Industry Moves: Zodiak; HTC; mFlow; Guardian
—Zodiak Entertainment: Marco Ferrari (pictured) has been named chief digital officer of Zodiak Entertainment, a London- and Paris-based TV producer, as part of the company’s strategy to develop more digital content. He will also continue to hold his current job as president and MD of Neo Network, the digital arm of Zodiak. Zodiak is part of Italy’s De Agostini group and is reportedly in talks to acquire RDF Media, which would create the world’s third-largest TV production company behind Endemol and RTL’s FremantleMedia.
—HTC: The mobile handset maker has appointed Vladimir Malugin as its new marketing director for the EMEA region. HTC has been ramping up its own marketing profile in the region as it releases more of its own-branded devices.
—mFlow: The digital music service has appointed Kerry Newman is its brand manager and Pete Trainor as product development director. Newman had worked for Warner Music as strategic marketing manager, and Trainor was head of user experience at marketing agency Tequila London. Trainor had already been a consultant for mFlow prior to his full-time appointment. (Via MusicWeek.)
—Guardian: As part of Guardian News & Media’s voluntary redundancy program, Hildegunn Soldal, who had been executive producer of multimedia, is leaving. Soldal had been with the Guardian website since 2002. (Via Guardian.)
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