Comstar-UTS has announced the election of two of its and parent company Sistema’s representatives to the board of directors at the telco Svyazinvest. Alexander Gorbunov (VP for strategy and development […]
Discovery centralises network operations
Discovery Communications has announced plans to centralise its global network operations infrastructure. The move sees John Honeycutt named as executive vice president and chief media technology officer and Myrna Renaud […]
Berkett applies for Virgin Media job
Virgin Media’s acting CEO Neil Berkett has said he is treating his time in charge of the cablenet as if he were already in post. In an interview with the […]
Slee says goodbye Moto, hello Pace
Pace Micro Technology has hired Richard Slee as its new president of Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions. He joins from Mototola where he was vice […]
Burch departure: What the papers say
The sudden departure of Virgin Media CEO Steve Burch for what was described as “family and personal reasons” are genuine “rather than the euphemism usually trotted out to cover up […]
Burch quits Virgin Media
Virgin Media CEO Steve Burch has left the cablenet after only 18 months. A company statement said that Burch had decided to return to the United States for personal and […]
ODG launches recruitment service
On Demand Group, a company largely associated with the launch of VOD services in Europe, is to launch a recruitment service for companies in the sector. On Demand Recruitment (ODR) […]
Court blow for Zelezny
The Prague City Court has handed down a two-year suspended sentence and fine of CZK5 million (€180.656) to the MEP Vladimir Zelezny for tax evasion. Zelezny helped launch the leading […]
David Ridings joins Current TV
Current TV UK has appointed MTV Networks Europe’s David Ridings to oversee marketing across the UK and Ireland. He reports to US-based Joshua Katz, President of Marketing, Current TV. In […]
Michael Börnicke goes for new Premiere strategy
The new Premiere CEO Michael Börnicke promises a new strategy for the German pay TV operator, which will be radically different from his predecessor Georg Kofler. “He went for 100 […]