Fox Channels Italy Names VP of Entertainment

ROME: FOX International Channels (FIC) has appointed Alberto Rossini as the head of entertainment for Fox Channels Italy, taking on the role in January 2012 from FIC’s Rome office.

Rossini will report to Diego Londono, the president and CEO of Fox Channels Italy. Rossini will oversee all aspects of programming, production, on air, broadcast design and acquisitions across the pay-TV entertainment channels Fox, Fox Life, Fox Crime and Fox Retro. He joins FIC from Digicast, where he was the director of the TV channels Lei, Dove, Yacht & Sail, Caccia e Pesca.

“Alberto is a capable and enthusiastic entertainment executive and we are pleased to have him on the team,” said Londono. “I’m confident that his years of experience in the Italian pay TV sector and his keen editorial eye will bring added value and innovation to our entertainment channels. I am certain he’ll successfully lead the great team that has made Fox Italy’s entertainment channels a great success in the market.”