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Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   In this episode, Justin interviews Tom Armstrong, a Global Risk Director for Comcast and the President of the RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter. Tom shares what inspired him to pivot from studying music education to studying risk and insurance, and how his professors guided and inspired him into a career in risk management. Tom went directly from graduation into a risk management role, eventually landing at Comcast just as it acquired NBCUniversal, transforming from an ISP and cable supplier into a multimedia and theme park powerhouse. Tom discusses how the Risk Management Department works at Comcast. Tom tries to build long-term relationships with his interns that endure when they move on. The RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter is the host chapter for RISKWORLD 2026, held from May 3rd through the 6th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The chapter is also celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Tom shares his enthusiasm for these events and for a member reception on May 1st, linking the chapter's 75th Anniversary to RISKWORLD. Listen for ideas on advancing in your risk career and in your RIMS chapter.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:14] Public registration is open for RISKWORLD 2026, which will be held from May 3rd through 6th in Philadelphia. Visit RIMS.org/RISKWORLD to register. [:28] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest is Tom Armstrong. He is a Global Risk Management Director at Comcast. He is also the President of the Delaware Valley Chapter of RIMS, which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Lots to discuss! But first… [:59] RIMS Virtual Workshops. The next RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep Course will be on April 21st and 22nd, and then again on June 9th and 10th. Registration links are in this episode's notes. [1:13] On April 15th, we have a virtual workshop covering "Emerging Risks", led by Joseph Mayo. Register today and strengthen your risk knowledge. RIMS members always enjoy deep discounts on the virtual workshops. [1:30] Webinars. On April 16th, Zurich and World Travel Protection will present "Navigating the New Global Risk Landscape: Lessons for Business Travelers in Unstable Times". Register for webinars at RIMS.org/webinars and through the links in this episode's show notes. [1:47] Folks, for more RIMS content, head over to YouTube and subscribe to @RIMSOfficialChannel. There you will find video podcasts, RIMScast Canada video podcasts, and other informative and entertaining content from RIMS. [2:05] On with the Show! Our guest today is a Director of Global Risk Management at Comcast. He oversees construction, crime, contracts, and executive risks. [2:16] We will learn what it takes to be a Global Risk Director for one of the top communications companies in the world, as well as a household name and brand. [2:27] We're also going to talk about all the joviality surrounding the Delaware Valley Chapter as they celebrate their 75th Anniversary. They happen to be the host city for RISKWORLD 2026, so we'll learn what they have in store for us. Let's get to it! [2:43] Interview! Tom Armstrong, welcome to RIMScast! [3:10] Tom says he is fortunate to hold the positions of Global Risk Director for Comcast and President for the RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter. In each case, he is one of a team that makes it happen. [3:47] Tom shares his career path. He went to Temple University intending to major in music education, to learn to conduct high school choirs and marching bands. After two and a half years into his degree, he decided it was not for him. [4:11] Tom transferred to the business school, where he was fortunate to take an Introduction to Risk course taught by Professor Barbara Manaka, now Chairman of the department there. She told him he'd make a great risk manager. [4:27] With help from Professor Manaka, Professor Robert Drennan, and the rest of the wonderful staff at Temple, Tom finished his four-year degree in only five years! He was one of the few to be hired into a risk management role straight out of school. [4:43] He started at CDI. In 2008, the position was eliminated, and Tom moved over to Aramark. He spent about three and a half years at the risk department. Then he got a call that Comcast was looking for someone to help them with the review of insurance language in contracts. [5:01] Tom was a contractor for his first 18 months at Comcast. A new risk manager came on board, Sandy Aspinall, and he brought Tom in-house as a senior analyst to review insurance language in contracts. [5:24] Tom was able to add on some additional scope, supporting construction, property, executive risks, the crime program, and whatever comes up that needs some support. Like the rest of the team, he's happy to step up. [5:57] Tom says that he never had a great talent for music. What he really liked was the community that a marching band or a choir brought to him as a kid in high school. He has found that this industry can give him a lot of the same community. [6:09] Community is why Tom wants to be a part of RIMS. It's why he stepped up to lead a RIMS chapter. It's why he appreciates his peers at Comcast. [6:23] Tom joined RIMS through meeting participation early in his career, in 2009 or 2010. Aramark supported his involvement in visiting and joining certain meetings. In 2017, he stepped up to be Treasurer of the Delaware Valley Chapter. He's been President for about three years. [6:46] Some staffing changes happened in the RIMS and the RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter in 2017 and 2018, opening up positions like Treasurer. Tom mentions former Treasurer Deborah Saunders and former RIMS President Robert Cartwright Jr., now a huge asset to the chapter. [7:53] Tom says he enjoys his work. He is one of six Directors and Senior Directors on the team, each reporting up to Sandy Aspinall. They each have their slice of the business. Tom gets to work on some really cool stuff. [8:03] Comcast deals with cable and internet delivery. Tom says there are some fun elements to it. They deal with theme parks and movie studios. They put solar panels on roofs. When Tom joined Comcast, he thought it was a boring cable company, but it is light-years more than that. [8:42] Tom and his peers sit at the corporate level at Comcast but have responsibilities across almost all Comcast subsidiaries, with a few exceptions that have their own approach to risk. They have no line authority over any of the subsidiaries. [8:58] Tom says everything we do is through demonstrating our value and persuading through convincing arguments. Risk Management doesn't say, "You have to do it this way." [9:14] They say, "You're not going to say Risk Management approved this, unless we work together and we provide you with the advice that we think will let you do your business in a way that protects the organization while letting you do the cool and inventive things that you do." [9:39] From day one, Tom's been involved in the review of insurance language in contracts. His team reviews 1,500 contracts in a year. They care about what they're doing, from the smallest contracts to the biggest engagements. They inform business leaders to make good choices. [10:21] For Tom, contracts are a framework through which he can look at the operations of the business. If contractors are going to enter customers' homes, they need commercial general liability to make any damages right. [10:38] Similarly, for people who handle customer data, design attractions in Comcast parks, or license intellectual property that Comcast distributes. In all of those situations, Comcast cares about how they engage. [11:07] Tom says the nature of the business to which they apply the risk framework has changed again and again. When Tom came on in 2012 as a contractor, Comcast was just starting to acquire NBCUniversal. [11:22] They went from an Internet Service Provider and a cable operator to a multimedia powerhouse with theme parks, movie studios, and TV production. That was a massive shift in how Comcast operates, and Risk Management had to learn to manage a new suite of risks. [11:42] That happened in a different way when Comcast bought and started operating Sky UK a few years ago. Every time Comcast introduces another element of business, Risk Management has to figure out how that fits into how they manage risk. [12:08] Peacock is a huge piece of the puzzle in terms of how Comcast is approaching its consumers and delivering content. [12:16] From a risk perspective, it mirrors what Comcast used to do from a linear distribution, but through very new channels and with less mature partners. Risk Management has to think about how the partners are capitalizing their exposures and how that cascades onto Comcast. [12:32] A Quick Break! RIMS is once again supporting the FERMA Global Risk Manager Survey 2026. [12:43] Now in its second consecutive global edition, the survey, led by FERMA, brings together insights from Europe, the U.S., Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa, offering a truly international perspective on how the risk management profession is evolving. [12:58] Surveys are anonymous, and the final report is free. The deadline to participate is March 31st. A link is in this episode's show notes. [13:08] RISKWORLD 2026 will be held from May 3rd through the 6th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. RISKWORLD attracts more than 10,000 risk professionals from across the globe. It's time to Connect, Cultivate, and Collaborate with them. [13:25] Booth sales are open now. General registration and speaker registration are also open right now. Marketplace and hospitality badges are now available. Links are in this episode's show notes, and be sure to check out RIMS.org for more information. [13:43] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held from October 4th through the 7th in Seattle, Washington. Registration is open, and you can also submit a session. