Warner appoint new interactive marketing chief
Warner Music US has appointed Peter Scherr as VP of Interactive Marketing, moving from a director role at JetBlue, with a focus on digital.…
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BBC radio chief gets pop music role
Radio 2 and 6Music Controller Lesley Douglas has been named Controller of BBC Popular Music, adding to her existing remit.…
BBC appoint Virgin digital chief James Cridland to future media role
The BBC has appointed Virgin Radio's digital media director James Cridland as Head of Audio and Music, alongside two other appointments to its Future Media and Technology division.…
Investment firm appoint former Yahoo! Music chief
Benchmark Capital has hired former Yahoo! Music chief David Goldberg to evaluate investment opportunities in consumer media markets.…
NARM appoint two digital chiefs to board
The US trade body NARM has added Napster's Chris Gorog and eMusic's David Pakman to its board, and has adopted the new tagline 'Advancing The Business Of Music'.…
Something In Construction appointments and new directions
Indie label Something In Construction has appointed Amanda Freeman as Director of Press and David Bascombe as a mixer, and will release singles digitally only.…
Bebo appoint former MTV exec to head up music operations
Social networking site Bebo has appointed former MTV executive Angel Gambino to the newly created role of VP Music, based in London.…
Ticketmaster appoint new chief for European music services
Ticketmaster has moved Vito Iaia from the US to lead its music services across Europe, with Sam Arnold joining him to run the UK operation.…
BPI general counsel departs
BPI general counsel Roz Groome is leaving the trade body after seven years, and recruitment for her successor has begun under CEO Geoff Taylor.…
Ames to lead EMI US
EMI has appointed former Warner chief Roger Ames as head of EMI Music North America, reporting to chief Eric Nicoli and overseeing all US divisions.…
MTV hire people
MTV has hired David Booth, formerly of NTL/Virgin Media, as programming chief for its UK network, and Philip O'Ferrall as VP Digital Media.…
MCPS-PRS appoint new CEO from within
The MCPS-PRS Alliance has promoted managing director Steve Porter to chief executive, succeeding Adam Singer, who left at the end of last year.…