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A+E Networks UK appoints Nordic director

A+E Networks UK has appointed former Discovery executive Christian Høyer to the newly created role…

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Fox Channels hires new German chief

Fox International Channels has hired Marco de Ruiter as its senior VP, Germany, Austria and…

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New marketing chief for Tricolor TV

Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has named Yelena Nalobina as marketing director. The position…

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Change at the top for Ren TV

Russian broadcaster Ren TV has named Irina Varlamova as its new director-general, replacing Aleksandr Ordzhonikidze,…

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Turner promotes Persson

Turner Broadcasting has promoted Cecilia Persson to the newly created role of vice-president, acquisitions and co-productions,…

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Murdoch replaces Carey as Sky Deutschland chairman

James Murdoch has replaced Chase Carey as chairman of pay TV operator Sky Deutshland’s supervisory…

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Du Laz named as TF1 Vidéo acqusitions chief

French broadcaster TF1 has given Tristan du Laz, deputy CEO of TF1 Vidéo, the additional…

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Romtelecom restructures to provide unified management with mobile arm

Romtelecom has made a series of management appointments to integrate its operations with those of…

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BBC Worldwide unveils Western Europe restructure

BBC Worldwide has restructured its Western Europe division, announcing five new country chiefs. All of…

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SFR names human resources and organisation chief

French service provider SFR has named François Rubichon as executive director for human resources, general…

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Ofcom appoints former Lovefilm exec to content board

UK regulator Ofcom has appointed Lesley McKenzie, the former group digital officer at subscription video-on-demand…

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Former Turner Nordic boss Scheynius resurfaces at Hippeis

Ignas Scheynius has taken a role at Sweden-based dubbing and subtitling business Hippeis Media. Until…

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Belgacom picks Edgeware for multiscreen service

Belgium’s largest telco, Belgacom, has selected Edgeware to power its ‘TV Partout/TV Overal’ multiscreen service. …

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Former Turner MEA boss joins ShortsTV channel

Alan Musa has joined Liberty Global-backed short-form movie service ShortsTV. Musa will be president of…

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Sky Italia channels boss leaves for Tata

Paolo Agostinelli, a senior channels executive at Sky Italia, is leaving the Italian pay TV…

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Comcast and Time Warner joint venture RDK appoints manager

RDK Management, the new joint venture formed by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, has appointed…

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Kevin MacLellan replaces Jeff Shell at NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal has confirmed that Kevin MacLellan has been elevated to chairman of its international operations….

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NMHH’s Mátrai to leave by mutual consent

Gábor Mátrai, the vice-president of communications at Hungarian media and telecom regulator the NMHH is…

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Eutelsat reshuffles management

Eutelsat has reshuffled its management for the Asian region, after appointing the former CEO of…

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UPC Czech Republic names sales and marketing chief

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has named Jason King as vice-president of sales…

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New board member for Intelsat

Satellite operator Intelsat has named John Diercksen as an independent director. Diercksen, currently an executive…

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KPN loses finance chief

KPN chief financial officer Eric Hageman is to leave the company due to personal circumstances. …

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Twitter’s Wang heads back to US

Twitter has upped UK sales director Bruce Daisley to UK MD, taking over from Tony…

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TDF names M&A and business development chief

French transmission services provider TDF has named Bastian Manintveld as head of M&A and business…

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Management changes at VimpelCom

Russian service provider VimpelCom has appointed the former executive VP of strategy and new business…

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Orange France names new technical director

Orange France has named Laurent Benatar as technical director. Benatar will combine his new role…

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i24news appoints chief marketing officer

Recently-launched international news channel i24news has appointed former Walt Disney Company executive, Laurent Malek, as…

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RTS names star-studded line-up for Cambridge event

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has unveiled the lien up of speakers for the RTS…

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NBCU hires FremantleMedia exec

NBCUniversal has recruited Jacqueline Moreton from FremantleMedia and she will join the studio’s International TV…

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DNA names acting CEO as Tiuraniemi departs

Finnish telco and cable operator DNA has named Jukka Leinonen as its new interim CEO,…