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com and the link in this episode's show notes for more information. [14:00] Let's Return to Our Interview with RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter President Tom Armstrong!  [14:23] A former colleague told Tom: You've got to be nosy to do this job! Commonly, someone will give you an answer that they think you want to hear when you start asking risk questions. [14:36] You have to ask at least five times. Why is it like this? How are you going to achieve that? How much is this really going to cost? Your vendor said that buying insurance is expensive, but can they define expensive? For all those questions, you can't just take an answer at face value. [14:55] There has to be a level of ethics and willingness to behave with integrity, as well as a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get the job done. [15:14] Tom says most of his regular partners understand the questions he's going to ask now. He doesn't have to ask why as often as he used to, because they've already done some of that work. [15:23] Tom says it helps to know your partners and the mindset they've brought to their conversations with their vendors. [15:34] Tom has one direct report, Juliana, who started two years ago to help him with some contract review work and let him focus on other things. Over the past four years, Tom has had four different interns. Two of them just won a CICA award. [16:34] To help build the future of the industry, Tom gives work to interns not as busy work, but work that can be put to a demonstrable use. [16:42] One intern helped move file storage from a network drive to a new SharePoint. Another helped finish a streamlined intranet page to deliver advice to internal colleagues. [16:59] All of that came with a reason to go and talk to every colleague and understand how their work fits into the risk management picture. Tom tries to find ways to make the intern's work meaningful. [17:19] The two interns posted about their CICA captive award. They have kept in touch with Tom and recently texted him for advice. Tom tries to build long-term relationships. [17:42] Tom says Comcast's Risk Management department has been fairly stable for the last few years. It would be great to have more hands on deck, but there is a budget, just like there is in every department in the organization. [18:15] Tom says in Orlando, they have Universal's Epic Universe, which opened in Spring 2025. They still have Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay theme parks. Tom says Epic Universe was such a cool project to work on. Tom started on it in late 2018. [18:35] Tom says they put the park together with their partners at Universal Creative. Tom's part was to insure it. [18:52] In 2020, as COVID started to become more noticeable, Tom was just about to bind coverage on the construction program for Epic Universe. It was a massive undertaking on 2,000 acres. There were 1,200 contractors with 7,000 people on site. [19:09] Just as Tom was about to hit Bind, COVID happened. They had to pause their whole marketing efforts and, about nine months later, re-market the entire program, deal with all of the changing supply chain issues that came along with COVID. [19:25] Comcast is very proud to have opened Universal's Epic Universe last year. It has been met with enthusiastic public reception. [19:36] Justin says that this episode was recorded on March 13th, six years to the day after a national emergency was declared for COVID-19. Tom was in Italy for his wedding on that day, and they had to cancel due to COVID and come home. They finished the wedding last year. [20:13] Justin says that for a risk manager, taking a theme park from conception to completion has to be a dream job. When people tell Tom insurance is boring, he asks them if they've ever received an email about the Ministry of Magic, or a giant theme park like Epic. [20:54] Last November, Sandy took the Global Risk Management Department to Orlando for an off-site all-hands meeting. They walked through the park and experienced some of the rides. It was nice to get back to the park without a hard hat after the construction site inspections. [21:30] Another Quick Break! The Spencer Educational Foundation's Risk Manager on Campus application period will open on April 1st, 2026, and it will close on June 30th. Grant awardees, colleges, and universities are typically notified in September. [21:55] The Course Development Grant application deadline for Interval Number 2 will be on June 15th, 2026. Award notifications will be sent out in late July. [22:10] General Grant applications will open on May 1st, 2026, and the application deadline is July 30th. Internship Grant applications open on August 15th and close on October 15th. [22:22] Links to each of these grants are in this episode's show notes. Visit SpencerEd.org for more information. [22:31] Let's Conclude Our Interview with RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter President Tom Armstrong. [22:53] The Delaware Valley Chapter is celebrating its 75th year. They were close to New York, so they were the second chapter to be established. Tom said they've had a series of amazing individuals in the chapter, including Robert Cartwright, Jr., who have made the chapter what it is. [23:26] Tom says the chapter has a rich pool of talent in the Philadelphia area. "Delaware Valley" refers to the river, not just the state of Delaware. It's the Greater Philadelphia Area. Ben Franklin founded the first insurance company in Philadelphia. The city has a long history of insurance. [23:46] There are many awesome companies headquartered in Philadelphia, including Comcast and Aramark. The great professionals in the area have enthusiasm and a willingness to step in. [24:06] Tom says the chapter has a hard-headed insistence on continuing to persist. Like in a lot of organizations, coming out of COVID, it has been harder to keep people showing up in person. They hold meetings on the first Tuesday of every month at 8:00 a.m. That can be a tough trek. [24:32] Some members drive two hours to attend the meeting. The chapter is looking at the results of recent member surveys and might be making some changes to improve attendance. The chapter has a great community, and they try to foster what's already there. [25:04] Tom says the chapter has a couple of popular social events. Golf is huge. A Phillies Outing is aimed toward both rising risk professionals and mature risk professionals. Last year, they showed up at Citizens Bank Park with 65. That kind of event helps engage members. [25:35] The chapter partners with local Universities. Chapter VP Rory Magargee partnered last year with St. Joseph's University and helped them win a Black & Gold Award through Gamma Iota Sigma for the Networking for Newbies event to help students interact with professionals. [26:05] Justin says that the rising risk professionals were in high school or middle school when COVID hit. Professionals have been tracking how that would play out later on in their careers and personal lives. Students had gotten used to a virtual setting and then had to transition back. [26:49] Tom says, based on a recent membership survey, the chapter is looking at changing the upcoming programming year, starting in September, to preserve what works in the current approach and enhance it to bring in some folks who might not attend in person at 8:00 a.m. [27:31] From May 3rd through 6th, RISKWORLD 2026 will be in Philadelphia. The Delaware Valley Chapter will focus on its membership to celebrate its 75th year. [28:00] On Friday, May 1st, chapter members, some RIMS leaders, and sponsors will gather at a reception at a venue soon to be announced. Tom extends his thanks to the sponsors who are making it possible. [28:20] The chapter is passionate about Philadelphia. Tom is looking forward to RISKWORLD 2026 and showing the industry the best that Philadelphia has to offer. [28:25] It's not just the chapter's 75th year; it's also the 76th year of RIMS. It's also 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. [28:43] To learn more about the RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter and apply for membership, visit DelawareValley.RIMS.org or find them on LinkedIn, or email any of the Board members. [28:53] Tom, it has been a pleasure to see you again and to get to know you through this episode. I look forward to seeing you at RISKWORLD 2026 from May 3rd through the 6th in Philadelphia. Congratulations again on your 75th! [29:11] Special thanks again to Tom Armstrong for joining us here on RIMScast. We wish him and all the members of the RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter, past and present, a Happy 75th Anniversary! [29:23] A link to the chapter's page is in this episode's show notes. We look forward to seeing many of those Delaware Valley Chapter members at RISKWORLD, which will be held from May 3rd through the 6th in Philadelphia. Visit RIMS.org/RISKWORLD to register. [29:41] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [30:09] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [30:28] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [30:45] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [31:01] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [31:16] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. Please remember to subscribe to RIMScast on your favorite podcasting app. You can email us at Content@RIMS.org. [31:28] Practice good risk management, stay safe, and thank you again for your continuous support!   Links: RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter RISKWORLD 2026 Registration — Open for exhibitors, members, and non-members! Reserve your booth at RISKWORLD 2026! 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RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RIMS Strategic & Enterprise Risk Center RIMS-CRMP Stories — Featuring RIMS President Manny Padilla!   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model®   Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org, and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest: Tom Armstrong, ARM, CRM, CRIS, CIC, Director, Global Risk Management at Comcast President of the RIMS Delaware Valley Chapter   Production and engineering provided by Podfly.

