ITV Names Broadband Chief

LONDON, January 3: Annelles van
de Belt, the former director of new media at the Telegraph Media Group, has
been appointed managing director of ITV’s broadband team.

Van de Belt will lead the team
to launch a comprehensive broadband portal this year. Joining her are Tanya
Lidstone as head of customer experience and Steve White as head of technology.

“ITV’s strength as a brand and
as a content owner is unparalleled in the commercial space,” says van den
Belt. “I and the team have an
incredibly exciting opportunity to create a world-class broadband presence that
will grow ITV’s popularity and a new generation.”

The new broadband portal
aspires to carry ITV’s best content and will feature simulcasts of ITV’s
broadcast channel output, catch-ups, previews and downloads of key programs and
exclusive online content.