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BT appoints new Openreach CEO

BT has appointed former HSBC, Dixons and Procter & Gamble executive Joe Garner as the…

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TV3 to oppose UTV’s planned Republic of Ireland channel

Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 is reportedly protesting plans by Northern Ireland’s UTV to launch a new channel…

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TVN hires nc+ executive, names new TVN Turbo boss

Polish broadcaster TVN Group has appointed former nc+ executive, Christian Anting, as its chief strategy…

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Belgacom appoints new CEO

The Belgian government has appointed the executive vice-president of Belgacom’s consumer business unit, Dominique Leroy,…

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Former BBC Worldwide exec takes Zodiak Rights CEO job

Former Disney and BBC Worldwide sales boss Steve Macallister has been appointed CEO of Zodiak…

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ITV Choice appoints channel director

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide and Fox Sports commercial executive…

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RTL Croatia boss to leave for Studio Hamburg

Long-serving RTL executive and CEO of RTL Hrvatska (RTL Croatia), Johannes Züll, is leaving to…

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NBCUniversal hires former BT Vision, UKTV execs

NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…

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Antenna appoints former NBC Universal, Cineflix Studios boss

Pete Smith, the former NBC Universal and Cineflix Studios boss, has been recruited as managing…

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Discovery extends CEO Zaslav’s contract

Discovery Communications has extended the contract of president and CEO David Zaslav to the end…

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Box TV executive director steps down

The executive director of UK channel operator Box TV, Scott Monks, is stepping down after…

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Deutsche Telekom CFO takes over top job

Deutsche Telekom’s chief financial officer (CFO) Timotheus Höttges has taken over from outgoing CEO René…

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New finance chief for Discovery Networks CEEMEA

Discovery Networks has named a new chief financial officer for central and eastern Europe, the…

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Catherine Powell to run Disney Australia as Cracknell retires

Catherine Powell is to relocate from London to Sydney to run Disney Australia and New…

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YouSee rebrands mobile arm as founder departs

TDC-owned Danish cable operator YouSee has rebranded its Onfone mobile arm as a YouSee service,…

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MTS strategy chief leaves for Sistema

Russian service provider MTS’s vice-president for strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, Michael Hecker,…

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TeliaSonera unveils new management structure following Uzbekistan affair

Nordic telco TeliaSonera has unveiled a comprehensive revamp of its management structure and has appointed…

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A+E Networks appoints 20th Century Fox TV executive

A+E Networks has appointed 20th Century Fox’s European vice-president of sales for its TV distribution…

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BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO 

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…

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Envivio makes European exec hire

Video processing technology provider Envivio has appointed Stefan Niesen – who previously worked at connected…

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Net Insight’s Persson to quit

Video transport specialist Net Insight’s executive vice-president and director of product development Anders Persson has…

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UPC Poland CEO to leave in January

Long-serving UPC Poland chief executive Simon Boyd is to retire in January. Liberty Global central…

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A+E poaches Fox boss to run Italian channels biz

A senior Fox International Channels Italy boss will run A+E Networks’ new Italian networks business….

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Vodafone hires new execs for Kabel Deutschland acquisition

Vodafone Germany has named former Sky Deutschland Marcello Maggioni to its senior management team as…

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Com Hem appoints Barron as executive chairman

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has appointed Virgin Media’s former chief operating officer Andrew Barron…

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HTTV secures new investor

Hybrid TV technology provider HTTV has secured investment from technology entrepreneur Luc Burgun and has…

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Croatian Telecom chief departs for DT strategy role

Ivica Mudrinić, the president of Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom is to leave the company to…

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A+E launching new European channels business

A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, marking the first time it has set up…

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PrimaCom names new finance chief

German cable operator PrimaCom has named Jens Müller as its new commercial director and chief…

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Top-level management changes at Sat.1

Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…