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John-Michael Howson worked as a journalist, starting in Mildura, Victoria, before moving to print and radio in Melbourne where he began writing comedy sketches and songs for revue clubs, theatres and television. After several years working in the UK and Europe he returned to Australia and created, wrote and performed in two of Australia's most beloved children's shows the multi-award winning The Magic Circle Club and Adventure Island. He also adapted the international stage hits Irene, No, No, Nanette and Norman Is That You? for Australian productions.  John-Michael also wrote the hit 1970's musical Razza Ma Tazz at a time when it was difficult to get locally written musicals produced. He has also written several successful children's theatre productions including adapting Disney's Pinnochio.  For many years he wrote for, and appeared on, a score of variety shows which led to becoming a popular team member of one of Australia's legendary shows The Mike Walsh Show where he first met and worked with producer David Mitchell (a co-writer of SHOUT! and Dusty). John-Michael travelled the world covering international stories from The Academy Awards, Emmys, Tonys, world premieres and royal weddings. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles to report on the entertainment industry for Australian print, radio and TV including Midday with Ray Martin and GMA with Bert Newton. He also appeared on a number of US television and radio shows. John-Michael was a regular on The Joan Rivers Show and The Gordon Elliott Show, appeared on LA based talk shows and also had small parts in comedy shows like The Tracey Ullmann Show. He also filed news reports for SKY UK and other international news programs. He wrote the best selling mystery novellas Once Upon a Nightmare and Deadly Dreams. After seventeen years he returned to live in Melbourne where he was heard on radio shows around the country and starred on the top rating political commentary show Sunday Morning on 3AW.  John-Michael has co-written SHOUT! and Dusty – the Original Pop Diva (with David Mitchell and Mel Morrow), Pyjamas in Paradise (with Peter Pinne), Dream Lover -The Bobby Darin Story (with Frank Howson) and More Sex Please, We're Seniors. In 2025, his new musical based on the lives of the Andrews Sisters will open in the U.S.A. John-Michael was awarded an OAM in 2009 for services to writing and children's television. He is proudly a patron of a number of organisations involved in the arts and charity. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

