Sky News Arabia has announced the appointment of Angelos Frangopoulos as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Editor. In his new role, Frangopoulos will be responsible for the companys global programming operations for all its broadcast, digital and radio platforms. Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, is a joint […]
Sky News Arabia has announced the appointment of Angelos Frangopoulos as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Editor.
In his new role, Frangopoulos will be responsible for the companys global programming operations for all its broadcast, digital and radio platforms. Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, is a joint venture between Sky Plc. and ADMIC. Frangopoulos joins the company from his current leadership role as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Editor of Australian News Channel (ANC).
Abu Ayyash, who has been Acting Head of News since January 2018, was recently confirmed as Sky News Arabias Head of News and will manage all content production on Sky News Arabias TV, website and social media platforms, as well as Sky News radio broadcasting via internet and shortwave.
Commenting on the appointment, Sky Plc. Group Chief Operating Officer and Board Member of Sky News Arabia, Andrew Grifith said: We are delighted that Angelos has taken on this new opportunity at Sky News Arabia. With an extensive track record of expanding businesses, exceptional leadership and driving operational efficiency through innovation, we believe that Angelos is the right fit for Sky News Arabia and will take it to new heights. In just over five years, Sky News has become one of the top news channels in the Middle East and beyond and we look forward to further expanding the channels reach as we continue to deliver news to and from the region.
Indicating the strategies ahead, Angelos Frangopoulos said: I’m very much looking forward to working with the joint venture partners to grow the company’s journalism and business activities across the region and internationally. Digital innovation is critical to the global growth of any media business, especially so in a region where younger and highly technologically literate audiences are the key demographic.”
In 2018 he was appointed a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to broadcasting, higher education, the promotion of journalistic standards and services to the community. He was awarded a Doctor of Arts (Honoris Causa) in 2014.
Prior to joining ANC, Frangopoulos held positions at Nine Network Australia and later at Sky News in London. He began his journalism career at Prime Television Orange and Canberra.
He will join Sky News Arabia later in 2018.
