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Mirada names interactive content chief

Interactive TV specialist Mirada has named Carlos Zalve as director of interactive media content. Zalve,…

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Sykes leaves Tiscali TV

Jonathan Sykes has stepped down from his role as managing director of Tiscali TV, according…

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Harris president to step down

The president of Harris Broadcast Communications, Tim Thorsteinson, has announced plans to retire from the…

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RSCC appoint CFO

Satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Denis Pivnyuk as chief financial officer….

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SFR names innovation and marketing chief

French quad-play provider SFR has named Jérémie Manigne as director general of innovation, product marketing…

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Lagardére Active names new Mezzo chief

Lagardére Active has named Christophe Winckel as director of classical music channel Mezzo. Winckel, who…

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EBU names international TV channels group chief

EBU The European Broadcasting Union has named Jan Hoek, general director of Radio Netherlands Worldwide,…

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Berry to leave Yahoo Connected TV

Patrick Berry, vice-president of Yahoo’s Connected TV group is leaving the company, according to reports….

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UPC Czech Republic appoints COO

Cable operator UPC Czech Republic has appointed Jan van Steeg as chief operating officer. Steeg,…

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Cablecom appoints marketing and product VP

Verwee joins from Telenet where he was vice-president of market development. He will take up…

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ProSiebenSat.1 names marketing chief

Marcel Mohaupt has been named as vice-president of strategic marketing and business development at ProSiebenSat.1…

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Comstar names Volga region chief

Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has named Maxim Apasov as director of its Volga region operations,…

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BSkyB hires BBC’s top marketing exec

UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has hired former BBC marketing executive Naomi Gibney. Gibney will head…

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Disney international channels boss becomes studio chief

Disney has named Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, as the new chairman of…

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Orange names new operations chief

France Télécom/Orange has named Stephane Richard as its new deputy CEO in charge of operations…

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Globomedia names new president

Spanish programmer and thematic channel provider Mediapro/Globomedia Group has named Daniel Écija as president of…

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BBC Worldwide appoints chairman

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of UK public broadcaster the BBC, has appointed Robert Webb…

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Huawei names Bross as new CTO

Broadband infrastructure supplier Huawei has named Matt Bross as new chief technology officer. Bross was…

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Jinni appoints CEO

TV search and recommendation specialist Jinni has appointed Michael Pohl as CEO. Pohl currently serves…

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Comstar-UTS names new commercial chief

Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has named Elena Pasnyuk as commercial director of its central branch….

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BBC to name Godwin as director of children’s

Joe Godwin, the head of the BBC’s children’s news, factual and entertainment is set to…

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Winkelmolen named as CTAM Europe chairman

Chris Winkelmolen has been named as the new chairman of cable marketers’ organisation CTAM Europe….

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Harris appoints eastern Europe sales manager

Broadcast technology company Harris Broadcasting has appointed Olaf Brunswicker as regional sales manager for eastern…

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Conax appoints VP for Asia Pacific

Conditional access specialist Conax has appointed Theo van Aalst as vice-president Asia Pacific and CEO…

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Arnesen follows Forbes out of the door at Turner

Finn Arnesen has become the second high-ranking executive to announce his departure from Turner this…

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Baxter moves up at Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television has promoted Stuart Baxter to senior executive vice-president, European distribution, effectively making…

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CBS appoints international channels boss

CBS Studios International, the content arm of the US CBS studio, has appointed Reed Manville…

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Virgin Media appoints CFO

Virgin Media has appointed Eamonn O’Hare as chief financial officer. O’Hare joins from Tesco where…

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MobiTV hires advertising chief

Mobile TV specialist MobiTV has named Bob Gehringer as vice-president of advertising and brand partnerships….

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Discovery poaches Turner’s Dee Forbes to run UK operation

Discovery has hired Dee Forbes to run its UK business. Forbes joins from a fourteen-year…