New Director of Strategic Research & Planning Named at UKTV

LONDON, July 19: UKTV has announced the appointment of Simon
Brown, formerly with Discovery Networks Europe, as director of strategic
research and planning.

In his new role, Brown will be responsible for ensuring the
delivery of meaningful research that serves to shape growth across UKTV’s
businesses. He will lead the planning and research team as well as the market
strategy team, and he will report directly to Julia Jordan, executive director
of business and operations.

Brown comes to UKTV from Discovery Networks Europe, where he
served as VP of research and was part of the senior management team. His
responsibilities included guiding strategic development of the core business
across the EMEA territories.