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Former CBC, NFB head Pierre Juneau passes away
PEOPLE NEWS / TVPierre Juneau (pictured), former head of the National Film Board of Canada and the CBC, and the first chair of the CRTC, has passed away at the age of 89.
Southern Star names Janeen Faithfull as CEO
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe veteran Australian TV exec, most recently the head of content and rights management at Australian broadcaster Seven Network, will replace outgoing Southern Star CEO Rory Callaghan, who unexpectedly resigned from the role last month.
Archivist Rick Prelinger to receive lifetime achievement award
FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe author, filmmaker and footage expert will be honored at this year’s edition of the FOCAL International Awards, to be held in London this May.
Mike Morley leaves Sony Pictures Television
PEOPLE NEWS / TVAfter three years, Sony Pictures Television’s EVP and chief creative officer for international production has decided to leave the company to pursue “a fresh challenge.”
Gurassa joins Parthenon board
PEOPLE NEWSParthenon Media Group, parent company to UK prodco and distributor Parthenon Entertainment, has appointed former Virgin Mobile and LoveFilm chairman Charles Gurassa as the non-executive chairman of its board.
C4 hires Mirsky, Prestwood to expand factual team
PEOPLE NEWS / TVUK net Channel 4 has expanded its factual commissioning team, with BBC programmer and producer Nick Mirsky (pictured, left) joining as deputy head of factual, and former Current TV exec Lina Prestwood (right) joining as commissioning editor.
Twofour names head of docs
PEOPLE NEWS / TVUK indie Twofour has named David Clews (pictured), the director of ob-doc series Educating Essex, as its head of documentaries, effective immediately.
Follows replaces Harbron at Discovery Canada
PEOPLE NEWS / TVDiscovery Networks in Canada has appointed Edwina Follows (pictured, left) as its director of commissioning and production, replacing Ann Harbron (right), who has stepped down from the role.
Gurin Company makes exec hires
PEOPLE NEWS / TVCalifornia-based prodco, The Gurin Company, has hired Javier Winnik (pictured) as head of production and Ashleigh Di Tonto as manager of development.
ESPN restructures executive team
PEOPLE NEWS / TVU.S. sports network ESPN has promoted John Kosner (pictured, left) to exec VP of digital and print media; while John Wildhack (middle), currently exec VP of programming and acquisitions, is switching roles with Norby Williamson (right), the exec VP of production.
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