(Telecompaper) The Walt Disney Company is bringing back Robert Iger, its former CEO, with a two-year mandate to set up a back-to-growth strategy and to then help the board develop a successor when his term ends… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/disney-brings-iger-back-as-ceo–1444885

(Telecompaper) KPN will add ESPN’s open channel to its channel list from January. As a result, ESPN 1 will be available free of charge to all Digitenne viewers… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/kpn-adds-espn-to-digitenne-basic-package–1444838

(Telecompaper) KPN is sponsoring the seventh season of Legends of Gaming, on YouTube, with 540,000 subscribers. Eight participants will take part in the competition. The first episode was aired 2 November… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/kpn-sponsors-legends-of-gaming-s7–1444837

(Telecompaper) The latest data from Point Topic shows that FTTP networks passed 41 percent of UK premises at end-October, up from 38 percent at end-August.  https://www.telecompaper.com/news/fttp-networks-pass-41-of-uk-premises-at-end-october-point-topic–1444833

(Telecompaper) Netomnia, UK wholesale full-fibre network operator, is extending its network roll-out to Stafford, Wednesbury and Wallsall in the West Midlands. https://www.telecompaper.com/news/netomnia-extends-network-roll-out-to-new-locations-in-the-west-midlands–1444826

(Telecompaper) Virgin Media O2’s chief technology officer (CTO), Jeanie York, has confirmed that the first trialists are now live on its new XGS-PON full-fibre… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/first-trial-users-now-live-on-virgins-new-xgs-pon-full-fibre-network–1444825

(Telecompaper) Virgin Media O2 has reported its busiest day on record for gaming traffic as gamers prepared for the launch of Warzone 2.0… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/warzone-20-launch-drives-record-gaming-traffic-on-virgin-broadband-network–1444821

(Telecompaper) Serbian cable operator SBB is moving forward with the rollout of its Giga network, which is now available in the cities of Knjazevac, Majdanpek, Ivanjica and Arilje… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sbb-brings-giga-network-to-knjazevac-majdanpek-ivanjica-and-arilje–1444792

(Telecompaper) McAfee has named Jeff Ryan as SVP and chief people officer with effect from 28 November. Ryan will join the McAfee executive team reporting directly to Greg Johnson, president and CEO… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/mcafee-welcomes-ryan-as-svp-and-chief-people-pfficer–1444808

(Telecompaper) Unite Private Networks (UPN) has announced the addition of DDoS Protection to its service offerings… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/upn-announces-addition-of-ddos-protection-to-service-offerings–1444815