Testronic, a leader in quality assurance (QA), localization services, and compliance for the film, television and games industries, announced today they have enhanced their strategic leadership team by appointing Ken Kiers and Ignacio Fernandez to join the business.

Bubble Agency, the global PR, marketing and events specialist for the media and entertainment technology and services sectors, today announced it has moved its headquarters back to Central London to enable the company to continue to grow globally and attract new talent. After five years at Pinewood Studios, Bubble’s new UK office is on Rathbone Place providing close access to the creative districts of Soho and Noho.

Simplestream, leaders in live and on-demand OTT services, has appointed Fabio Gallo to the position of Sales Director EMEA. Gallo will initially drive the company’s suite of cutting-edge OTT products, enabling sports rights owners and holders to launch next-generation TV services that engage their audiences, reduce churn and increase monetisation opportunities.

Dalet, a leading provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, today announced the addition of Reona Yanagishita to the Dalet Japan team. An expert in enterprise media workflows, Yanagishita steps into the Pre-Sales & Solution Architect position, spearheading workflow design and consultancy for Dalets Japan-based customers. A tech savvy expert and media industry veteran, Yanagishita brings over 10 years of experience that will strengthen Dalets strategic efforts in the Japanese market, and augment the value proposition to customers in the space of sports content and next-generation broadcast operations. The complexity of todays media workflows and the demands for multi-platform distribution require an agile media asset management solution. As a result,Dalets presence in the Japan market has grown exponentially with high-profile, enterprise Dalet Galaxy Media Asset Management (MAM) and orchestration installations for major broadcasters comments Takato Yamaguchi, dalet general manager, Japan. Equally as important as the proven technology, is the expertise and leadership in designing and deploying these enterprise workflows. Reona is a key addition to the team and with his experience, we can expand our guidance capabilities with deeper understanding of the Japanese media landscape and operation models.

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, the well-established leader in manual and robotic camera support, and virtual reality tracking, has appointed Clive Mumby to the role of Sales Manager. He will be responsible for worldwide sales for the companys Robotics product lines.

NEP today announces it has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Keith Lane as Vice President, Client Services Discovery / Eurosport. Based at NEPs UK offices, the role will have Keith leading the strategic development of the Discovery and Eurosport relationship.

Imagen, the leading Software-as-a-Service video management company, announced today that it has appointed Charlie Horrell as its new CEO, a move that strengthens its senior management team and highlights the on going ambition for growth in new markets.

Ikegami (www.ikegami.com), the leading manufacturer of specialised cameras and image processing equipment in the broadcast and medical industries, today announced the appointment of Kenzo Ishizuka to President of its European office. Effective immediately, Ishizuka is responsible for heading up Ikegamis European operations as well as managing all key customer accounts, system integrators and channel partners across the EMEA region.

AJA Video Systems has hired Steve Holyhead as the new Senior Product Manager for desktop products, based in the company's Grass Valley, Calif. headquarters. Steve joins AJA from Fox Broadcasting Company where he most recently served as Director of Technical Operations. He brings a wealth of experience into this role, having worked in senior positions both client-side in production, and with technology developers that include Avid and Discreet (now Autodesk). 

Deluxe announced today that long-time Deluxe post-production sales executive Russ Robertson has returned to the company as SVP of Sales, Encore New York, to support the growing demand for its TV post services in the region. With scripted original series reaching a record number of 455 in 2016 and more shows delivering in high dynamic range (HDR) formats, Robertsons 20 years of post experience supports content creators as they realize new revenue and creative opportunities in the global, multi-format market. He re-joins Deluxe from a year at Panavision, where he drove camera systems and production services as VP of Marketing.

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe) has named former Google Head of Global Language Services Derek McKellar President of Deluxe Localization. He joins the Company to lead the new organization formed by Deluxe's recent acquisition of cloud-based workflow platform, Sfera (Sfera Studios and Sfera Labs) and Deluxe's thriving global localization business. The combination has given Deluxe massive global reach, proven, secure technology, and unprecedented capacity to meet the explosive worldwide demand for localized entertainment content. McKellar will join the Company in December, reporting to Deluxe CEO John Wallace. 

AJA Video Systems has hired Robert Stacy as the companys new Asia Pacific General Manager, based in Tokyo, Japan. Stacy joins the team with more than two decades of experience in the digital video technology business.