Kristin Brzoznowski

Yigit Dogan Celik, chairman of the technology and monetization company Merzigo, tells World Screen Newsflash about the partnership with Turkish producing powerhouse Medyapim and their joint commitment to providing diverse programming to audiences around the world.

Higher Ground, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, has named Showtime Networks alum Vinnie Malhotra as president of Higher Ground Productions.

Fremantle has promoted Jens Richter to CEO of commercial and international.

Vanessa Shapiro, CEO of Nicely Entertainment, on keeping a boutique approach and feel even with the company's growth and diversification.

Primeval and Walking with Dinosaurs producer Loud Minds has brought on Will Aslett and Emma Parkin in key development roles.

Jeff Shell, CEO of NBCUniversal, is leaving the company effective immediately following an investigation into a complaint of "inappropriate conduct."

A new multiyear partnership has made the Viaplay streaming service available for subscription through Roku devices in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

BBC Studios alum Tobi de Graaff has been tapped by Sky Studios in a new role as senior VP of commercial.

The Global Task Force for Public Media is calling on Twitter to correct the designation of four of its members—the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), CBC/Radio-Canada, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Radio New Zealand (RNZ)—which have been labeled as “government-funded media.”

Herb Lazarus, whose long career in the TV industry includes serving as international TV president for Carsey-Werner Television Distribution, died earlier this week at the age of 88.