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Christian Murphy becomes international content boss at A&E
Christian Murphy has been upped to senior vice-president, international programming and marketing at A&E Networks….
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Boxee names European business development chief
Over-the-top service provider Boxee has named Wil Stephens as its new head of business development…
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Astrium’s Beranger named chairman of ESOA
Astrium Services CEO Eric Beranger has been named as the new chairman of the European…
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Cablecom appoints Lorenz as VP of network services
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has appointed Alexander Lorenz as vice-president network services….
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Mensah makes dramatic BSkyB move
BSkyB has poached BBC executive Anne Mensah who will become the UK pay TV platform’s…
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Oprah Winfrey Network replaces CEO
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, the joint venture channel between the US talk show host…
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Bjørndal leaves Conax
Long-serving Conax exec Gier Bjørndal has left the company. Bjørndal joined Conax owner Telenor in…
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MTV not replacing Judy McGrath
MTV parent company Viacom said that it will not be replacing Judy McGrath, the chairman…
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Hispasat names new managing director
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has named Carlos Espin’s as its new managing director. Espin’s has…
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Sky Atlantic appoints director, announces commissions
Sky Atlantic, the US-focused pay TV channel operated by the News Corp-backed satellite pay broadcaster,…
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Discovery hires Julian Bellamy as creative director and head of production
Discovery Networks International has recruited Julian Bellamy as its first-ever creative director and head of…
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CTC hires digital network head
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has hired Dmitry Troitsky to run its digital network DTV….
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EBU votes Bierman TV chairman
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has re-elected Ruurd Bierman chairman of its Television Committee. Bierman…
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BBCW Channels hires CEE general manager
BBC Worldwide Channels has hired former Polsat and Chello Zone executive Jacek Koskowski as general…
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SES restructures management
Satellite operator SES has announced a new management structure as part of a strategy to…
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Eutelsat appoints marketing director
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has appointed Marc Welinski as director of marketing and commercial strategy….
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Entwistle named BBC Vision director
The BBC has appointed George Entwistle as director of its in-house production unit BBC Vision….
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Volia names customer care chief
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Elena Ikonnikova as director of customer care, responsible for…
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Sky Deutschland appoints director of consumer comms
Sky Deutschland has reorganised its communications division, creating a new direct consumer communications department to…
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Sky appoints director of 3D
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has appointed John Cassy to the newly created role…
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Boxer Sweden names MD
DTT platform operator Boxer Sweden has named Andrea Gisle Joosen as its new managing director….
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Littleford to head up global iPlayer team
Matthew Littleford, who was previously controller of British thematic channel operator UKTV, is to head…
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WRN Broadcast appoints chairman
London-based broadcast services provider WRN Broadcast has appointed Tim Ashburner as chairman. Ashburner was previously…
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Former Channel 5 exec to head Arqiva’s YouView push
TV infrastructure company Arqiva has appointed Charles Constable as managing director of a newly created…
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KidsCo hires ex-Disney execs for distribution push
KidsCo has recruited two ex-Disney execs, Loc Autret and Chris Nicholls. The NBCU, Nelvana and…
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UPC Cablecom appoints CFO
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has appointed Ivan Hash Vila as chief financial officer. He…
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Blok takes over at KPN
Eelco Blok has taken over from Ad Scheepbouwer as CEO of Dutch telco KPN. Blok…
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EBU appoints public affairs director
The European Broadcasting Union has announced the appointment of Ignasi Guardans as director public affairs…
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Baltic Media Alliance hires ex-MTV Russia chief
Latvia-based Baltic Media Alliance, which distributes several Russian channels in the Baltic States, has hired…
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AETN hires international distribution chief
Former Target and Nat Geo executive Ian Jones has joined A&E Television Networks as international…