Video news service Newstag appoints CTO

Mats Ekholm

Stockholm-based crowd-curated video news service, Newstag, has appointed former Ericsson executive Mats Ekholm as its chief technology officer. 

Newstag, which aggregates video news stories from content producers around the world, including AP and Reuters, said that the hire would help it to develop its approach to news sharing through social media.

Ekholm brings with him two decades of news, media and entertainment industry experience. He has previously been CTO at international companies including Utd By Content and Kamera and has also worked with Ericsson.