Xstream names sales and marketing chief

Jacob Barlebo

OTT and TV everywhere technology specialist Xstream has named Jacob Barlebo as global sales and marketing director. In his new role, Barlebo will be responsible for managing Xstream’s international sales teams, extending the firm’s partner network and marketing.

Barlebo has worked in a number of sales and marketing roles, most recently as international business development manager for IT security and consulting firm FortConsult and as head of global sales and business development at I-New, a mobile virtual network enabler.

“The Video on Demand market is fast taking market share of traditional pay TV in global markets and new content providers are emerging regularly to satisfy today’s highly-selective viewing audiences,” said Barlebo.

“My teams will be helping new VOD broadcasters to come to market in the shortest timeframe through Xstream’s award-winning platform, helping them to better create, manage, monetise and deliver personalized state-of-the-art internet TV content across any device and networks at anytime.”