A+E Networks names broadcast operations chief

A+E Networks UK has named Remi Abayomi as senior director of broadcast operations. 

Abayomi will be responsible for A+E Networks UK’s broadcast operations infrastructure across the company’s channels in the UK, central Europe, Benelux, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Greece and Africa. He will work closely with the operations groups at A+E Networks UK joint venture owners A+E Networks and BSkyB. He previously held executive positions at Viacom, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Fox Kids Europe, before starting his own consultancy.

Tom Davidson, Managing Director of A+ E Networks UK, said, “Remi brings a wealth of experience across broadcast operations and systems integration, particularly in the international channel space, and we are delighted that he will be working on the expansion of our channels.”