Viasat Names COO for Pay-TV Emerging Markets

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting has made Aleks Habdank the COO of its pay-TV emerging markets operations.

Based in London, Habdank will be managing Viasat Broadcasting’s pay-TV channel operations in Central and Eastern Europe and also developing its pay-TV business in emerging markets. Habdank reports to Irina Gofman, the CEO of MTG’s Russian, CIS and emerging markets pay-TV operations. Habdank joins the company from Virgin Media in the U.K., where he recently served as the director of digital entertainment products. 

Gofman commented: “We are very happy to have Aleks on board. His strong digital background and intimate knowledge of the Eastern European and international markets makes him the perfect candidate to develop our ever-increasing portfolio of pay-TV channels, and to grow our satellite and online pay-TV subscriber bases across our territories.”