NBCUniversal's Ana Langenberg, ZDF's Kristina Hollstein and Banijay's Carlotta Rossi Spencer at the 61st and final edition of MipTV in Cannes; and Sky UK's Poppy Dixon on her programming priorities for the coming months and advice for producers struggling in the current economic climate.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Alan Porter of Strategic Wealth Strategies interview Tony Curran. TONY CURRAN ..Scottish actor …great character actor. ...Tony has appeared in Outlander, Game of Thrones, X-Men, Flash, Gladiator, Underworld: Evolution, Doctor Who, Roots, and the Netflix historical epic Outlaw King. He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Miami Vice, The Dark World as Bor and the second season of Daredevil as Finn Cooley. …also Deadwood, Ray Donovan, etc, etc. The historical time piece follows Countess of Buckingham (Moore) who molded her son to seduce King James I (Curran) and become his all-powerful lover, through intrigue, becoming richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen. The series premiered last week on SKY UK and has been met with rave

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Alan Porter of Strategic Wealth Strategies interview Tony Curran. TONY CURRAN ..Scottish actor …great character actor. ...Tony has appeared in Outlander, Game of Thrones, X-Men, Flash, Gladiator, Underworld: Evolution, Doctor Who, Roots, and the Netflix historical epic Outlaw King. He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Miami Vice, The Dark World as Bor and the second season of Daredevil as Finn Cooley. …also Deadwood, Ray Donovan, etc, etc. The historical time piece follows Countess of Buckingham (Moore) who molded her son to seduce King James I (Curran) and become his all-powerful lover, through intrigue, becoming richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen. The series premiered last week on SKY UK and has been met with rave

Jonathan Courtois is a Senior Principal Engineer at Sky (UK), leading the development in C++/Qt of the immersive UI experience of Entertainment OS, the operating system powering Sky Glass and Sky Stream.In today's episode:• What makes a great Product and Engineering relationship through the lens of a Senior Principal Engineer• How Sky how approaches product feature development• The future of TV and streaming experiences—Jonathan's contact info:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-courtois-8a9ab98/—Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction(01:33) What the Senior Principal Engineer does at Sky and Jonathan's professional journey(05:55) Having a strong alignment with business direction(06:54) The Engineering and Product relationship(09:38) How Squads and Crew function at Sky(11:07) Some tactics on product-engineering alignment(13:04) Advice to Product Managers(14:36) Typical product feature development approach at Sky(20:11) Trimming MVPs(24:00) Accessibility within product development(24:52) The future of TV and streaming experiences(32:32) The power of generative AI (34:30) Social Media (36:22) The end of traditional TV?(37:46) Where the ad money goes and impact of individual content creators(41:39) What emerging tech Jonathan is most excited by (43:51) OutroFollow the podcast on Twitter: @proddevpodcastGet in touch with the host, Adam Wakeling, on Twitter: @adamjwakeling

Der Pay-TV-Anbieter und Streamingdienst Sky hat sich Ende Juni 2023 von der Herstellung von fiktionalen Stoffen verabschiedet. Die Fernsehbranche sieht diesen Schritt als ersten Fixpunkt in Sachen Einsparungen bei dem Bezahldienst. Die Verantwortlichen aus Unterföhring haben in den vergangenen Jahren Stoffe wie «Babylon Berlin», «Das Boot» oder «Der Pass» geliefert. Zur Wahrheit gehört aber auch, dass zahlreiche Eigenproduktionen schnell verpufften. «Funeral for a Dog», eine achtteilige Liebesgeschichte, fand kaum Fans. Die Thriller-Serie «Munich Games» fand medial keine Aufmerksamkeit, obwohl Sky und Sport optimal zusammenpassen. Die Fortsetzungen von «Tschugger» und «Die Wespe» waren mau und «Drift» wurde ebenfalls nicht zum Stadtgespräch. In dieser Ausgabe besprechen Veit-Luca Roth und Fabian Riedner, ob der Sky-Rückzug zu verkraften ist. Immerhin produzieren die Kollegen von Sky Italia und Sky UK zahlreiche Formate. «Der Untergang»-Regisseur Oliver Hirschbiegel dreht nun «Unwanted» und in England entsteht «The Lazarus Project» von Marco Kreuzpaitner («Der Fall Collini»).

Top 5 Most Read RNS's on Vox Markets for Thurday 25th May 2023 1. Cineworld Group #CINE - Chapter 11 update As previously announced, in light of the level of existing debt that is proposed to be released under the Group Chapter 11 Companies' plan of reorganisation, the Proposed Restructuring does not provide for any recovery for holders of Cineworld's existing equity interests. 2. Angle #AGL - Pharma services contract with Artios Pharma ANGLE announce that its first bespoke assay development customer, Artios Pharma (Artios), has signed a new contract to utilise two DNA Damage Response assays developed by ANGLE in a Phase 1 clinical trial expected to commence shortly. 3. Audioboom Group #BOOM - Director/PDMR Shareholding Michael Tobin OBE, non-executive Chairman of the Company, purchased 2,769 ordinary shares in the Company on 24 May at a price of 323p. Following this purchase, Michael Tobin holds approximately 4.6% 4. Phoenix Copper #PXC - Final results for the year ended 31 December 2022 Investment in Empire Mine increased to $33.10 million (2021: $26.12 million) Group reports loss of $1.57 million (2021: $969,250). Year-end cash balance of $4.66 million (2021: $13.05 million) 5. Guild Esports #GILD - Guild launches campaign with Sky UK Guild Esports announce the launch of a campaign in partnership with its Official Premier Partner, Sky UK, to champion inclusive gaming environments by raising awareness of the gender-based verbal harassment facing women gamers playing online. Sky has provided the funding for the promotional activity to support the awareness campaign that will run online across social media channels, including Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch, in addition to the procurement of influencer talent.

