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New commercial director for Orion Express
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has named Sergey Stavropoltsev, until recently the acting CEO…
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Baltcom names Piller as chairman
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has named a new chairman and separately launched a new multiscreen…
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Liberty Global unifies Swiss and Austrian teams, names customer chief
Liberty Global is creating a unified management team for its Austria and Swiss operations, appointing…
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UnitymediaKabelBW names retail chief
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator UnitymediaKabelBW has named Holger Schmieding as head of retail. Schmieding…
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Fairbairn exits as Scripps takes channels in-house
Kathy Fairbairn, the director of programming for Food Network and Fine Living and the former…
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ITU names Zhao as next secretary-general
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Korea has elected Houlin Zhao as the organisation’s next…
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Thinkbox appoints Channel 5 exec as research director
UK marketing body for commercial TV, Thinkbox, has appointed Channel 5’s head of planning and…
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FremantleMedia hires branded content chief
FremantleMedia has hired Samantha Glynne as vice president, branded entertainment, to spearhead a push into…
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SeaChange appoints new CEO
Video technology provider SeaChange International has appointed former president of social chat service ooVoo, Jay Samit,…
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Scripps appoints Discovery veteran as European programming boss
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has appointed long-time Discovery Networks International executive, Katharina Feistauer, as…
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Wrenn leaves CNN for Facebook
CNN veteran Nick Wrenn has left the Turner-owned news channel to join social network Facebook….
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Numericable’s Denoyer likely to be post-acquisition SFR chief
Eric Denoyer, the current CEO of French cable operator Numericable, will take over as chief…
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Ofcom makes content board appointment
UK broadcast regulator has appointed Philip Schlesinger, a professor in cultural policy at the University…
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BBC Worldwide appoints finance director for Australia, New Zealand
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand has appointed the chief financial officer of mobile phone…
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Current Oi and former PT chief Bava resigns
Zeinal Bava, the CEO of Brazilian telco Oi, and the former Portugal Telecom chief executive,…
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Turner adds Africa to French chief’s remit
Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…
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New BBC Trust chairman takes up post
Rona Fairhead has started her new role as chairman of the BBC Trust today. Fairhead…
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UKTV expands Gooze-Zijl’s role
Digital channel operator UKTV has handed Jan Gooze-Zijl an expanded remit that gives the executive…
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New competition chief for Ofcom
UK media and telecoms regulator Ofcom has named Jonathan Oxley as its new group director…
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New board appointment for ATVOD
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has named ITV executive Nicola Phillips as a director. Philips, currently…
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RR Media makes executive hires
Digital media services firm RR Media has expanded its European team with the appointments of…
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MTG appoints ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s digital chief
Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s chief digital officer, Arnd Benninghoff, as deputy…
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BBC Worldwide names CEMA chief
BBC Worldwide has named Grant Welland as executive vice-president for central and eastern Europe, the…
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BBC kids boss takes new role
Joe Godwin, the boss of the BBC’s kids services, is leaving his role to run…
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All3Media hires Synn from Shine as digital chief
The international arm of All3Media has recruited Gordon Synn as senior VP, digital and business…
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Disney extends Bob Iger’s deal until 2018
Disney CEO Bob Iger has signed a new deal, which will keep him at the…
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BBC Studios appoints new MD
BBC Studios and Post Production has appointed chief operating officer, David Conway, as its new…
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Ofcom CEO Ed Richards steps down
Ofcom’s chief executive officer, Ed Richards will step down at the end of December after…
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nc+ names channel brand manager
Polish pay TV platform nc+ has named Paweł Kobryński as the brand manager for its…
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TV4’s Beck-Friis named as Bonnier’s digital chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster’s TV4 Group’s vice-president, Cecilia Beck-Friis, has been given an…