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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Mike Sneesby Appointed CEO of Top Middle East Broadcaster MBC Group as Sam Barnett Steps Down
Veteran TV executive Sam Barnett is stepping down as CEO of top Middle East broadcaster and streamer MBC Group and Mike Sneesby, former CEO of Australia's Nine Entertainment has been appointed his successor. Barnett, who led MBC for more than 20 years in two separate stints has been instrumental to MBC becoming a major Middle East player in both the linear and streaming spheres. Barnett will now join PPF Group's Central European Media Enterprises as its Prague-based CEO. More from Variety Mike Sneesby Resigns as CEO of Australia's Nine Entertainment Hend Sabri on Arabic Adaptation of 'The Good Wife': 'It's Crucial to Have Such a Nuanced Character in This Part of the World' 'Top Chef Middle East' Moves to Saudi Arabia's Neom Hub for New Season Sneesby left Nine Entertainment, which spans TV, streaming and newspapers, in September 2024 following months of turmoil including the passing of a staff no confidence motion against him and the group's board of directors. Sneesby was previously co-founder of Australian streamer Stan and its CEO from 2015. Sneesby's appointment to lead MBC Group comes as the Saudi-owned group is on a growth trajectory after floating a 10% stake on the Riyadh stock exchange at the end of 2023 and gaining increasing traction on its streaming side. The Saudi government currently owns a 60% stake in MBC while the rest is held by MBC Group chairman Waleed bin Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim who founded the pan-Arab satcaster that operates leading premium streamer Shahid VIP. Streaming is booming across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where the OTT subscription video market enjoyed robust 13% growth in 2023, led by local players Shahid and StarzPlay, according to media analyst Omdia. It expects streaming revenues to reach $1.2 billion in to Omdia, Shahid — which is part of Saudi-owned linear TV operator and streamer MBC Group — leads the MENA streaming market with a 22% share thanks to its 3.6 million subscribers at the end of 2023. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
CBC
01-03-2025
- CBC
Man convicted of killing Indigenous woman in northern Alberta gets prison release
Social Sharing Nicole Gladue-Weesemat wailed after learning the man who stabbed her mother in northern Alberta a decade ago, then moved her dead body to Manitoba, is out of prison. She says she has been overwhelmed with emotions since Corrections officials told her that 74-year-old Grant Sneesby was freed earlier this month after being granted statutory release. "I haven't cried like this since [police] told us they found her," she said Friday from her home in Edson, Alta., west of Edmonton. She said she misses her mother, Gloria Gladue, and has a hard time forgetting Sneesby's trial. "I'm shaking because it's never easy talking about." Gladue, a member of Bigstone Cree Nation, was last seen in Wabasca, Alta., in October 2015. The remains of the 44-year-old were found in rural Manitoba almost three years later. Sneesby was sentenced in 2022 to 11 years after being convicted of manslaughter and causing indignity to a body. He was credited seven years for time in pretrial custody. A December decision from the Parole Board of Canada says Sneesby's statutory release date was pending and that he was planning to live in a seniors home after his release. A spokesperson said it couldn't confirm the release due to privacy. The law requires federal offenders who have served two-thirds of their sentence to be freed under statutory release. The parole document says Sneesby told his trial he was drinking with Gladue when they got into an argument and he stabbed her in the chest three times with her knife. Sneesby's lawyers argued Gladue was the initial aggressor. The trial heard Sneesby wrapped Gladue's body in plastic, taped both ends and placed her in his trailer. He also destroyed her cellphone, burned her clothing and disposed of the knife. He moved the trailer twice over the next two years before taking her body to a wooded area in Manitoba. He told investigators that he last saw Gladue when she left his home to go to a wedding. Officers learned that no one saw her at the event. In 2018, Sneesby admitted to undercover police officers that he killed Gladue and took them to the place he had left her body. Nicole Gladue-Weesemat said it was difficult to sit through Sneesby's trial and now, with his release, she's worried again. But she said it's important to talk about what happened to heal and remember her mother and other missing and murdered Indigenous women. "We're trying our best to cope and honour her at the same time," she said.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man who killed Indigenous woman in northern Alberta released from prison
EDMONTON — Nicole Gladue-Weesemat wailed after learning the man who stabbed her mother in northern Alberta a decade ago, then moved her dead body to Manitoba, is out of prison. She says she has been overwhelmed with emotions since Corrections officials told her that 74-year-old Grant Sneesby was freed earlier this month after being granted statutory release. "I haven't cried like this since (police) told us they found her," she said Friday from her home in Edson, west of Edmonton. She said she misses her mother, Gloria Gladue, and has a hard time forgetting Sneesby's trial. "I'm shaking because it's never easy talking about." Gladue, a member of Bigstone Cree Nation, was last seen in Wabasca, Alta., in October 2015. The remains of the 44-year-old were found in rural Manitoba almost three years later. Sneesby was sentenced in 2022 to 11 years after being convicted of manslaughter and causing indignity to a body. He was credited seven years for time in pretrial custody. A December decision from the Parole Board of Canada says Sneesby's statutory release date was pending and that he was planning to live in a seniors home after his release. A spokesperson said it couldn't confirm the release due to privacy. The law requires federal offenders who have served two-thirds of their sentence to be freed under statutory release. The parole document says Sneesby told his trial he was drinking with Gladue when they got into an argument and he stabbed her in the chest three times with her knife. Sneesby's lawyers argued Gladue was the initial aggressor. The trial heard Sneesby wrapped Gladue's body in plastic, taped both ends and placed her in his trailer. He also destroyed her cellphone, burned her clothing and disposed of the knife. He moved the trailer twice over the next two years before taking her body to a wooded area in Manitoba. He told investigators that he last saw Gladue when she left his home to go to a wedding. Officers learned that no one saw her at the event. In 2018, Sneesby admitted to undercover police officers that he killed Gladue and took them to the place he had left her body. Nicole Gladue-Weesemat said it was difficult to sit through Sneesby's trial and now, with his release, she's worried again. But she said it's important to talk about what happened to heal and remember her mother and other missing and murdered Indigenous women. "We're trying our best to cope and honour her at the same time," she said. "It's important to keep my mom's story going." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 28, 2025. Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press
