Moritz Pohl will become head of video-on-demand content (VOD) at RTL interactive, a company part of German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, from October 1, 2018.
In the newly created function, the 43-year-old is to expand the TV Now streaming platform, both with original productions and purchased exclusive and non-exclusive content.
Pohl is currently head of programme management at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), the Berlin-based regional affiliate of public broadcaster ARD, where, in addition to programme planning, he is responsible for programme management, on-air marketing and programme-accompanying services including RBB’s catch-up portal.
Prior to that, he held various positions at Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, where he was head of strategic programme planning until March 2015.
