New CEO in Place at ATV Broadcasting Group

VIENNA: Following the departure of Dr. Ludwig Bauer from Tele München Group, Martin Gastinger is becoming the CEO of the ATV broadcasting group.

Gastinger has been working at ATV since April 2007. He currently is the program director for ATV, but moves into the CEO role as of May 1.

Gastinger commented: “I am looking forward to taking on greater responsibility at ATV, which is clearly Number One among Austrian commercial broadcasters. We have recently shown that we, too, are able to draw nearly one million viewers to the TV screen at ATV. The channel is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and will continue to surprise viewers in the future with its innovative program content and outstanding TV entertainment.”

Ludwig Bauer: “My five years in Austria were full of challenges, yet it was incredibly fascinating to develop ATV and to launch ATV2. Thanks to the unique creative freedom accorded to me by the owner, Herbert G. Kloiber, to the unwavering support of Tele München Group and, of course, to our talented and creative colleagues, we can look back on five truly positive years. I am returning to Munich with pride in what we have built up and achieved together.”

Herbert G. Kloiber: “I would like to thank Ludwig Bauer very warmly for his tremendous commitment in Vienna. In the past five years he managed and developed the channel with exceptional skill. Martin Gastinger is one of the leading creative minds in the German-language TV landscape. His ability to develop ever new audience-pleasing formats have brought him renown far beyond the borders of Austria. I am very pleased and confident to entrust the further development of the ATV broadcasting group to him.”