Planet Poet-Words in Space – NEW PODCAST!  LISTEN to my WIOX show (originally aired March 14th, 2023) featuring two remarkable guests:  visionary humanitarian, musician and poet Elissa Montanti and writer, producer and director Michael McKinley, both here to discuss their documentary “Our Lady of Staten Island” which focuses in great part on Elissa's work helping African children with Albinism, victims of mutilation, get needed protheses.  For more information on the documentary and to view the trailer go to:  www.ourladystatenisland.com.  Michael will also discuss his book project Meta War and his recent travels to Iraq and Syria.  Elissa Montanti, visionary founder and executive director of the Staten Island-based Global Medical Relief Fund (GMRF), has brought more than 500 children of 57 countries to the U.S. for treatment, including surgery, limb prosthetics and other medical necessities. Injured children come from countries or regions able to offer only minimal medical care, poorly fitted prostheses, or none at all. Elissa's appearance on “60 Minutes” and her book “I'll Stand By You” One Woman's Mission to Heal the Children of the World” (written with Jennifer Haupt, Penguin Books, 2012) have helped spread the word about this remarkable woman and her work.  The New York Times and The Washington Post, among many print venues, have heralded her extraordinary work.  Elissa was featured in “CNN Heroes,” BBC World News, “Democracy Now” WorldVision Radio, and Voice of America.  People Magazine voted their story “the Saint of Staten Island”, as one of the five best stories of the year.  Elissa received Amnesty International ‘s Modern Day Saints Award and recognition from the Humanitarian Operating center in Kuwait for her bravery and humanitarian work in Iraq and the Shriners Humanitarian Award.  “To Walk Without Fear”, a documentary produced by Miracle Mile Films and sponsored by the UN Correspondence Association and the Prince of Jordan, premiered at the United Nations on November 16, 2006.    Elissa lives in Staten Island with her adopted son Ahmed who was blinded and lost his arm at 7 years old in Iraq while walking into crossfire.   Elissa's passions also include music, poetry and painting. Her poetry has won recognition from the American Poetry Society. Michael McKinley's first novel, The Penalty Killing, was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award as best debut crime novel. His subsequent page-turners include, among others,  international bestseller Facetime and Willie: The Game Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player, nominated for an NAACP Image Award as best biography and one of the top twenty books of 2021. Michael‘s writing credits include the screenplay for the 1992 feature film Impolite, starring Christopher Plummer; a number of Discovery Channel docu-drama series including Perfect Disasters, Solar Storm and I Shouldn't Be Alive.  He wrote and produced award-winning films for CNN on the Vatican and on biblical archaeology in the Middle East, and The Jesus Strand for History TV. His most recent show is the 2021 three-part documentary series Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell, which he co-created and Executive Produced for Peacock and SKY UK. Michael traveled to Iraq and Syria for projects with US Special Forces operators and Syrian Democratic Forces. Michael, educated at Oxford University, lives in New York City. He is currently directing, writing and producing, with Nancy Bell and Alice Barrett Mitchell, Our Lady of Staten Island.  

In today's epsiode we cover the Viola family office purchasing FlyQuest, Team Heretics launching a blockchain division and Guild's partnership with Sky UK, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

This episode we get into parents that say I love you a lot but are highly disciplined. Being good enough for our parents and the power of karate.Go watch Sarah's amazing show Frayed on Sky (UK), HBO (US) and ABC (AUS)Socials: @Sarah_KendallPlease Email any Parental Problems (problems with your parents) to gettingmydad@gmail.com & Join the our Pateeon. www.patreon.com/gettingmydad The podcast is made by Paul Daniels producerpaul.co.ukFind out more about Chris Socials: @chrismcomedy & www.chrismartincomedy.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Property Graduate TV Show Finalists Series 1 with Judge Helen Chorley plus series 2 UK preview- Will Mallard Interviews - EPISODE #178 Property TV is available via Sky UK and YouTube we speak to The Graduate series 1 finalists Kimberley Mee, Elena Theodorou and winner Alfie Croft. The show also features developer John Howard and investor Fiona Talbot. Helen is a well respected property commentator with a focus on the people side of investment and can be contacted via her LinkedIn profile. Will Mallard is a social impact investor in English social housing portfolios and retirement living schemes with his co-investors, partners plus backers. #propertytvuk #propertygraduateuk #propertyisabusiness The Property Graduate TV Show Finalists Series 1 with Judge Helen Chorley plus series 2 UK preview- Will Mallard Interviews - EPISODE #178 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-property-world/message

Sarah Kendall makes Content™ with Ray as they take a deep dive into her phenomenally funny show, Frayed (ABC Australia, Sky UK, and HBOMax US). They also discuss Sarah's win on Taskmaster, the charm of Mike Wozniak's casserole, and the ALLEGED cheese throwing of Conan O'Brien.

James Gemmell, who fronted Northern Hemisphere rugby coverage for over 10 years, joins Staf to analyse how the Northern Hemisphere have clearly got on top of the Southern Hemisphere teams and what's going wrong with the All Blacks.

LISTEN | Catch the full show from Afternoons with Staffy from the 22nd of November 2021, including full reaction to the All Blacks loss to France on the weekend, and interviews with former SKY UK rugby presenter James Gemmell, and sports commentator Mark Watson. Listen here, to the full show of Afternoons with Staffy.

Today's guest Joe Daymond, a delightful young man who hails from Wainuiomata. He's smart, he's bloody funny and Joe is basically taking on everything - which is awesome to watch unfold. When he's not selling out stand up comedy gigs, or featuring on Celebrity Treasure Island, he's making an amazing show called Bouncers, for Comedy Central and Sky UK. Pretty epic for someone who has only been in the game four years!

