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Cosmos TV Belarus names new CEO

Pay TV service provider Cosmos TV Belarus has named Igor Zayanchkovsky as its new CEO….

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KDG names new finance chief

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has named Andreas Siemen as its new chief financial…

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Viasat names programming chief

Viasat Broadcasting has named Daniela Neumann as vice-presdent of central programming. Neumann, who was previously…

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DNA names marketing chief

Finnish telco and cable operator DNA has named Kati Riikonen as vice-president, marketing, consumer business,…

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Brightcove names EMEA sales chief

Internet-based content services specialist Brightcove has named Sue Thexton as vice-president of sales for EMEA….

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Langlois takes senior role at France 3

Thierry Langlois has been named as head of broadcast and programming at French public channel…

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Drese fits for Viacom

Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Macky Drese as vice-presidnet, international sales at VBSI, the…

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Ex-Discovery Germany chief Kastner joins Rotana

Former Discovery Networks Germany chief Magnus Kastner has joined Dubai-based Rotana Media Group as president…

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CDON boss resigns

Mikael Olander, the president and CEO of CDON, the online shopping and video rental service,…

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UKTV poaches Tennant

British thematic channel operator UKTV has poached ITV executive Emma Tennant to become controller. Tennant…

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Bridge Technologies appoints Academy head

Monitoring and measurement specialist Bridge Technologies has appointed Martin Crawley as head of the Bridge…

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Former CNN exec to take over at Current TV

Former CNN executive David Bohrman has been appointed president of Current TV. He will join…

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Elisabeth Murdoch delays joining News board

Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corp chairman Rupert, will not be joining the News board…

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Rossiter leaves HBO for Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed John Rossiter as general manager, central Europe. Rossiter will…

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Sky Italia names Mockridge replacement

News Corp has appointed a new chief executive for Italian pay TV operator Sky Italia….

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Discovery promotes Wood

Discovery has promoted acquisitions exec Brad Wood from its central and eastern European-focused unit to…

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Grass Valley appoints EMEA head

TV technology company Grass Valley has appointed Alan Wright as senior vice-president EMEA. Wright will…

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Fox International Channels names European chiefs

Fox International Channels has promoted two of its key European executives, Jesus Perezagua and Jason…

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Freesat names finance chief

UK free-to-air DTH platform Freesat has appointed Alistair Thom as finance director. Thom joins Freesat…

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Film4 names new digital chief

Channel 4’s UK film channel Film4 has appointed Anna Higgs to the newly-created role of…

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Joost names Cadbury as general manager

Joost has appointed Maria Cadbury its general manager. She has been director of media at…

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BBC HD and 3D chief leaves

Danielle Nagler, head of HD and 3D at the BBC is leaving the British public…

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Media Capital names CEO

Portuguese media company Media Capital, which is 80% owned by Prisa, has named Rosa Cullell…

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FilmFlex hires Henry as CEO

Video-on-demand operator FilmFlex Movies has hired former ITV exec Jeff Henry as chief executive. Henry,…

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Rouxel joins GlobeCast as marketing chief

France-based broadcast services provider GlobeCast has appointed Philippe Rouxel as chief marketing officer. Rouxel will…

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Sky Deutschland appoints ad sales chief

Michel Martin has been named as the new managing director of Premium Media Solutions, the…

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Euronews appoints head of Ukrainian channel

Euronews has appointed Fidel Pavlenko to head its new Ukrainian language channel, which has been…

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PrimaCom names new CEO

German cable operator PrimaCom has named Joachim Grendel as its new CEO. Grendel has previously…

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HBO CE hires Koltai

HBO Central Europe has hired Peter Koltai as vice-president of business development. Koltai, who joins…

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ThePlatform appoints McGrath to head European push

Comcast-backed multi-platform video technology company thePlatform has named Simon McGrath as its general manager for…