TVU Networks nomme Oriol Icart, ancien CTO de Betevé

Oriol Icart, who for the past year has held the position of CTO at Barcelona-based Betevé TV, joins Réseaux TVU as senior director of technical operations for EMEA and CIS.

Icart, who has held leadership roles at companies such as Dorna, Mediapro and Betevé throughout his career, returns to Réseaux TVU, where he previously served as CTO from 2018 to 2022. From this position, Icart will deposit all his experience in the sports and news broadcasting sectors, as well as put in value his recent experiences at Betevé to adapt TVU Networks’ cloud and on-prem solutions and services to the different broadcasters in the EMEA and CIS regions.

TVU Networks highlights the “transformative approach” of its new hire, equipped with “a comprehensive understanding of the complexities and challenges media organizations face in the digital transition.” This expertise, according to the technology company, “will be pivotal in guiding TVU’s clientele through the intricacies of modernizing their media supply chains, ensuring a seamless digital transformation, one step at a time.”

Paul Shen, CEO of TVU Networks, is confident that Icart’s “demonstrated leadership abilities and technical prowess” will “enhance and accelerate our operational capabilities in two regions where we are seeing increasing demand for our services.”

Entre-temps, Oriol Icart himself commented on his return to TVU Networks, “I am looking forward to supporting our customers in the EMEA and CIS regions and working closely with them on their live video content needs. I am excited to show the capabilities of our cloud-native solutions for production as well as our AI driven technology for products such as TVU Search. TVU is well-positioned to help broadcasters navigate the rapidly changing media landscape to continue to deliver compelling stories to their viewers.”