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Ireland's public broadcaster appoints new director-general

Xinhua, April 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ireland's national public service broadcaster RTE on Friday appointed Dee Forbes as director-general following a rigorous recruitment process overseen by its board.

In a statement, RTE said Forbes is currently president and managing director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe, and will leave the role to become director general of RTE.

Having joined Discovery in 2010 as head of the UK/Ireland operation, Forbes progressively grew her responsibilities to eventually lead the Northern Europe region, and has a wide mix of channels, both free-to-air and subscription, it added.

Forbes will assume her new role later this year after a transition period, according to RTE.

Before joining Discovery, Forbes led Turner Broadcasting's business in the UK and Ireland, which consisted of seven entertainment channels, including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and TCM. She spent several years working at Turner in a variety of commercial roles including general manager for the Nordic/Central and Eastern Europe and EMA regions and head of advertising sales for Europe. Enditem