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….
Television Academy Unveils Newly Elected Governors; Board To Become The Most Inclusive In Organization’s History
The Television Academy has announced the newly elected members to the Board of Governors who will serve two-year terms from Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2026. More than 40% of the 31 elected governors are new to the Academy’s boardroom and represent a wealth of experienced professionals across the industry.
After years of outreach and engagement with the diverse television community, the 2025 Television Academy Board of Governors is the most inclusive in the Academy’s history. For the second consecutive year, the Board of Governors reflects gender parity. In addition, 47% of its members are from historically marginalized groups (based on racial and cultural identity, sexual orientation, et al.), the highest in its history, surpassing last year’s record of 45%.
The 13 newly elected governors who will serve a first-ever two-year term are: Kevin Blank (Special Visual Effects); John Boyd (Lighting, Camera & Technical Arts); Allison Dorenbosch (Children’s Programming); Megan Galizia (Television Executives); Trayce Gigi Field (Costume Design & Supervision); Phil Gurin (Producers); Shana Hagan, ASC (Cinematographers); Siddhartha Khosla (Music); Vicki Lemar (Sound); Joseph Litzinger (Reality Programming); Angela Moos (Makeup Artist/Hairstylists); Sean Presant (Writers) and Megan Sleeper (Casting Directors).
Fifteen governors were reelected to serve a second two-year term: Wendy Aylsworth (Science & Technology); Eva Basler (Daytime Programming); Bobbi Banks (Sound Editors); Mary Lou Belli (Directors); Hillary Bibicoff (Professional Representatives); Megan Chao (Documentary Programming); Yvette Cobarrubias (Commercials); David Hartle (Production Executives); Christina Lee (Public Relations); Kate Linder (Performers); Robert M. Malachowski... Read More