Sky TV has appointed investment bank Jarden to advise it on a range of "unsolicited approaches", shareholders were told today at an Investor Day presentation.The pay-TV provider declined to provide any detail about who made the approaches, however, or if any of them involved a takeover offer - although others (see below) see the likes of Discovery and Comcast in the frame.Chairman Philip Bowman told the virtual audience that, "Over the last 12 months Sky has received a number of unsolicited approaches around potential transactions, all of which have been highly conditional and incomplete."Bowman added, "With the capital structure now stabilised, a strong position in the NZ market, and a revitalised strategy, the board does not believe the current share price reflects the underlying value of the company."Sky, with help from Jarden, will evaluate "strategic investment partnerships that deliver sustained ongoing growth to the rights content and distribution reach of the company, which in turn will accelerate the creation of shareholder value," the chairman said.Sky chief executive Sophie Moloney said, "Sky's leadership team and staff maintain our absolute focus on delivering the strategy outlined today, whilst being open to exploring opportunities to accelerate further sustainable value creation for shareholders."Moloney could not comment further.Some pundits interpreted Sky's statements as implying a possible takeover was in the offing.Investors appeared to not immediately embrace the theory, however, with Sky shares trading down 1.18 per cent to 16.8c (for a market cap of $293m) in mid-afternoon trading following this morning's update.A piece published in The Australian's market gossip column this afternoon, says "DataRoom understands that the interest has come from local private equity groups as well as global strategic parties."It goes on to speculate that Discovery (the new owner of MediaWorks' television operation), US company Comcast (which bought Sky UK and is understood to have approached Sky NZ 18 months ago), NBCUniversal or a telco would be logical buyers.In 2017, a proposed merger of Sky with Vodafone's NZ business was blocked by the Commerce Commission, with courts backing the regulator during appeals.Sky said it could not comment in any more detail. Asked if Sky could say point-blank if a takeover was among the approaches, Sky external relations director Chris Major said "I can't comment specifically. A range of options and approaches are on the table - [all] incomplete and highly conditional."Although Sky shares have gained 13.5 per cent this year, the company's $293m, they are still well off the $2.35 at the time of the 2017 Vodafone offer, which in turn was only a third of pay-TV broadcaster's high water mark.Sky also said today that its new, Android-powered set-top box, which will support 4K ultra high definition video and third-party apps such as Netflix, will not appear until mid-2022. In an early briefing the company had said it could be ready as soon as June this year.The company has set a customer target of 150,000 to 200,000 by the end of 2024 for deploying the new Android boxes.The company also forecast that it would be growing revenue by $75m to $100m per year by 2024 as streaming services Neon and Sky Sport adding customers at a compound annual growth rate of 10 to 15 per cent over the next three years.Sky also provided the first targets for its new Sky Broadband service, provided in partnership with Chorus and Vocus (owner of Orcon and Slingshot). Its three-year target is for 8 to 13 per cent of Sky customers to be using the service (which is steeply discounted if you also have a Sky decoder contract), and 3 to 5 per cent of the broadband market overall.Earlier in the day, Spark announced it had expanded its sports rights by winning Champions League football from Sky.

The importance of understanding what triggers you so you can recognize future trigger pointsTips on how to improve your communication skills and prevent conflictHow to have more calmer and peaceful relationships with anyone, including those you hire as contractorsGrace Tsao Mase was determined to improve the home improvement process following her own personal experience with a frustrating renovation. Trained as an architect, the entrepreneur has poured more than 20 years of product development, user experience design, and B2B software marketing experience into BEYREP, a home improvement and remodeling management tool that helps design and building professionals increase profit, grow their businesses smarter and become more efficient. Before BEYREP, Grace held senior executive positions at YP.com, Beachbody, United Online, and Yahoo!. Prior to that, she consulted with Virgin, Hard Rock, MGM Mirage, Sky UK, HP, AT&T, Sun Microsystems, and many other high-profile clients. Grace started her career as a campus architect for UC Berkeley after earning architectural degrees from UC Berkeley and Yale University. The award-winning innovator has turned her creative genius, time-tested skills, and extensive experience into an easy industry advantage. Residential builders, remodelers, contractors, architects, and designers can use BEYREP to increase productivity, connect with qualified and compatible clients, and get paid faster.Connect with Grace Mase:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/beyrep101/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/beyrepWebsite:www.beyrep.comPinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/Beyrep/Connect with Jenessa:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_elevated_entrepreneur/Intuitive Business & Soul Aligned Strategies FB Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/elevateyourbusinessnowJoin the Moon Magic Membership todayhttps://www.theelevatedentrepreneur.net/offers/gcMUA6qtDownload your free copy of the Moon Magic For Business Guide, The Soul Client Attraction Workbook and find out more about working with Jenessa here: https://www.theelevatedentrepreneur.net/links

O Flavio, viveu bons anos como blogueiro e tocando por um tempo o Kibe Loco, depois decidiu se mudar pra Londres e começou sua carreira em Design. Ele conta as experiências que teve, incluindo a Vodafone e Sky UK, onde atua como Senior Designer. Papo muito leve e inspirador. Esperamos que você curta também! (Lembrando que a Sky UK não é mais a mesma SKY aqui do Brasil) TERA: https://digitalskills.somostera.com/ (Pesquisa Digital Skills 2021) Artigo do Flavio: https://uxdesign.cc/theres-something-wrong-with-the-user-experience-designer-title-6f6b1d06c262 (There's something wrong with the User Experience Designer title) Dica de livro do Flavio: https://linktr.ee/produtopelomundo (https://linktr.ee/produtopelomundo) O podcast Produto pelo mundo é uma produção da mnemônica, com apresentação de Guilherme Seabra e edição de Pedro Moleiro. Flavio Lamenza | https://www.linkedin.com/in/flaviolamenza/ (LinkedIn) Guilherme Seabra | https://www.linkedin.com/in/guilherme-seabra/ (LinkedIn) Pedro Moleiro | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-moleiro-06bb8692/ (LinkedIn) Não deixe de seguir nossa página no LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/produtopelomundo (Produto pelo mundo no LinkedIn)

Jason Flick has founded several tech startups. His latest venture was recently acquired by AT&T’s WarnerMedia for more than $100M. He has acquired funding from several top-tier investors like FedDev, Sky UK, Causeway Media Partners, and Kayne Partners.

Jason Flick has founded several tech startups. His latest venture was recently acquired by AT&T's WarnerMedia for more than $100M. He has acquired funding from several top-tier investors like FedDev, Sky UK, Causeway Media Partners, and Kayne Partners.

