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A+E names Zidek as European content sales director
A+E Networks has poached former Lionsgate executive Hana Zidek to become director of content sales…
BBC names Natural History head
British public broadcaster the BBC has promoted Wendy Darke as head of its Natural History…
Viasat Broadcasting appoints programming chief
Viasat Broadcasting has appointed Jakob Mejlhede as senior vice-president of acquisitions and programming. Mejlhede has worked…
Bagatti promoted to SVP of VIMN’s youth and music brands
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Roberto Bagatti to senior vice-president, youth and music…
SFR CEO steps down
Frank Esser is stepping down as CEO of French telco SFR, a decade after taking…
Discovery appoints former BBC Natural History head
Discovery has hired Andrew Jackson, the former head of the BBC’s Natural History Unit, in…
ESPN International appoints Rees as digital media head
ESPN International has appointed Arne Rees as vice-president, international digital media. Rees will be responsible…
Eutelsat appoints new commercial officer
Eutelsat has appointed Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet as chief commercial officer, replacing Andrew Wallace who is leaving…
Yahoo! appoints former Discovery COO
Online firm Yahoo! has appointed three new directors to its board including former Discovery chief…
BBC WW names Japan president
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has appointed former Sony executive…
Sony promotes Cunningham
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Donna Cunningham to executive vice-president, operations, international production. Cunningham was…
A+E appoints international content chief
A+E Networks has appointed Marielle Zuccarelli as managing director, international content distribution. Zuccarelli will manage…
Horse & Country TV hires for international expansion
British pay TV broadcaster Horse & Country TV is ramping up its international expansion and…
AirTies names hardware engineering chief
Turkey-based set-top vendor AirTies has named Nadeem Ullah as director of hardware engineering. Ullah, who…
Studiocanal promotes Smith to UK CEO
Studiocanal, the French production company operated by pay TV platform Canal+, has promoted Robb Smith…
Vimeo hires AOL exec as CEO
Online video site Vimeo has hired former AOL executive Kerry Trainor as chief executive. This…
CNBC appoints commercial chief
Business broadcaster CNBC has appointed Anthony Lilleyman to the newly created role of vice-president commercial,…
Paul Robinson resurfaces at Andy Heyward’s A Squared
Former KidsCo boss Paul Robinson has been appointed president of A Squared Elxsi International, the…
Kudelski names new communications VP
TV technology supplier Kudelski has named Phil Mundwiller as vice-president of corporate communications. Mundwiller was…
Ferguson tipped for BSkyB role
The chairman of private equity group SVG capital has stepped down amid speculation that he…
Sundance promotes Palluth
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has promoted Ed Palluth to executive vice-president, global distribution. He was formerly…
Kupsky to leave Turner Broadcast
Turner Broadcasting Systems’ EMEA chief Jeff Kupsky is leaving the company. Kupsky, who re-located to…
Chello CE appoints sales boss
Chello Central Europe has appointed Dominik Tzimas regional sales director and country manager for Poland….
Newtec names Berretta to advisory committee
Satellite equipment supplier Newtec has named former Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta as an external member…
AirTies restructures sales team
Set-top vendor AirTies has promoted Karl Tempest-Mitchell to executive vice-president sales and marketing, and appointed…
ATVOD appoints board members
Gidon Freeman of NBC Universal, Sophie Jones of Channel 4 and Chris Ratcliff of Portland…
Murdoch leaves News International to focus on TV
James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News Corp’s British publishing arm News…
Arqiva names people chief
Media services provider Arqiva has named Matthew Brearley as director of people and organization. Brearley,…
Private Media names international sales director
Adult content provider Private Media Group has named Karen Ciulla as international sales director charged…
Pace replaces CFO
Pace has appointed Roddy Murray as its chief financial officer, replacing Stuart Hall who stepped…