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ProSiebenSat.1, Discovery appoint Vassilev as CEO of 7TV

Monday 5 February 2018 | 11:31 CET | News

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have appointed Alexandar Vassilev at the CEO of 7TV, their OTT streaming platform for the German market, effective immediately. Vassilev will be responsible for strategic growth and the development of the six-month-old digital streaming service and report directly to the board of the combined platform of ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications. Vassilev has worked at Google for the last 10 years, where he served most recently as the Product Manager for Google Search, the company’s most profitable product.

Christian Dankl, the interim CEO of 7TV, will continue to work with the company as a member of its supervisory board. 

Among the stations that offer content via 7TV include ProSieben, SAT.1, kabel eins, DMAX, sixx, ProSieben MAXX, SAT.1 Gold, kabel eins Doku and TLC. The platform also has a Eurosport Zone with sports highlights and videos.



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Categories: Broadcast & Satellite / Internet
Companies: Discovery Communications / Eurosport / Google / ProSiebenSat.1
Countries: Germany
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