STV boss Simon Pitts has unveiled his new gig only a day after asserting he was leaving the Scottish broadcaster-producer.
Pitts is shifting to British media and leisure large Global, the place he’ll exchange Stephen Miron in round a 12 months’s time as Global Group CEO. Miron introduced final week that he’s stepping down after 16 years and can turn into chairman of the group.
Pitts has been CEO of STV for six years, overseeing a interval of development throughout which the outfit has navigated uneven waters and has seen its manufacturing arm make hits together with Apple TV+’s Criminal Record.
“Simon joins Global with an incredible track record of leadership, growth, and transformation,” mentioned Global Founder Ashley Tabor-King. “At STV he has led a hugely successful transformation, diversifying revenues and business operations to now include a high-growth streaming service and leading studios group alongside a traditional linear broadcast business, all of which is testament to his leadership skills, and importantly for Global, Simon’s experience of working within a similar business to ours.”
Pitts mentioned: “Global is unique in the market to have such a diversified portfolio, with digital, audio and outdoor combined with some of the best-loved radio stations in the UK, bringing with it an incredible connection to its audiences.”
Global is likely one of the UK’s greatest media teams, working the likes of Capital, LBC, Heart and Classic FM. Tabor-King based the group in 2007 and it has since grown to compete with giants corresponding to Bauer whereas difficult BBC radio’s place available in the market. It has not too long ago discovered success with hit podcasts corresponding to The News Agents, which repeatedly tops the UK podcast charts.
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