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Channel 4 has appointed Ruth Brougham as Streaming Business Director.

Expanding its range of intercom systems, the TP9116 and TP9416 user panels from AEQ are designed for matrix-based systems. The Spanish manufacturer has taken a user-friendly approach with full colour displays and four-way levers, with two functions per lever.

On the back of a new installation at Cinecittà in Rome, Italy, the Sondor Versa audio scanner is set to take centre stage at the DFT stand in Hall 6.

Jonathan Munro has been appointed as BBC News Global Director, overseeing the BBC’s international news services.

Lisa Nandy has been appointed as the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

Delphine Ernotte Cunci, CEO, France Télévisions, has been re-elected as the President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Swedish Radio (SR) Director General Cilla Benkö has been re-elected as the Vice-President.

London-based VFX, animation and tech company DNEG Group has secured $200m in investment from the United Arab Emirates-based United Al Saqer Group (UASG).

Football’s world governing body FIFA is looking to raise up to $2bn to expand its streaming service, according to a Bloomberg News report.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has increased its initial 2018 investment to take a majority stake in drama producer Eleventh Hour Films (EHF).

The BBC’s investment arm BBC Ventures has invested £500,000 in Bristol-based immersive live events specialist Condense.