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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….
KDG names new finance chief
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has named Andreas Siemen as its new chief financial…
Viasat names programming chief
Viasat Broadcasting has named Daniela Neumann as vice-presdent of central programming. Neumann, who was previously…
DNA names marketing chief
Finnish telco and cable operator DNA has named Kati Riikonen as vice-president, marketing, consumer business,…
Brightcove names EMEA sales chief
Internet-based content services specialist Brightcove has named Sue Thexton as vice-president of sales for EMEA….
Langlois takes senior role at France 3
Thierry Langlois has been named as head of broadcast and programming at French public channel…
Drese fits for Viacom
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Macky Drese as vice-presidnet, international sales at VBSI, the…
Ex-Discovery Germany chief Kastner joins Rotana
Former Discovery Networks Germany chief Magnus Kastner has joined Dubai-based Rotana Media Group as president…
CDON boss resigns
Mikael Olander, the president and CEO of CDON, the online shopping and video rental service,…
UKTV poaches Tennant
British thematic channel operator UKTV has poached ITV executive Emma Tennant to become controller. Tennant…
Bridge Technologies appoints Academy head
Monitoring and measurement specialist Bridge Technologies has appointed Martin Crawley as head of the Bridge…
Former CNN exec to take over at Current TV
Former CNN executive David Bohrman has been appointed president of Current TV. He will join…
Elisabeth Murdoch delays joining News board
Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corp chairman Rupert, will not be joining the News board…
Rossiter leaves HBO for Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed John Rossiter as general manager, central Europe. Rossiter will…
Sky Italia names Mockridge replacement
News Corp has appointed a new chief executive for Italian pay TV operator Sky Italia….
Discovery promotes Wood
Discovery has promoted acquisitions exec Brad Wood from its central and eastern European-focused unit to…
Grass Valley appoints EMEA head
TV technology company Grass Valley has appointed Alan Wright as senior vice-president EMEA. Wright will…
Fox International Channels names European chiefs
Fox International Channels has promoted two of its key European executives, Jesus Perezagua and Jason…
Freesat names finance chief
UK free-to-air DTH platform Freesat has appointed Alistair Thom as finance director. Thom joins Freesat…
Film4 names new digital chief
Channel 4’s UK film channel Film4 has appointed Anna Higgs to the newly-created role of…
Joost names Cadbury as general manager
Joost has appointed Maria Cadbury its general manager. She has been director of media at…
BBC HD and 3D chief leaves
Danielle Nagler, head of HD and 3D at the BBC is leaving the British public…
Media Capital names CEO
Portuguese media company Media Capital, which is 80% owned by Prisa, has named Rosa Cullell…
FilmFlex hires Henry as CEO
Video-on-demand operator FilmFlex Movies has hired former ITV exec Jeff Henry as chief executive. Henry,…
Rouxel joins GlobeCast as marketing chief
France-based broadcast services provider GlobeCast has appointed Philippe Rouxel as chief marketing officer. Rouxel will…
Sky Deutschland appoints ad sales chief
Michel Martin has been named as the new managing director of Premium Media Solutions, the…
Euronews appoints head of Ukrainian channel
Euronews has appointed Fidel Pavlenko to head its new Ukrainian language channel, which has been…
PrimaCom names new CEO
German cable operator PrimaCom has named Joachim Grendel as its new CEO. Grendel has previously…
HBO CE hires Koltai
HBO Central Europe has hired Peter Koltai as vice-president of business development. Koltai, who joins…
ThePlatform appoints McGrath to head European push
Comcast-backed multi-platform video technology company thePlatform has named Simon McGrath as its general manager for…