Fox Networks Group Taps Sky Germany Buyer for Europe & Africa

Sonja Brugger has been named VP of acquisitions for Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa.

Brugger is currently the VP of content strategy and acquisitions at Sky Germany and is a senior executive in the content team, working with programming, production and legal groups to handle and supervise acquisition and production negotiations. Based in London, Brugger will now be leading content strategy and acquisitions for the entertainment footprint in Europe and Africa, which includes all FOX branded channel feeds and the new nonlinear product FOX+. She will begin her new role in October, reporting to Diego Londono, the COO of FNG Europe & Africa.

“Sonja is a seasoned professional with over 20 years’ industry experience,” said Londono. “Her experience in both acquisition and content strategy, combined with her understanding of broadcaster and platform environments across basic pay, free to air and VOD will be hugely beneficial to our organization as we continue to invest in must-have content and innovate in ways to make this content accessible.”

Brugger said: “It’s thrilling to join the Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa team to work with a premiere global brand that is synonymous with creative excellence. I am excited for this next phase of my career, to collaborate with the regional team as we continue to build and execute the business’s multi-territory strategy.”