New Germany boss for BMG
BMG Rights Management has appointed Fred Casmir, formerly of Fremantle, as managing director for Germany, reporting to global CEO Hartwig Masuch.…
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MySpace's original UK chief leaves
Jay Stevens, one of MySpace's founding UK team members, is leaving the company to join advertising technology firm Rubicon Project.…
EMI Publishing promote Howard to top UK A&R job
EMI Music Publishing has promoted Felix Howard to head its UK A&R team, working alongside UK and Europe creative chief Guy Moot.…
Steve Jobs may return to Apple top job
Rumours suggest Steve Jobs may return to his role as Apple's chief executive soon, possibly in time for the Worldwide Developers Conference next week, after stepping down for health reasons.…
Former Virgin GM latest EMI exec to jump ship
Former Virgin Records general manager Mark Terry has left EMI, where he had been SVP Marketing for EMI Music UK and Ireland, following restructuring under Terra Firma.…
Bronfman's coming to London, leading to yet more EMI Warner chatter
Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr is reportedly moving his family to London, fuelling speculation about a possible EMI Warner merger, though Terra Firma says EMI is not for sale.…
Bell leaves Outside
PR veteran Stuart Bell has left the Outside Organisation and is reportedly planning a rival agency, after heading McCartney's PR during his divorce.…
PPL appoints new member services head
Recording rights society PPL has appointed Penny White, formerly of Sainsbury's, as its new Head Of Member Services.…
William Morris chief may step down
Jim Wiatt, chairman of the merged William Morris Endeavor agency, is reportedly set to step down after a power struggle with Ariel Emanuel.…
Beggars to open LA office
The Beggars Group will open an LA office in July, with Miwa Okumura heading it and XL's Seb Webber moving to lead West Coast A&R.…
Anorak announce new radio head
Music publicity firm Anorak London has appointed Hannah Parkin, formerly Head Of Radio at the Beggars Group, to head its radio promotions.…
Relentless man to head up Virgin UK
EMI has named Shabs Jobanputra, founder of Relentless, as President of Virgin UK, where he will oversee a wide range of pop and indie artists and take a broader A&R role.…