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Sheryl Fenn is BBC Worldwide head of marketing, publishing for Australia, New Zealand and Japan
MUMBAI: Sheryl Fenn has been appointed to the new BBC Worldwide role of head of marketing, publishing and licensing, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. She is based in the BBC Worldwide office in Sydney.
She reports to BBC Worldwide MD Asia Pacific David Vine. Fenn will be responsible for all publishing and licensing marketing business in these territories, alongside the management of key BBC brands and properties.
Fenn’s career to date has included extensive brand and licensing management in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. She was heavily involved in the introduction of the Teletubbies brand into the Chinese market and has managed business in Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
Vine said, “Sheryl’s experience with BBC Worldwide over the past 5 years in brand management, licensing and retail across Australia, New Zealand and Asia will be a major asset as we develop our key publishing and licensing businesses in the region.”
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
