Telecommunications Law Professionals adds Lawler Metzger’s Emily Daniels and Andrew Fois as a member and an associate, respectively, and also adds Kellogg Hansen’s Ryan Walsh as an associate ... Sinclair hires former NAB Deputy General Counsel Patrick McFadden as senior vice president-global public policy and communications (see 2401080070) ... Lumen Technologies promotes Ashley Haynes-Gaspar to executive vice president-chief revenue officer ... Twilio promotes Khozema Shipchandler to CEO and adds him to its board, succeeding co-founder Jeff Lawson, leaving as CEO and as a board member; Jeff Epstein, lead independent director since 2017, appointed board chair.
Maryland will establish a government committee to develop a comprehensive plan for AI and agencies’ use of the technology, Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced with an executive order Monday. The AI subcabinet will establish guardrails for government use of AI, his office said. Moore also announced creation of the Maryland Cybersecurity Task Force. The task force will bring together officials from the state's Department of Information Technology, the Military Department and Department of Emergency Management for coordination with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security to establish cross-agency objectives on cybersecurity.
Statistics suggest antitrust enforcement by the FTC and DOJ hasn’t been markedly different from previous administrations, but the numbers don’t fully capture the deterrent effect of policies championed by FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Jonathan Kanter, antitrust experts told us in interviews.
The five-year satellite disposal requirement that just went into effect won't trigger a faster pace of low earth orbit satellite launches as operators won't try to put vehicles in orbit under the regulatory wire, space experts tell us. In addition, the new rule shouldn't propel LEO missions to seek licensing in nations outside the U.S., they believe. The five-year deorbit rule adopted in 2022 (see 2209290017) covers all launches after Sept. 29.
Sony Ventures names Kazuhito Hadano new CEO, in addition to his current roles as Sony Wireless Communications corporate executive officer, and chief financial officer, Sony Network Communications Europe; Gen Tsuchikawa, previous Sony Ventures CEO and chief investment officer, moves to chairman ... Ad tech company VideoAmp taps former Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori, also former Discovery Communications and Fox Entertainment, as executive chairman; Ross McCray relinquishes his CEO role, moving to active founder, board member and shareholder; former Nielsen senior executive Peter Bradbury, from PwC, joins VideoAmp executive leadership team in new role as chief commercial and growth officer; newly promoted at VideoAmp are Tony Fagan to president-technology and strategy, and Josh Hudgins to chief product officer ... Boomi, cloud-native connectivity platform, hires Matt Heinz, ex-Amplitude, as chief revenue officer ... Sabio Holdings, provider of connected TV and over-the-top advertising platforms, announces departure of Chief Growth Officer Jon Stimmel ... Great Plains Communications promotes Joseph Pellegrini to president-chief operating officer … Gogo announces immediate retirement of Robert Mundheim, board member since 2012.
New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham (D) proposed spending $100 million to launch a state match fund that could be used for broadband. Grisham unveiled the $10.5 billion, FY 2025 executive budget recommendation Thursday. The New Mexico Match Fund would “leverage federal funding for infrastructure investments, including roads, bridges, water, energy and broadband,” Grisham’s office said.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announces Arpan Sura, from the Wireless Bureau, as legal adviser (see 2401040043) … Pierson Ferdinand tech-focused law firm launches, with more than 130 partners representing 80-plus practices areas including partners, all from FisherBroyles: Rachel Huffstetler and Keats Quinalty, both intellectual property; Adam Ettinger, chief technology officer; Vincent Bushnell, cyber risk, privacy and data Security; Jed Davis, Charles Geitner and Dan McGuire, cybersecurity and privacy; Maryam Meseha, cybersecurity and data protection; and Tony Onorato, cybersecurity, cyber risk and data breach … Brent Skorup announces he’s left George Mason University's Mercatus Center to become a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Levy Center for Constitutional Studies.
Ad-supported Disney+ is now a part of all Charter Communications' Spectrum TV Select packages at no extra cost, Charter and Disney said Thursday. The streaming service's availability is the result of a distribution agreement the two reached in September (see 2309110034). Tom Montemagno, Charter executive vice president-programming acquisition, said that as the video industry evolves, the cabler is "committed to including direct-to-consumer apps like Disney+" with its Spectrum service.