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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…

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BBC names Natural History head

British public broadcaster the BBC has promoted Wendy Darke as head of its Natural History…

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Viasat Broadcasting appoints programming chief

Viasat Broadcasting has appointed Jakob Mejlhede as senior vice-president of acquisitions and programming. Mejlhede has worked…

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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…

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SFR CEO steps down

Frank Esser is stepping down as CEO of French telco SFR, a decade after taking…

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Discovery appoints former BBC Natural History head

Discovery has hired Andrew Jackson, the former head of the BBC’s Natural History Unit, in…

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ESPN International appoints Rees as digital media head

ESPN International has appointed Arne Rees as vice-president, international digital media. Rees will be responsible…

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Eutelsat appoints new commercial officer

Eutelsat has appointed Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet as chief commercial officer, replacing Andrew Wallace who is leaving…

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Yahoo! appoints former Discovery COO

Online firm Yahoo! has appointed three new directors to its board including former Discovery chief…

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BBC WW names Japan president

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has appointed former Sony executive…

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Sony promotes Cunningham

Sony Pictures Television has promoted Donna Cunningham to executive vice-president, operations, international production. Cunningham was…

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A+E appoints international content chief

A+E Networks has appointed Marielle Zuccarelli as managing director, international content distribution.  Zuccarelli will manage…

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Horse & Country TV hires for international expansion

British pay TV broadcaster Horse & Country TV is ramping up its international expansion and…

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AirTies names hardware engineering chief

Turkey-based set-top vendor AirTies has named Nadeem Ullah as director of hardware engineering. Ullah, who…

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Studiocanal promotes Smith to UK CEO

Studiocanal, the French production company operated by pay TV platform Canal+, has promoted Robb Smith…

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Vimeo hires AOL exec as CEO

Online video site Vimeo has hired former AOL executive Kerry Trainor as chief executive. This…

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CNBC appoints commercial chief

Business broadcaster CNBC has appointed Anthony Lilleyman to the newly created role of vice-president commercial,…

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Paul Robinson resurfaces at Andy Heyward’s A Squared

Former KidsCo boss Paul Robinson has been appointed president of A Squared Elxsi International, the…

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Kudelski names new communications VP

TV technology supplier Kudelski has named Phil Mundwiller as vice-president of corporate communications. Mundwiller was…

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Ferguson tipped for BSkyB role


The chairman of private equity group SVG capital has stepped down amid speculation that he…

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Sundance promotes Palluth

AMC/Sundance Channel Global has promoted Ed Palluth to executive vice-president, global distribution. He was formerly…

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Kupsky to leave Turner Broadcast

Turner Broadcasting Systems’ EMEA chief Jeff Kupsky is leaving the company. Kupsky, who re-located to…

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Chello CE appoints sales boss


Chello Central Europe has appointed Dominik Tzimas regional sales director and country manager for Poland….

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Newtec names Berretta to advisory committee

Satellite equipment supplier Newtec has named former Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta as an external member…

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AirTies restructures sales team

Set-top vendor AirTies has promoted Karl Tempest-Mitchell to executive vice-president sales and marketing, and appointed…

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ATVOD appoints board members

Gidon Freeman of NBC Universal, Sophie Jones of Channel 4 and Chris Ratcliff of Portland…

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Murdoch leaves News International to focus on TV

James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News Corp’s British publishing arm News…

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Arqiva names people chief

Media services provider Arqiva has named Matthew Brearley as director of people and organization. Brearley,…

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Private Media names international sales director

Adult content provider Private Media Group has named Karen Ciulla as international sales director charged…

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Pace replaces CFO

Pace has appointed Roddy Murray as its chief financial officer, replacing Stuart Hall who stepped…