Ciara McGuigan has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer with MediaWorks.

MediaWorks has appointed Glen Kyne as the group’s Chief Commercial Officer, formalising his current position as Acting CCO.

In this role, Glen will manage the commercial operations across the MediaWorks Television Radio and Digital platforms and brands, including pricing, inventory, a nationwide customer engagement program, and revenue
management.

Glen will oversee a 160-strong team of sales, integration, and sales engagement staff, including MediaWorks’ Integration division.

MediaWorks has partnered with music and entertainment content platform Vevo to become their exclusive premium video sales partner in New Zealand.

The partnership will see MediaWorks, as part of their focus on digital content, become the largest supplier of professionally-produced, premium online video content in New Zealand with a combined total of more than 50 million monthly video streams. 

The new content figures means MediaWorks will reach more New Zealanders with online video content than any other local publisher.

MediaWorks Board Director, Jack Matthews will be appointed as Chairman of Mediaworks at the end of September.

Jack Matthews will succeed Rod McGeoch who has been Chairman of MediaWorks since 2013.

In the latest in a string of high-profile resignations and redundancies from New Zealand’s MediaWorks, CEO Mark Weldon has let the board know of his intention to step down which has been accepted.
 
It follows the resignation of top newsreader and presenter Hilary Barry after 23 years amid a controversial restructuring of the company since Mr. Weldon took the reigns two years ago
 

The newly launched Biz Brand Cam app lets radio stations capture authentic photo or video content (including animated GIF’s) and determine which social upload options they can be shared to. 

There is also the option to include a competition entry form or database collection tool, or include a link to an individual database URL.

Mediaworks has secured 27 licenses around New Zealand on the same day that NZME paid $7.8 million for a Christchurch license.

The licenses cost MediaWorks $7.4 million and it aims to turn George FM into a nationwide radio brand, extend Mai FM’s footprint into 12 markets, and launch a new nationwide radio station in 2015 with its newest acquisition.

It also retained a number of key strategic frequencies for its other radio brands in the auction, which was run by The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The licences last until 2031.