National Media Group has appointed a new head of “the Fifth channel” – RIA Novosti

14:4523.12.2016

(updated: 14:54 23.12.2016)

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MOSCOW, Dec 23 — RIA Novosti. national Media Group (NMG) announced the allocation in the holding structure of television airtime segment, which will include REN TV and channel five, and appointed the new CEO of channel five Yuri Shalimov, said holding.

“the Direction of the TV broadcasting evolved in the implementation of the strategy for improving the efficiency of the company. In a new direction will include REN TV and channel five. Structural changes will allow to centralize the management of business processes, channels, improve operational efficiency and to strengthen the positioning of television brands. As a result, in NMG will create a single management platform for strategic development of assets, while REN TV and channel five will retain its unique programming and editorial policy”, — stated in the message of the media group.

the head of the television direction was appointed Vladimir Tyulin, who will also retain the post of General Director of REN TV and will continue to oversee the news broadcasting media, added to NMG.

“the General Director of the Fifth channel is assigned to Yuri Shalimov, who previously held the post of first Deputy General Director of REN TV. General Director of channel five’s Alex Brodsky decided to leave the company after a six-year labor contract”, — noted in the holding. Appointments take effect from February 1, 2017.

“to the leadership of a new direction has ambitious goals. Combining the power of two channels that are consistently included in top-5 national ranking in terms of coverage, will significantly strengthen their position in the television market. I would also like to thank Alexey Brodsky for his contributions to the development of the Fifth channel. Under his leadership, the channel has managed to take its rightful place among the leaders of the national broadcast. We are open to further cooperation with Alex in new projects”, — said General Director of National Media Group Olga paskina, the words of which are contained in the message.

national Media Group is one of the largest private media holdings in Russia combining the assets of key segments in the Russian media market. The holding includes JSC “First channel” (25%), channel REN TV (82%), broadcasting company “Petersburg-the Fifth channel” (72,4%), the newspaper “Izvestia” (98,32%), newspaper “Sport-Express” (75%), the radio station Life#Sound (100%), LLC “Art pictures vision” (50%), “Metro-Petersburg”, the company “Alliance Media” (TV channels, Discovery, Eurosport, Turner), Russian TV channels Viasat (80%).