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Discovery appoints international finance head
Discovery Networks International (DNI) has appointed Armando de Castro to the role of vice-president, finance….
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EBU names first media director
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has named Annika Nyberg Frankenhaeuser as its first media director….
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Volia names B2B chief
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Mikhail Dmitrichenko as head of business-to-business services. Volia currently…
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On Demand Group names Riome as MD
SeaChange International-owned video-on-demand specialist On Demand Group (ODG) has named Stephen Riome as its new…
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Nickelodeon promotes Coolman
Nickelodeon has promoted Victor Coolman to director of programming and acquisitions for its German, Swiss…
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MacLellan announces NBCU exec roster
Kevin MacLellan has announced his executive team at NBC Universal International. MacLellan assumed the president,…
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Warner Bros’ Italian chief Ferrari steps down
Warner Bros’ long-serving Italian boss Paolo Ferrari is retiring after 21 years at the Hollywood…
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SPT appoints VP distribution for UK, Ireland and Africa
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Kylie Munnich to senior vice-president, distribution for the UK, Ireland…
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Andrea Wong replacing Kees Abrahams at Sony
Former Disney and Lifetime executive Andrea Wong has been hired to run international production at…
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YouView poaches Sky architect
YouView, the online joint venture streaming service, has hired Sky executive Chris Bramley as chief…
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HBO names legal head for CEO
HBO Central Europe has appointed Gordon Finlayson as general counsel. Finlayson, who was previously head…
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Contract wrangle holds up A+E’s Ian Jones S4C appointment
Ian Jones has reportedly been chosen as the new chief executive of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C,…
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Fox names pay TV and SVOD EVP
Hollywood studio Fox has promoted Gina Brogi to executive vice president, worldwide pay television and…
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Al Jazeera head replaced by Qatari royal
Wadah Khanfar has stepped down as general director of Al Jazeera. Khanfar, who has run…
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MTG hires Patrick Svensk
Modern Times Group (MTG) has hired Partick Svensk, the former Zodiak executive who left that…
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KidsCo ups Pak
NBCU, Corus and Cookie Jar-backed kids channel KidsCo has promoted Anna Pak to European commercial…
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Discovery shakes up programme sales operation
Factual channel operator and programmer Discovery Communications has rejigged its programme sales team in the Europe,…
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Telenor reshuffle sees Conax chief named CEO Telenor Norway
Berit Svendsen, the CEO of Telenor-owned conditional access company Conax is becoming executive vice-president…
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Akado shareholders confirm Koresh as president
The shareholders of Russian service provider Akado have confirmed that former Comstar-UTS executive Viktor Koresh…
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Prisa TV appoints corporate development chief
Spanish media group Prisa has named Juan Herrero Abelló as chief financial officer and head…
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TV4 hires distribution head
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has appointed David Österlund as head of distribution. Österlund has worked for…
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Discovery in management shuffle
International factual channel operator Discovery Communications has made a number of executive changes in its…
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T-VIPS appoints commercial officer
Video transport technology specialist T-VIPS has appointed Arnhild Schia as chief commercial officer. Schia has…
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BBC Worldwide names CEE chief
BBC Worldwide Channels, the international channels arm of the British public broadcaster, has hired former…
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MGM hires international marketing chief
Hollywood studio MGM has hired former Marvel Studios exec Doug Finberg as executive vice president,…
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KidsCo hires marketing chief
International children’s channel KidsCo has hired former BabyTV executive Lisa Wakefield to head up marketing…
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BBC Worldwide appoints EVP EMEA
BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has appointed Joerg Bachmaier as regional executive vice-president for…
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MTS names marketing chief
Russian quad-play service provider MTS has named Vasily Latsanych as vice-president of marketing. Latsanych was…
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News Corp rejigs board, James Murdoch rejects bonus
Media giant News Corp is shaking up the composition of its board and has announced…
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Tele Columbus names new finance chief
German cable operator Tele Columbus has named Frank Posnanski as chief financial officer. Posnanski, who…