Welcome to The Doc Exchange: A Real Stories Podcast, where your favourite non-fiction filmmakers reveal the documentaries that have had a lasting impact on their lives and careers. This week, host June Jennings is joined by Poppy Dixon, Director of Documentaries at Sky UK and the producer of Untouchable, The Imposter and American Animals. United by the theme of memory, her documentary picks traverse family secrets, trauma and criminal justice. Hear how these films changed Poppy's perception of what documentary storytelling could look like, and what she looks for in a potential project. ***SHOW NOTESUntouchable (2019, Ursula Macfarlane) // Rent via iTunes in the UK or Watch on Hulu in the USThe Imposter (2012, Bart Layton) // Rent via iTunes in the UK or Watch on Prime Video in the USAmerican Animals (2018, Bart Layton) // Rent via Prime Video, Google Play & iTunes in the UK & Watch on HBO Max in the US Stories We Tell (2012, Sarah Polley) // Watch on MUBI in the UK &

Alan Gibson has been working with the rest of the team at Sky UK to join the awesome forces of Apache Cassandra and Kubernetes. Sky took a methodical engineering approach to understanding the problem and how to make Cassandra truly cloud native. From CI/CD and test to running production across multiple clouds, you will find his insights invaluable as you begin your own journey into Cassandra and Kubernetes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tracey is currently Director of People Experience at Sky UK. Sky is Europe’s largest entertainment company with 22 million customers in 5 countries. Her experience in learning, leadership and talent spans more than 15 years. Tracey has worked across multiple industries including media and telecommunications, mining, transport and logistics, employment services, and recruitment, in both Australia and the UK. Her work has taken her to the Arctic circle and 150m below ground looking for diamonds. Tracey is on a mission to help Sky become a twenty-first-century organisation, and is a passionate advocate of Design Thinking and Agile as a means to achieving this.  Tracey also has a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and a professional qualification in Executive Coaching.      Mindchimp Sponsor: Venndorly "Where finding learning has developed" www.venndorly.co.uk

Pippa Bennett-Warner has been steady working in stage and screen for a while now. A quiet talented force, Bennett-Warner has a number of new projects under her belt which are fast cementing her as one of the UK's acting secret weapons. She can currently be seen as 'Shannon' in Sky's new gangster series Gangs of London. Set in the heart of one of the world's most dynamic and multicultural cities, Gangs of London tells the story of the city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is... We spoke to Bennett-Warner about her character, why this particular story was one she couldn't say no to, and how she's coping under quarantine. All episodes of Gangs of London are available to watch now on Sky (UK) and Cinemax (US).

Nihal Arthanayake (@therealnihal), Scott Bryan (@scottygb) and Hayley Campbell (@hayleycampbell) are joined by Sky's Zai Bennett to talk about the future of TV. In the first of a series of conversations with some of the biggest figures in the UK television industry, they discuss the possibility of losing content to digital rivals, why channels need to spend billions on new programmes and whether there are simply too many shows. Plus the team review I Am Not Okay With This - the new Netflix show from the makers of Stranger Things, the latest reboot of Twilight Zone on SyFy with Jordan Peele and Get Even, a BBC iPlayer exclusive aimed at teens. To contact the Must Watch team email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk or tweet @bbc5live using the hashtag #5LiveMustWatch.

Martin Devlin chats to former England skipper and now SKY UK commentator Nasser Hussain ahead of the 5th T20 International. Had loads of great comments which reminds us why we love the game of cricket. 

A relatively quiet period for comics news, but Al and Paul have chat on Kevin Feige being installed as Chief Creative Officer of Marvel, the Bloodshot movie, the Into The Spider-Verse sequel, Sky UK's troubles showing the CW's Crisis crossover, HBO Max's Green Lantern and Strange Adventures series, Dark Horse collecting Michel Fiffe's Panorama, and the closing of ComicBookDB and The MNT, as well as reviews of Afterlift and The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer. The Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe counts as one of your five a day, so eat up.

Agile is at risk of becoming a buzzword in L&D and misinterpreted, watered down or disregarded as just a fad. However, it's working to help Sky move at pace, achieve more and achieve real results. In this episode, Tracey Waters, Director of People Experience at Sky, talks about her team's adoption of Agile, what this actually means, and how it is experienced - from all sides. Discover today on The Learning & Development Podcast why we need to be disruptive with our L&D approaches (e.g. classroom learning), what technologies we can utilise inside our business, how you can influence more value to the team, how Agile can help you and your team's perfomance, and many more. KEY TAKEAWAYS Why transition to Agile? It encourages better understanding of each team member, it's built it on iterations, and it's data-driven. It delivers capacity, flexibility, responsiveness and adaptability. Tracey believes that classroom learning has not been very effective and only brings little to no benefits. It does not improve how people work. Here are the 4 R's that classroom learning causes: Relationships – People get a lot from meeting others in the same boat as them and learning from their experience. Recuperation – It gives them a chance to get away from tasks even just for a while. Recognition – They get motivated to complete the training because of the awarded certificate. Reward – People felt good about being nominated or accepted onto a programme. Focus instead on how every operation can be valuable to each individual. If they see that what they're doing have beneficial outputs, it's easier for them to get influenced and motivated to perform well. With this approach, they can still build relationships, learn new things, and improve themselves. Utilise technological innovations (i.e. Agile). There's better understanding, and reaching out becomes easier when the data is always available when you need it. You also make every moment memorable for them and offer invaluable support when there is full awareness of the situation. Some might have doubts on incorporating Agile. The key thing to remember here is it helps distinguish what works and what doesn't anymore in your business. And with these as the basis, we can choose what to improve and what to change. Visual management is very useful. You need two softwares: one is where the team can communicate (e.g. Slack, Microsoft Teams) and the other one is a visual planning board where the work flow can be tracked (e.g. Trello). Before looking into different approaches such as Agile, know your WHY. Take the time to go back to your planning board and evaluate your goals, visions, and objectives. If you think Agile is the vehicle that will get you to all of them, then it's easier to get started from there. BEST MOMENTS “If we run L&D, we should be embracing a philosophy that is fundamentally built in learning and high-performing teams.” “When you also learn from psychology perspective and neuroscience perspective how people learn, it makes classroom learning more bonkers.” “If you start with a consumer-grade technology experience and build around that, then you can actually be flexible of what you offer to people.” “The whole emphasis is on we'll get better at this together, we'll make mistakes together, and we'll make sure that we get better.” “If you aren't getting resistance, then I'm not sure you're disrupting the model.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Agile Software | Wikipedia The Learning & Development Podcast: How People Learn With Nick Shackleton-Jones | Apple | Spotify | Omny How People Learn: Designing Education and Training that Works to Improve Performance by Nick Shackleton-Jones Slack Microsoft Teams Trello ABOUT THE GUEST Tracey Waters is Director of People Experience at Sky UK and a pioneer in the application of Agile to Learning & Development. With over 15 years of experience in the profession, Tracey has overseen Sky's transition from a traditional L&D operating model to fully embracing Agile to move at speed and solve real business problems. You can find out more about Tracey's work and the Agile HR Community via: Agile In Learning Blog: https://medium.com/agile-in-learning Fosway Innovation Profile on Sky: http://www.fosway.com/innovation-profile-sky/ Agile HR Community: https://www.agilehrcommunity.com/new-events ABOUT THE HOST David James David has been a People Development professional for over 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning & OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East & Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Strategist at Looop, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&D Advisory Board. CONTACT METHOD Twitter:  https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/ Website: https://www.looop.co/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Search on Thomas Power, and you will see him variously described as Entrepreneur, Author, Business Adviser, Professional Speaker, and an expert on Social Media, Technology and the world of Digital. He is also a fun character who always has an interesting and different view on things. In this episode, using his song choices, we plot his journey from suburban Solihull: through the early days of UK computing with ICL, Amstrad and Alan Sugar; the triumphs and challenges of the business network that was Ecademy, to the present day. In his usual honest and disarming way, Thomas opens up about the highs and lows in his life and career and leaves us in doubt that his profile should really read "endeavoring, dependable, cub scout." SHOW NOTES I hope these show notes will enhance your enjoyment of this episode. If there are additional things you would like included here then please let me know. Spotify Playlist This playlist contains the full versions of Thomas's 6 choices together with another dozen that have connections (tenuous or otherwise) with the content of the episode. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DC7Kj92ze0y0DCgmtOTvj?si=vhF5Xd9DTgSuaoNitvUThQOther things mentioned in this episode Sting's book - Broken Music David Thomas - Alan Sugar: The Amstrad Story Faith's Song is the theme song for the BBC Wales Drama Series "Keeping Faith" . Available on DVD The W.B. Yeats poem is " Second Coming" . It was also the inspiration for Joni Mitchells song "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" which uses a number of lines from the poem. The song is included in the playlist CULTURAL CONTEXT When Thomas talks about "the AA" he is not referring to Alcoholics Anonymous but the Automobile Association a British motoring organisation that was formed in 1905. Today it hosts a raft of services for the motorist but is still best known for its Roadside Assistance. ICL (International Computers Ltd) was the last major British Computer Company. In the 1980's they sold a successful mini computer called the ME29. The ME29 was an orange color which was officially known as "Hot Tango" - never has a company and a color been more inappropriately matched. ICL was acquired by Fujitsu in 2002 In the late 1980's Amstrad (which stands for Alan Michael Sugar Trading) had a substantial share of the PC market in the UK. Amstrad was once a FTSE 100 company but since 2007 it has been wholly owned by Sky UK whose Set top boxes it manufactured. CONTACT DETAILS Thomas PowerEmail – Thomas.power@9spokes.comTwitter – @thomaspowerWhatsApp +44 7875 695012Terry Smith Website - http://musictalkspod.buzzsprout.com/Email – musictalkspod@outlook.com Twitter - @musictalkspod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/musictalkspodcast

