Dahl, who joined Viacom in 2005, is due to take up his new role on Monday 1st October 2018, reporting to James Currell, President of VIMN in the UK, Northern and Eastern Europe. In his new role, the executive will be responsible for spearheading Viacom’s growth strategy in the Nordics, which has one of most advanced OTT markets in the world.
He replaces Andrea Sahlgren, who is leaving Viacom after 12 years to take a post at Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), MTG’s newly separated entertainment and studios company.
Commenting on the promotion, Currell said: “Jesper has played an instrumental role in many of our major developments and key successes in the Nordics, including the launch of our popular new SVOD service, Paramount+ and significantly growing our distribution footprint in the region. I’m delighted that Jesper is set to take the helm for us in this important market and that we have such breadth of talent to draw on from within Viacom, following Andrea’s departure, who leaves the business in great shape.”
Dahl added: “With OTT penetration at an all-time high in the Nordics, we’re at a very exciting phase in the evolution of content consumption. The delivery of strong content and innovative solutions that meet the needs of both our partners and consumers is more important now than ever, and I’m looking forward to driving forward our ambitions in the SVOD space and further strengthening Viacom’s go-to-market offering”.
Dahl most recently worked as VIMN’s vice president of content distribution and sales, where he was focused on strategic growth and distribution opportunities in the Nordics, including the launch of streaming service Paramount+, which offers an exclusive first pay-TV windowing for Paramount Pictures’ new movie releases and other Viacom content. Dahl also held numerous positions at MTV Networks and Canal Digital.
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- Jeg er glad for at Jesper er klar til å ta over roret i dette viktige markedet, sier administrerende direktør James Currell.
Jesper Dahl tar over som nordisk leder i selskapet Viacom, som blant annet står bak kanaler og merkevarer som MTV, Nickelodeon og Paramount. Det skriver selskapet selv i en pressemelding.
Dahl håper å kunne være med på utviklingen av selskapet videre, og at de kan styrke sin tilstedeværelse på det norske markedet ytterligere.
- I Norge ser vi en økning i strømming og engasjement på våre digitale plattformer, spesielt for Nickelodeon, som er den største lineære kanalen for barn. Lanseringen av Paramount+ bidrar også til å styrke vår digitale tilstedeværelse på det norske markedet, sier Dahl i meldingen.
Dahl har blant annet ledet arbeidet med den nordiske distribusjonsvekststrategien og lanseringen av strømmetjenesten Paramount+.
Ledelsen i selskapet er svært glade for at Dahl nå rykker opp.
- Jeg er glad for at Jesper er klar til å ta over roret i dette viktige markedet, og at vi kan rekruttere talenter fra egne rekker, sier administrerende direktør for Europa, James Currell i meldingen.
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Sources: TBI Vision, Broadband TV News, Realscreen, C21 Media; H/T: Fagpressenytt; Additional source: Wikipedia.
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