{"id":12449,"date":"2023-05-23T11:42:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-lead-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T15:42:20","slug":"viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Viaplay Group Promotes Cecilia Gave to Lead Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viaplay Group has upped Cecilia Gave to executive VP and head of sports to oversee the strategic development and management of its sports operations.<\/p>\n<p>Gave joined Viaplay Group in 2016 and has held various leadership roles, most recently VP of sport production. She has also served as VP and head of sports in Norway and senior VP and group head of Viafree, as well as head of operations for MTG Sport Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the company, Gave held managerial positions at Boxer TV, Titan Television and Schibsted.<\/p>\n<p>Anders Jensen, Viaplay Group\u2019s president and CEO, said: \u201cI am very pleased to announce the appointment of Cecilia as our new head of sports. Cecilia brings a perfect mix of relevant experience and fresh new perspectives, vital to a fast-evolving media industry. While we always strive to be the best at delivering sports experiences today, we must also stay ahead of the curve when it comes to developing our products to cater for new needs, new viewing behavior and commercial opportunities tomorrow. Viaplay has a unique market position with a portfolio of top-class sports rights, combined with great live coverage and studios, now it is time to further leverage on these rights, drive growth and maximise their full potential in our markets. Cecilia\u2019s extensive experience and leadership qualities make her the ideal choice to lead our sports department into the exciting future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gave added: \u201cI am both humbled and honored to take on the responsibility of leading Viaplay Group\u2019s sports operations into the next phases of our journey. Over the years, our company has become synonymous with premium sports entertainment, and I am excited to work even closer with our talented teams to continue strengthening our position and to elevate the viewing experience for sports enthusiasts and beyond even further.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viaplay Group has upped Cecilia Gave to executive VP and head of sports to oversee the strategic development and management of its sports operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":12450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1573,3242,2921],"class_list":["post-12449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-anders-jensen","tag-cecilia-gave","tag-viaplay-group"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Viaplay Group Promotes Cecilia Gave to Lead Sports - TVEUROPE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Viaplay Group Promotes Cecilia Gave to Lead Sports - TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Viaplay Group has upped Cecilia Gave to executive VP and head of sports to oversee the strategic development and management of its sports operations.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVEUROPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-23T15:42:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/07\/ViaplayGroup-CeciliaGave-0523.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/\",\"name\":\"Viaplay Group Promotes Cecilia Gave to Lead Sports - TVEUROPE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-23T15:42:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-23T15:42:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2023\/05\/23\/viaplay-group-promotes-cecilia-gave-to-lead-sports\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Viaplay Group Promotes Cecilia Gave to Lead Sports\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/\",\"name\":\"TVEUROPE\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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