years, including twelve at Tigress Productions as Managing Director, Dick Colthurst, has decided to retire from television in the autumn. Sarah Swingler, Managing Director Stepping into the MD role, and joining the existing management team, is Sarah Swingler who has been an Executive Producer with sister company, Dragonfly, for six years. Also joining Tigress Productions is … [Read more...] about Tigress’ leadership changes
