\n\tSTOCKHOLM: Magine, the cloud-based TV service, has appointed Kamal Bherwani as its new chairman just as the company readies itself for more international expansion.<\/p>\n
\n\tBherwani has been a Magine<\/span> board member since September of last year. The service launched commercially in Sweden last March. He previously worked as the chief digital officer and the chief technology officer at Spanish-language media company PRISA, where he led the company’s transformation from a traditional to a global digital media entity. Bherwani replaces Michael Werner, who will remain a member of Magine’s board.<\/p>\n \n\t“In his role as chairman, Kamal will help drive and fulfill our founding vision of establishing Magine as the leading international cloud-based TV service, and will contribute significantly to our preparation for future international rollout and expansion,” said Mattias Hjelmstedt, Magine’s CEO and founder.<\/p>\n \n\tThe service is fully launched in Sweden, and is in beta form in Spain and Germany. Earlier this year, the company partnered with Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, the first time a third-party deal had been reached to distribute the commercial broadcaster’s channels through an OTT service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STOCKHOLM: Magine, the cloud-based TV service, has appointed Kamal Bherwani as its new chairman just as the company readies itself for more international expansion. Bherwani has been a Magine board member since September of last year. The service launched commercially in Sweden last March. He previously worked as the chief digital officer and the chief technology officer at …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n