Nov 15, 2011 8:25 AM
Kenneth Roy has greeted the new chief executive of Johnston Press, Ashley Highfield, with a reminder about the parlous state of his company’s Edinburgh-based flagship, The Scotsman.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Johnston Press, ashley highfield
Feb 20, 2009 11:47 AM
If you believed Revolution magazine’s interview with Ashley Highfield, the former Kangaroo CEO is working on “an internet TV service that could see Project Kangaroo resurrected under the MSN brand”, now that he’s MD and VP of Microsoft’s online and consumer business. But it took Highfield just a few short…
Posted In: Companies, LG, Microsoft, ashley highfield
Nov 11, 2008 11:24 AM
Kangaroo CEO Ashley Highfield’s departure to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) seemed to come as much as a shock to Kangaroo’s own partners as to onlookers. Speaking at the Changing Broadcast Summit on Monday, Channel 4 new media director Jon Gisby said: “I’m on a hiding to nothing here ... I won’t…
Posted In: Companies, LG, Microsoft, ashley highfield
Nov 10, 2008 10:39 AM
In a dramatic move, Ashley Highfield is quitting as CEO of the yet-to-launch Kangaroo VOD joint venture after just five months, to join Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) as MD and VP of its UK consumer and online business, we have confirmed. Highfield will also join the board of William Hill next…
Posted In: Companies, LG, Microsoft, ashley highfield
May 13, 2008 7:57 AM
The ITV/C4/BBC Worldwide VoD JV codenamed Project Kangaroo is inching closer to fruition. MediaWeek reckons the consortium will name the service SeeSaw - a title that would aptly reflect both live and catch-up viewing features. SeeSaw.com has also been sitting unused, other than for domain parking, for several years. MediaGuardian…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Companies, BBC, BBC Worldwide, LG, ashley highfield, project kangaroo, seesaw
Apr 14, 2008 2:10 AM
Updated: BBC future media and technology director Ashley Highfield is quitting to become CEO of the Project Kangaroo online TV platform, marking a return to the commercial sector after eight years. The joint BBC Worldwide/ITV/Channel 4 initiative picked former BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) channel and operations director Lesley MacKenzie as CEO…
Posted In: Companies, BBC, LG, ashley highfield, project kangaroo
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