CTC Media Appoints DTV Director

MOSCOW, May 16: CTC Media
has named former Channel 1+1 executive Vladimir Kartashkov as the general
director of DTV Group.

With more than 12 years of
television broadcasting experience, Kartashkov was most recently responsible
for news, social and political broadcasting on Channel 1+1 in the Ukraine. From
2003 to 2006, he was the general producer on the Ukraine channel NTN. In
addition, he has worked at a number of Russia's national free-to-air television
channels, including NTV, RTR (Rossiya) and TVC.

Additionally, Oleg
Tsymbalov has been appointed as DTV's financial director. Tsymbalov most
recently served as the financial director at COMCOR, a company that owns the
Moscow fiber-optic network.

Alexander Rodnyansky, the
CEO of CTC Media, commented: "Vladimir Kartashkov possesses a strong
business acumen and is recognized by the television industry as a proven and
effective manager. He has a comprehensive understanding of the captivating
television programming male audiences are seeking which is evidenced by his
previous management experience in serving this target demographic. I am
confident that Vladimir and Oleg Tsymbalov, who brings an extensive financial
background, will successfully handle the ambitious tasks associated with
re-launching DTV and strengthening its market position."

—By Irene Lew