Tanit Koch will become the new managing director of n-tv, the news channel of German commercial broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, on March 1, 2019.
The 41-year-old journalist will succeed Hans Demmel (63), who is leaving the company after 26 years.
Besides heading n-tv, Koch will become editor-in-chief of the RTL’s central editorial department and set up a joint editorial unit which will form the content foundation for all journalistic products (TV/digital) of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.
Koch, previously editor-in-chief of German tabloid newspaper BILD, will report to Jan Wachtel, managing director for digital media and journalistic content at Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.
