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BSkyB makes boardroom changes
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has made further changes to its board as part of…
Shorts International hires MGM exec for European expansion
Movie network Shorts International has hired former MGM Channel Central Europe executive Philip Mordecai as…
CTAM Europe names Cablecom chief as chairman
CTAM Europe, the marketing body for European cable operators, has appointed Eric Tveter as chairman…
A+E ups Sean Cohan
A+E Networks has promoted Sean Cohan to executive vice-president, international. Cohan will continue to report…
Fritzson to leave Teracom
Crister Fritzson, the CEO of Swedish broadcasting group Teracom is leaving the company to take…
Lagardère names kids programming chief
Lagardère Group has named Sebastien Liefferinckx as director of programmes at kids channel Gulli. Liefferinckx,…
Sony Pictures updates EMEA TV management structure
Sony Pictures Television Networks has launched a new management structure across Europe and has promoted…
Netia appoints CEO as owners step down
Polish service provider Netia has appointed Philippe Fort as CEO. Fort is the former president…
Belgacom names consumer business chief
Belgacom has named Dominque Leroy as executive vice-president of its consumer business unit. Leroy will…
Euronews names broadcasting and marketing chief
Euronews has appointed Grégory Samak world director of broadcasting and programme marketing. The news channel…
Ofcom confirms Richards has applied for BBC director general job
Ofcom has confirmed that its chief executive Ed Richards has applied for the BBC director-general…
Bjørndal joins Verimatrix
Geir Bjørndal, Conax’s former marketing chief, has joined Verimatrix. The content security specialist said Bjørndal…
Thinkbox makes executive changes
Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television in the UK, has made a number of…
Canal Plus names new i>Télé editorial chief
Canal Plus Group has named Céline Pigalle as editorial director of news channel i>Télé. Pigalle,…
All change for Turkmenistan state TV
A number of senior appointments have been made across the television industry in Turkmenistan. President…
Endemol appoints French managing director
Production and distribution group Endemol has hired Nicholas Coppermann as the managing director of Endemol…
Broussard named as programming chief for TMC-NT1
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Vincent Broussard as vice-president, broadcasting and programming at its…
Fox’s Jiménez extends responsibilities to Portugal
Fox Inernational Channels (FIC) has extended the responsibilities of its general manager for Spain, Pilar…
Nagravision recruits SVP of global sales
Nagravision has hired Debby Ruth as senior vice-president of global sales and marketing, advanced advertising….
EVS Broadcast names new CEO
TV broadcast technology provider EVS Broadcast Equipment has named Joop Jansen as managing director and…
Netflix ups Cindy Holland to international role
Netflix has promoted Cindy Holland to vice-president, original content and content acquisition making her responsible…
Wayne Garvie leaving All3Media to become Sony TV CCO
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has recruited Wayne Garvie as its chief creative officer, the position…
Google completes Motorola acquisition
Google has completed the acquisition of Motorola Mobility and is replacing CEO Sanjay Jha with…
Nikiforov named as new Russian communications minister
Russian president Vladimir Putin has named former Tatarstan information and communications minister Nikolai Nikiforov as…
BSkyB names Sky Ireland chief
Pay TV operator BSkyB has named JD Buckley as managing director of its operations in…
Telenor names Aeser as new chairman
Telenor has appointed Svein Aeser as its new chairman. Aeser replaces Harald Norvik, who recently…
Com Hem names consumer sales chief
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Agnes Reuterskiöld as its new head of consumer…
Telenor restructures management team
Nordic telco Telenor has named Kjell-Morten Johnsen as vice-president and head of European operations. Johnsen,…
Yahoo CEO forced to step down
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has left the company following a board meeting held yesterday morning….
New head for Russian regulator
Russian deputy minister of communications Aleksandr Zharov has been named as the new head of…