Tech
Red Bee Media appoints Brian Levy as CTO
Published Tuesday, Jan 26 2010, 13:54 GMT | By Andrew Laughlin
Red Bee Media, which was previously BBC Broadcast, has appointed former BT executive Brian Levy as its new chief technology officer.
Starting on February 1, Levy will provide strategic technical guidance across the Red Bee operation supporting linear channels, broadcasters and content rights holders. He will report directly to the firm's chief executive Bill Patrizio.
Levy joins Red Bee from Hewlett Packard, where he acted as chief technology officer for the communications and media solutions business.
Prior to HP, he was group technology officer for service strategy and innovation at BT, including key development work on the BT Vision digital TV service.
"Brian's extensive experience across both the media and IT sectors will be instrumental to Red Bee Media's growth as we continue to connect viewers with the content they want to watch on whatever platform they choose," said Patrizio.
"Over the last year we have been building a strong leadership team to ensure the business can take advantage of the opportunities in the converging media and IT sectors, coupling this with Red Bee Media's fantastic range of talents, knowledge and capacity for innovation. I welcome Brian to Red Bee Media at an exciting time in our development as a company."
In 2005, the BBC sold its Broadcast division to Macquarie Capital Alliance and Macquarie Bank for £166 million. It subsequently became Red Bee Media.
From a London playout centre, the firm hosts radio and TV broadcasts for the BBC, Virgin Media Television, ESPN and others, while also providing digital media services to broadcast and telecoms clients.
"Red Bee Media has a unique fusion of integrated solutions for the changing demands of the market with an enviable client list," said Levy.
"I am looking forward to joining the business at a time when it is perfectly poised to take advantage of the convergence of television, video, broadcast and the internet."
Levy's appointment is part of an executive level reshuffle at Red Bee, including the hiring of Alan Wright as chief commercial officer in August last year.
Starting on February 1, Levy will provide strategic technical guidance across the Red Bee operation supporting linear channels, broadcasters and content rights holders. He will report directly to the firm's chief executive Bill Patrizio.
Levy joins Red Bee from Hewlett Packard, where he acted as chief technology officer for the communications and media solutions business.
Prior to HP, he was group technology officer for service strategy and innovation at BT, including key development work on the BT Vision digital TV service.
"Brian's extensive experience across both the media and IT sectors will be instrumental to Red Bee Media's growth as we continue to connect viewers with the content they want to watch on whatever platform they choose," said Patrizio.
"Over the last year we have been building a strong leadership team to ensure the business can take advantage of the opportunities in the converging media and IT sectors, coupling this with Red Bee Media's fantastic range of talents, knowledge and capacity for innovation. I welcome Brian to Red Bee Media at an exciting time in our development as a company."
In 2005, the BBC sold its Broadcast division to Macquarie Capital Alliance and Macquarie Bank for £166 million. It subsequently became Red Bee Media.
From a London playout centre, the firm hosts radio and TV broadcasts for the BBC, Virgin Media Television, ESPN and others, while also providing digital media services to broadcast and telecoms clients.
"Red Bee Media has a unique fusion of integrated solutions for the changing demands of the market with an enviable client list," said Levy.
"I am looking forward to joining the business at a time when it is perfectly poised to take advantage of the convergence of television, video, broadcast and the internet."
Levy's appointment is part of an executive level reshuffle at Red Bee, including the hiring of Alan Wright as chief commercial officer in August last year.
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