Today we speak with a broadcasting media company that has recently gone through an EVP strategy refresh. Sophie Holmes is the Interim Head of Employer Brand & Attraction at Sky UK. Connect with Sophie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-holmes-97917824 Learn more about Sky Careers: https://careers.sky.com/ Subscribe to this podcast: https://employerbrandingpodcast.com Measure your employer brand: https://employerbrandindex.co Thanks for tuning in!

We discuss the new HBO miniseries, co-produced with Sky UK, titled “Chernobyl”. The show follows the chronological events of the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union and captures the confusion and terror in the days, months and years following the accident.

Tracey Waters, Head of People Engagement and Development at Sky UK, discusses how her team have deployed agile development techniques to transform their working methods and increase the business impact of learning and development. Tracey describes four behaviours that underpin Sky’s approach: being collaborative, iterative, data-driven and person-centric. We discuss some practical lessons learned from implementing agile.

Today's Heavy Networking, sponsored by VMware, dives into the latest security features in NSX-T, and examines how NSX is expanding from the data center to the WAN and the cloud. We also hear from NSX customer Sky UK about how NSX helps bridge the gap between infrastructure and developer teams. The post Heavy Networking 438: VMware NSX Evolution For Cloud Networking And Security (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Heavy Networking, sponsored by VMware, dives into the latest security features in NSX-T, and examines how NSX is expanding from the data center to the WAN and the cloud. We also hear from NSX customer Sky UK about how NSX helps bridge the gap between infrastructure and developer teams. The post Heavy Networking 438: VMware NSX Evolution For Cloud Networking And Security (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Heavy Networking, sponsored by VMware, dives into the latest security features in NSX-T, and examines how NSX is expanding from the data center to the WAN and the cloud. We also hear from NSX customer Sky UK about how NSX helps bridge the gap between infrastructure and developer teams. The post Heavy Networking 438: VMware NSX Evolution For Cloud Networking And Security (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Dibbs, Ben and Solomon talk about the Big Game in Atlanta Sunday.

As the General Election campaign hots up, two new political satires have been unveiled- ITV's Newzoids and Channel 4's Ballot Monkeys, with the former reuniting some of the vocal and production talent of Spitting Image. Radio 4's Dead Ringers and the Vote Now Show are also back on air, not to mention election specials for satirical stalwarts Rory Bremner, Jack Dee and Charlie Brooker. But despite this crowded market, is satire, as Spectator columnist and satirical author Toby Young would have it, headed for an early grave? Steve is joined by Rory Bremner himself to give satire a health check ahead of the General Election, in discussion with Toby Young and the Assistant Editor of the New Statesman, Helen Lewis.Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has reported a 20% rise in operating profit helped by strong demand across Europe. Operating profit for the nine months to the end of March was £1.025bn, up from £854m a year earlier. Sky UK also posted the highest third quarter rise in users and the lowest churn - customers leaving - in 11 years. Steve Hewlett talks to Director of Mediatique consultancy Mathew Horseman about the reasons behind the strong figures, how a recent merger with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia has impacted on results, and what Sky UK is doing to keep customer churn so low.And in the latest of our interviews with political parties in the run up to the general election, we hear from Conservative's Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy Ed Vaizey on the parties media policy plans should they win the next election.Producer: Katy Takatsuki.