Liberty Global has appointed Tom Mockridge, the former chief executive of News International, as the chief executive of Virgin Media, ahead of its proposed £15bn acquisition of the company.
Shortlist Media, publisher of ShortList, ShortList Mode and Stylist, has made four senior promotions as part of a wider restructure of its publishing, commercial and digital operations.
Steve Bond, the former chief operating officer of Postercope, is to join Omnicom Media Group's outdoor specialist Talon as a partner.
Channel 4 has promoted David Amodio, an agency principal, to the new role of digital and creative lead, following the departure of Carl Read.
Rupinder Downie, currently a partnership business manager at Channel 4, has been promoted to the new role of partnership controller, sponsorship, as part of changes to the broadcaster's partnerships team.
News International Commercial has promoted Brendan Judge, currently head of strategy at The Sun, to sales director, to cover Karin Seymour's maternity leave.
The BBC has named the former editor of The Times, James Harding, as the next director, BBC News and Current Affairs.
Specific Media has appointed former IDS executive Gavin Johnson as head of UK sales, as the digital ad network looks to ramp up its video offering.
News International, which owns The Times and The Sun, has confirmed that Sian Roberts, Lee Gibson and Ian Rees will be leaving the company following its sales restructure.
Ian Dowds has walked away from his managing director role at Trinity Mirror's Digital Media division after six months, for reasons unknown.