Digital Nirvana has hired industry veteran Arco Groenenberg as director of sales and marketing for broadcast products. Groenenberg is tasked with growing Digital Nirvana’s broadcast products business, which includes solutions for live stream monitoring, broadcast monitoring and content repurposing. Groenenberg was the executive VP and general manager of the systems integration firm, Advanced Broadcast Solutions. Previously he was VP of sales and services for Broadcast Pix, where he built a worldwide sales team. He previously held several positions with Pinnacle Systems/Avid Technology where he served as director of sales Americas, general manager of the business division, and broadcast sales and key accounts manager…PlayBox Technology UK Limited has expanded its sales management team with the appointment of Phillip Neighbour and Maurice de Jonghe. Based at the company’s premises in Hatfield, they will work alongside Alan Bunting who joined PlayBox Technology in July 2013 from Ross Video where he was regional sales manager for Western Europe. Neighbour joined Thomson in 2002 from Philips Electronics, as part of the acquisition and merger of Grass Valley Group, Philips Digital Video Systems and Thomson Broadcast. During his tenure at Thomson/Grass Valley, he rose to become managing director of Grass Valley. De Jonghe has held a number of worldwide senior management roles, having previously worked at Claratech, Drake Electronics, Vistek and Snell….
Filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza’s Husband, Found Dead At L.A. Residence
Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.
Baena was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office. The circumstances remained unclear Saturday. The office said that it was investigating and a full report wouldn't be available until the case is closed.
A representative for Plaza responded to a request for comment with a link to a story about Baena's death on the entertainment industry news site Deadline.
Baena co-wrote David O. Russell's 2004 film "I Heart Huckabees" and wrote and directed five of his own films, mostly dark comedies. Plaza starred in his directorial debut, the 2014 zombie comedy "Life After Beth," and appeared in two of his other films: "The Little Hours" and "Spin Me Round."
Plaza, 40, rose to fame playing April Ludgate on the television series "Parks and Recreation" and was nominated for an Emmy for her role on "The White Lotus." The couple married in 2021.
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