MTV owners Viacom have announced that Philip Jenner has been appointed as their VP Government Relations for the whole of this mad, bad continent of ours. He will join the TV company from rival broadcaster Discovery and will head up the firm's lobbying activity across Europe, including with the European Union and the UK government. He will also act as a chief liaison with certain trade associations and non-government organisations.
He will report to DeDe Lea, Viacom's Executive Vice President of Government Relations, who told CMU: "We're delighted to have Philip join our strong government relations team. He brings tremendous expertise in the area of public policy development on media and communications issues in the U.K. and European Union. His knowledge and understanding of the legislative and regulatory environments will help to ensure that Viacom is an active participant in the process. I look forward to working with Philip and to the many contributions I know he will make".