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Channel 4 ups head of factual to Jay Hunt deputy
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted head of factual Ralph Lee to deputy chief creative…
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M-Net South Africa appoints CEO
MultiChoice-owned M-Net South Africa has upped its director for local interest channels, Yolisa Phahle, to CEO…
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Schrameck named first president of European regulators group
Olivier Schrameck, the president of French audiovisual media regulator the CSA, has been elected as…
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Turner names new marketing chief
Turner Broadcasting has named Lesley Bailey to the new role of vice-president of channel marketing…
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TV4 Group names Sjuan and TV4 Fakta chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Marit Danielsson as channel director for its Sjuan and…
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Tele2 Netherlands appoints Virgin Media’s Dodds as CEO
Sweden-based European teleco Tele2 has appointed Virgin Media’s former chief marketing officer, Jeff Dodds, as…
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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
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TV ratings startup TVbeat raises US$2 million
London-based TV ratings startup Iptvbeat has raised US$2 million (€1.45 million) in funding and changed…
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Profmedia names Khanumyan as new chief
Russian broadcaster and media company Profmedia has named former Sistema Mass Media president Vladimir Khanumyan…
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Inview names former Man Utd chief to board
TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Manchester United chairman and CEO Martin Edwards…
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Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
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TeliaSonera combines Estonian fixed and mobile under Kalm
TeliaSonera has combined its fixed and mobile assets in Estonia under a single management structure….
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Corral exits Turner as Ondarza gets new role
Domingo Corral is exiting Turner Broadcasting System EMEA, as the firm’s regional restructuring moves a…
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New acting CEO for Russia’s Tricolor TV
Alexander Makarov, the CEO of Russian pay TV giant Tricolor TV, has resigned following the…
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Com Hem names Franzén’s replacement as CEO, new COO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Anders Nilsson as its new CEO following the…
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Arqiva names satellite chief
UK media services provider Arqiva has named David Crawford as managing director for satellite. Crawford…
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New CFO for Orange Poland
Orange Poland has handed chief financial officer responsibilities to group controller Maciej Nowohońskiego following the…
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Channel 5 boss Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s owner, Richard Desmond, has quietly stepped down as a director…
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Russia’s Sistema Mass Media appoints president
Russia’s Sistema Mass Media, which counts TV, production and advertising holdings among its assets, has…
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BBC names acting controller of BBC Two and Four
The BBC has named Adam Barker as acting controller, BBC Two and BBC Four. BBC…
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Applicaster appoints FremantleMedia exec Cassidy
White label broadcast solutions provider Applicaster has appointed FremantleMedia UK Interactive’s managing director, Peter Cassidy,…
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Twitter flying in for MIPTV keynote
Twitter’s chief media scientist Deb Roy will give a keynote address at MIPTV in April….
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A+E Networks UK names advertising chief
A+E Networks UK has appointed Viviane Paxinos as senior director of advertising sales. In this…
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Hulu appoints former Sony exec to CTO role
Hulu has appointed Sony Network Entertainment International’s former senior vice president of product engineering, Tian…
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Ziggo replaces chief commercial officer
Ziggo’s chief commercial officer Marcel Nijhoff is due to step down on March 1, with…
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Numericable adds Outremer Telecom chief to administrative council
French cable operator Numericable has named Jean-Michel Hégésippe to its administrative council, replacing Marco de…
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Inview appoints former Thomson set-top chief to board
UK hybrid TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Thomson set-top division CEO Koen…
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TeliaSonera names new commercial chief
Nordic service provider TeliaSonera has named Hélène Barnekow as senior vice-president and chief commercial officer…
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MTS extends chief executive’s contract
Russian service provider MTS has extended the contract of current president Andrey Dubovskov for a…
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Scripps appoints international content and strategy boss
Scripps Networks International has appointed Kevin Chorlins its US-based senior VP, international content and brand…