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Blizoo’s Polony to leave company
Bulgarian cable operator Blizoo’s CEO Istvan Polony is to leave the company. Bern Anderson will…
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Shane O’Neill passes away
Shane O’Neill, one of the best-known executives in the pay TV industry, has passed away….
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Canal Plus shareholders back Meheut’s continued leadership
Canal Plus’s shareholders have given a strong sign of their confidence in the continued leadership…
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Lagardère names Micoleau as programming chief
Lagardère has named Laurent Micoleau as programming chief at its Lagardère Active media arm. In…
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Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution names sales chief
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, the international sales arm of the Hollywood studio, has appointed…
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Playout specialist Oasys names sales chief
IT-based playout specialist Oasys has named Fraser Jardine as vice-president, global sales. Jardine was previously…
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Visionary Solutions names sales and marketing chief
TV technology provider Visionary Solutions has named Mike Piper as vice-president of sales and marketing….
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Two more executives leave Lovefilm, Buckle named MD
Two more senior executives are leaving UK online video and DVD rental provider Lovefilm following…
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Hölzle makes SES u-turn
SES has announced that Norbert Hölzle is staying with the company to lead the European…
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KPN names new Dutch management team
Dutch telco KPN has named Joost Farwerch as managing director of its Dutch operations. KPN…
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Simon Calver leaves Lovefilm
Simon Calver, chief executive of UK online video streaming service Lovefilm, is leaving the company…
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Zeiler leaves RTL, joins Turner
Gerhard Zeiler is to become president of Turner Broadcasting System International after announcing his departure…
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DT tackles digital competition with new unit
Deutsche Telekom has launched a new business unit designed to tap into digital trends and…
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Connected TV association expands eastwards
The Connected TV Marketing Association is expanding its activities in central and eastern Europe with…
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Tricolor TV CEO Basov to leave company
Pavel Basov, the CEO of Russia’s leading pay TV operator Tricolor TV, is leaving the…
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TopTV chief steps down
On Digital Media chief executive Vino Govender has stepped down from the South African pay…
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SuperSport names new CEO
MultiChoice-backed South African sports channel SuperSport has named Happy Ntshingila as its new CEO. Ntshingila…
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Trace appoints Sports CEO
Music and sports broadcaster Trace has appointed Laurent Dumeau as CEO of Trace Sports. Dumeau…
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Cottet replaces Couture as Orange’s growth activities chief
Jean-Paul Cottet, currently Orange’s executive vice-president of marketing and innovation, has been promoted and will…
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New head for Etisalat UAE
UAE-based service provider Etisalat has named Saleh Al Abdooli as CEO of Etisalat UAE. Al…
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Bridge Technologies names EMEA chief
Video quality assurance specialist Bridge Technologies has appointed Olli Tuomela as regional manager for EMEA….
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Nat Geo promotes Sweet following NGTI clear out
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has promoted Germaine Deagan Sweet to senior vice-president, global content…
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Thompson could quit BBC this year
Mark Thompson, the director general of UK public broadcaster the BBC, could step down by…
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Canal Plus makes series of new appointments
Canal Plus Group has named Cécilia Ragueneau as director-general of news channel i>Télé, replacing Pierre…
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Akamai appoints EMEA chief
Content delivery network specialist Akamai has appointed Mark Vargo as senior vice-president and general manager,…
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Beltelecom loses commercial chief
Belarus telco and IPTV provider Beltelecom’s commercial chief, Andrei Soborov, has resigned from his post….
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Megafon names UTH’s Tavrin as deputy CEO
Russian mobile operator Megafon has named Ivan Tavrin, currently the CEO of broadcasting group UTH,…
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Viacom promotes Kurz
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted research executive Christian Kurz to the position of vice…
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Akado in commercial restructure
Russian service provider Akado has restructured its commercial division. The move sees commercial director of…
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SABC appoints new CEO
The SABC has named Lulama Mokhobo as its new CEO. Mokhobo becomes the South African…