Entertainment
Media Company Leadership Changes
Shaftesbury, the producer behind ‘Murdoch Mysteries,’ has appointed Jay Bennett as Senior Vice President of Franchise Strategy & Innovation. Meanwhile, ITV’s CEO Carolyn McCall defended her company’s media and entertainment business at a recent conference.
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ITV’s CEO has used her appearance at a leaders conference to talk up the part of her business that could soon be sold to Sky. Carolyn McCall gave an impassioned talk about why the Media & Entertainment biz, aka ITV channels and streamer ITVX, is “extremely resilient and cash generative.
2026-06-04 11:17 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Shaftesbury is doubling down on the franchise game. The Murdoch Mysteries maker has named Jay Bennett as its Senior Vice President, Franchise Strategy & Innovation – a role that puts the veteran producer and media strategist in charge of expanding its IP acvross platfor
2026-06-04 11:30 UTC