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Chief Operating Officer
Richard FreudensteinContact Information
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
Recent Events
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Broadband Content Bits: XBox-Sky; Sony-Vidzone; Sky IPTV; Radio Website
—XBox-Sky: BSkyB’s Sky Player service has finally gone live on Microsoft’s XBox 360 console offering Sky channels on a live and on-demand basis. You don’t need a satellite dish—but you do need a gold XBox Live membership worth £40 a year in order to buy Sky subscription packages. Via...
Sky TV comes to Xbox
Microsoft is updating its Xbox 360 system to bring Sky TV to UK subscribers via the Xbox Live service. Users will now have access to 24 channels of live content in addition to Sky's existing library of channels. They will also be able to use an interactive feature that...
Sky to offer VoD through Windows
BSkyB is integrating its video-on-demand VoD service into Microsoft’s Windows Media Centre. The deal means Sky’s service will come as part of the multimedia playback suite included in new versions of the recently released Windows 7 operating system. The subscription...
Microsoft brings Sky TV to Xbox
Microsoft is bringing Sky TV to the Xbox 360, allowing users to watch movies, sports and other programmes from their consoles. An existing Sky TV subscription is not required, but users must pay a monthly fee to access Microsoft’s specialised Sky Player. ...
Ensequence raises USD14.5m for interactive TV
Interactive TV firm Ensequence has raised USD14.5m of an anticipated USD22.5m funding round from an anonymous investor. This is Ensequence's fourth funding round, and follows a third round in 2007 in which the company raised USD40m from an unidentified source. ...
Sky outbids rivals for Virgin channels
BSkyB is reportedly outbidding its rivals by 60% with a GBP160m (USD259m) offer forVirgin Media’s TV channels. The figure is GBP60m (USD97m) more than currently on offer from rival bidders such as Channel 4, Time Warner, RTL and NBC Universal, according to the Financial Times FT. ...
Microsoft and Sky agree Xbox content deal
Microsoft has signed a content deal with BSkyB to bring the satellite broadcaster’s programming to the Xbox 360 in the UK. The companies are expected to release details of the deal at the end of the week, with some commentators already speculating that it will see Premier League football...
BSkyB and Universal prep for download store launch
BSkyB and Universal are moving nearer to the launch of their joint music streaming and download service, with talks underway with the remaining major labels and a number of independents, Sky confirms. The news comes amid new reports over the price structure and corporate branding for the stand-alone subscription-based...
Blinkx puts video search in set-top boxes
Blinkx aims to make its video search engine available on TV through a partnership with Miniweb, a firm that makes interactive services for set-top boxes. The deal promises to make Blinkx's 35m hours of indexed videos available to TV viewers and will establish Blinkx's technology as a default search...
Philips sells stake in set-top box maker Pace
Electronic maker Philips is selling its 17% stake in set-top box manufacturer Pace, as shares in Pace are reaching a seven-year high in London. Philips acquired its stake in Pace when it sold the company its own set-top box business in 2007 for GBP68.5m (USD102m). ...
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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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