- Dave Longaker, formerly a sales VP at Alcatel-Lucent, has been hired by ROVI to fill the newly-created role of chief revenue officer.
- Longaker will be responsible for "driving Rovi's global revenue across the discovery, monetization and intellectual property product lines." He'll report to COO John Burke.
- Rovi's recent top-line challenges might have driven the move: Q4 sales were down 12% Y/Y (tough comps were partly responsible), and the 2015 revenue growth consensus is at 1.4%.