ViacomCBS has announced that Raffaele Annecchino has been appointed CEO of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) effective immediately. Annecchino succeeds David Lynn, who is stepping down and will depart from the company following a transition period. Annecchino will oversee all of ViacomCBS’s media networks and related businesses outside the US.
He will be responsible for a portfolio of pay-TV entertainment brands and broadcast networks in six continents, including Channel 5 in the UK, Telefe in Argentina, Network 10 in Australia and Colors in India through a joint venture with Viacom18. He will work closely with ViacomCBS’s global streaming organisation to guide the international roll-out of Pluto TV and the launch of Paramount+ in 2021. He will report to Bob Bakish, president and CEO of ViacomCBS.
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