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Richard FreudensteinContact Information
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NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
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News International and BSkyB to combine ad offerings
News International, the owner of The Times, and satellite broadcaster BSkyB are planning to offer clients a combined ad package as part of an initiative to exploit the two companies' connections. An inside source claims that the scheme, dubbed Fusion, does not indicate a permanent sales partnership but will...
Tiscali to sell UK assets to Carphone
Tiscali is in talks to sell its UK arm to telecoms provider Carphone Warehouse, having looked for a buyer for the struggling UK business for more than a year. Tiscali admits it is in talks to sell its UK assets, although it has not confirmed any details. Shares in...
BSkyB eyes UKTV stake
CEO of BSkyB, Jeremy Darroch, says he is interested in buying UKTV and claims BSkyB is looking broadly at acquisition targets. The comments come a week after it emerged that Virgin Media is considering selling its 50% stake in UKTV, which it co-owns with BBC Worldwide. ...
BSkyB and Omifone to offer unlimited downloads
BSkyB is reportedly in advanced talks with music service provider Omnifone about launching an unlimited music download and streaming service. UK-based Omnifone has international licensing deals in place for such a service with all four major music labels. BSkyB first...
Telefonica and Vivendi set to bid for Digital Plus - Rumour
Telefonica and Vivendi are are joining forces to bid for Prisa's Digital Plus in an attempt to ease competition concerns, reports the Financial Times citing "people close to process". The Spanish telco and the French media conglomerate have held talks about a joint approach, but have yet to submit...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard Freudenstein | Chief Operating Officer |
| Dev Raval | Group Head |
| Judith Strange | Head of Operational Training |
| Julie Arkell | Presenter |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Allan L. Leighton | Board of Directors |
| Gail Rebuck | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rts-Always-On | Coo, Bskyb | Current |
| Bskyb Ltd | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Rea Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Foxtel | Former | |
| English National Ballet | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Hr Directors Business | Group Head of Reward at Bskyb | Current |
| Bskyb Ltd | Group Head | Current |
Judith has extensive senior corporate experience in HR, Development and OD. She has run large-scale strategic change projects in-house, as a consultant and as an interim Learning and Development Director at Energis and Head of Operational Training at BskyB. She has extensive knowledge of the Financial Sector having worked for Friends Provident, Scottish Amicable and Prudential. At Prudential she was one of the original HR Business Partner team when they implemented a Business Partner model in 2000. Starting off in Sales and having had a period in Corporate Projects Judith brings a highly commercial focus to partnering and is passionate about developing HR teams to increase their credibility with the business areas and be a truly influential Business Partner. Judith has been involved in HR Business Partnering for 5 years and many organisations have found her insights and support invaluable when implementing Partnering, reviewing their HR strategy and developing their Partnering teams. She has spearheaded develop uk's work in developing Partners' influencing ability, bringing in key skills from her sales background.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Energis LLC | Interim Learning and Development Director | Current |
| Energis LLC | Consultant | Current |
| Bskyb Ltd | Head of Operational Training | Current |
| Hr Business Partnering | Director | Current |
Julie is a regular presenter for BskyB in particular The Great Grape Show, A Question of Taste, The Weekend Wine Show, Getaway and Gourmet Guides and has appeared on BBC1 (The Great Escape), BBC2 (Gluck! Gluck! Gluck!), Open House With Gloria Hunniford (Channel 5), BBC News 24 and BBC World Service Television News. She has also guested on BBC Radio 2 with Paul Heiney and John Dunn, BBC Radio 4 s You and Yours and on Radio Five Live in addition to stints on local radio. A regular wine speaker for Sainsbury s and Sainsbury s Magazine s Gourmet Club, Julie adopts a no-nonsense, fun approach to wine tastings favourite topics include Best Buys From the Supermarket and the High Street... this, after all, is what most people want to learn more about in Julie's wide experience. However, she is quite willing and able to tackle any wine subject, tailoring her presentation to suit any audience. Instrumental in designing the Passport To Wine & Food weekends for CenterParcs, Julie is available as an expert consultant. She also offers a popular, specialized wine tasting package for corporate bodies who are looking for something different to entertain clients or employees. In her spare time Julie is studying for the Master of Wine exams she was awarded a Brown Brothers scholarship and helps her husband run The White Hart Inn in Cross, Somerset. Speakers-uk.com are the UK?s pre-eminent source for motivational speakers for all occasions. On engaging a motivational speaker, or business speaker or keynote speakers, you will receive a full briefing pack with some key information and advice on making sure your occasion really is memorable. Just some of the refreshing differences about Speakers-UK.com that causes our clients to return to us for all their speaking needs and thus allows us to deliver an even better service to them year in year out.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bskyb Ltd | Presenter | Current |
| Speakers Uk | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Share Report | Current | |
| Noble Khan Limited | Current | |
| Royal Mail Group Ltd | Chairman | Current |
| George Weston Limited | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Svp Alliance Members and Associates | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bskyb Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sky Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Asda | Chief Executive | Former |
| Asda | Group Marketing Director | Former |
| Asda Stores Limited | Group Marketing Director | Former |
| Bhs Ltd. | Chairman | Former |
Gail Rebuck was appointed as a Director of the Company on 8 November 2002. Ms Rebuck is Chairman and Chief Executive of The Random House Group Limited (''Random House''), one of the UK's leading trade publishing companies. In 1982, Ms Rebuck became a founder Director of Century Publishing (''Century''). Century merged with Hutchinson in 1985 and in 1989 Century Hutchinson was acquired by Random House Inc. In 1991, Ms Rebuck was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of Random House. Ms Rebuck was a Trustee of the Institute for Public Policy Research from 1993 to 2003 and was for three years a member of the Government's Creative Industries Task Force. Ms Rebuck is on the Board of The Work Foundation, a member of the Court of the University of Sussex, on the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Judge Institute, and the Council of the Royal College of Art. Ms Rebuck was awarded a CBE in the 2000 New Year's Honours List.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Random House Group, Ltd. | Chief Executive | Current |
| The Campaign for Leadership | Chairman and Chief Executive of the Random House Group | Current |
| The Random House Group, Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| Bskyb Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Work Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Financial Share Report | Board of Directors | Current |
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Svp Alliance Members and Associates | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sky Broadcasting Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rafferty Co | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Work Foundation | Chairman and Chief Executive of the Random House Group | Former |
| Century Publishing Company | Director | Former |
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