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CTC Media appoints new head of Peretz Channel
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed the chief executive of U TV, Ruben Oganesyan, as the…
Sports lifestyle firm plots MCN push with ex-Discovery exec
Bullseye TV co-founder and former Discovery Communications executive Dee Smith has landed the post of…
AMC appoints SundanceTV president as BBC America boss
BBC America 49.9% stakeholder, AMC Networks, has appointed SundanceTV executive Sarah Barnett as president and…
TV4 owner Bonnier names M&A chief
The parent of Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4, Bonnier, has appointed a head of corporate development…
Viacom appoints Americas president
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed existing chief operating officer Pierluigi Gazzolo as president…
A+E Networks UK ups Job
A+E Networks UK has promoted Rachel Job to director of programming for cable net History,…
Fox execs leave Sky Deutschland board as Sky chiefs join
21st Century Fox president Chase Carey and Fox International Channels Europe and Africa president Jan…
Shorts hires EMEA chief
Short films channel Shorts TV has hired Jan Pieter Koene to head up its EMEA…
Ravn exits in Discovery restructure
Discovery Communication’s Nordic president, Henrik Ravn, is exiting as part of a restructure in Europe….
KPN appoints BA board member as chief commercial officer
Dutch telco KPN has appointed British Airways board member Frank van der Post to the…
Viacom appoints international comedy channels VP
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Turner Broadcasting executive Jemma Yates as vice-president content,…
CTC names new strategic communications chief
Russian broadcasters CTC Media has named Oleg Kuzmin as chief strategic communications officer. Kuzmin’s responsibilities…
BBC Worldwide names BBC Store chief
BBC Worldwide has appointed Jonathan Green as the new Director of BBC Store, the new…
Discovery hires ABC exec as CCO
Discovery Communications has recruited Phil Craig as chief creative officer. Craig’s appointment comes after chief…
New board appointment for Cyfrowy Polsat
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has appointed Maciej Stec, sales director at Telewizji Polsat…
Fox hires Wananchi’s Bekker to run African operation
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named former Wananchi Programming managing director Hannelie Bekker as managing…
Ex-Fox chief named as Turner CCO
Former Fox networks chief Kevin Reilly has joined Turner Broadcasting System as president of cable…
Vodafone Germany names strategy chief
Vodafone Germany has named Anna Dimitrova as is new head of strategy and corporate development….
Former Fox exec Calemzuk forms Rampante
Former Fox and Shine boss Emiliano Calemzuk has created a new content company, Rampante, and…
RR Media appoints former Disney exec Tim Richards to the board
Digital media services firm RR Media, formerly RR Sat, has appointed former Disney executive Tim…
Mediaset unveils new structure, appointments for Italian channels
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has unveiled a new centralised organisational structure for its Italian channels under…
Viacom hires digital chief for Northern Europe
Viacom International Media Networks has named Mathias Blum as head of digital media at its…
Video news service Newstag appoints CTO
Stockholm-based crowd-curated video news service, Newstag, has appointed former Ericsson executive Mats Ekholm as its…
Moriarty replaces Shortt at AMC
Mike Moriarty has been appointed managing director of AMC’s international channels business, replacing Dermot Shortt…
Abbe Raven retiring from A+E
Abbe Raven is to retire after 33 years at US-based cable business A+E Networks. Raven…
Neelie Kroes signs off from European digital role
The retiring head of the European Commission’s digital policy, Neelie Kroes, saw out her last…
Executives leave as Xbox Studios winds down
Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin have left Xbox Entertainment Studios, the content division launched, and…
Cyfrowy Polsat’s Libicki quits over differences in implementation of strategy
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s president Dominik Libicki has resigned over differences in implementing…
Rich Ross exits Shine, lands at Discovery
Rich Ross has left Shine amid a restructure at the enlarged production and distribution group and joined…
MTG names Scandi content chief
Modern Times Group’s Danish programme director has been promoted to chief content officer for the…