AMC Networks International – Central Europe (AMCNI CE) has announced that as of February 1 its non-sport programming department will be divided into two functional areas, with one being headed by Judit Minda, who has joined the company.
Minda will be responsible for the ’Kids&Infotainment’ unit, while Katalin Radóczy, who will continue to work as chief programming officer, will also head the new ’Film& Entertainment’ unit. Meanwhile, the operation of the Sport Programming department will remain unchanged.
Minda joins AMCNI CE after leaving Modern Times Group (MTG), where she was senior acquistions manager for Viasat 3 and Viasat 6 in Hungary. She has previously held key positions as HBO and Jugoslav Radio Television and was also the co-owner of Havas Films Kft.
Commenting on the reorganisation, Levente B. Málnay, CEO of AMC Networks International – Central Europe, said: “We are pursuing this reorganisation with the objective to increase profitability on existing markets and to enter new territories. Our goal is to further expand both these programming divisions”
Nine out of AMCNI CE’s 13 brands will belong to the two new organisational units: Film&Entertainment comprises the film channels AMC, Filmcafe, Film Mania and Film+ (in the Czech Republic and Slovakia only), while the Kids& Infotainment unit manages the brands Spektrum, Spektrum Home, TV Paprika, Minimax and Megamax.
