Marc Conneely appointed Vice President Advertising Sales and New Business Development at Gulf DTH

Gulf DTH owns and operates the Showtime network, the leading digital pay-television platform for the Middle East and North Africa,

Mr Conneely was formerly with MTV Networks Europe for eight years where his roles included Vice President of Distribution and New Business Development across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and General Manager of MTV Hong Kong. He was also responsible for the expansion of MTV's sponsorship business throughout most of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

The Showtime network broadcasts 50 channels of premium entertainment from the NileSat satellite and has regional customer service call centres located in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco.

Mr Conneely said: "Showtime has an impressive track record of growth because it delivers the best in world entertainment, and it is gearing up to deliver an even wider range of added value entertainment options which offer advertisers and sponsorship partners highly targeted new media branding opportunities."

Peter Einstein, Showtime President and Chief Executive, commented: "Having known Marc's sales and development skills for many years, I am delighted he has joined us here at Showtime. Marc's track record and experience will make a substantial contribution to the development of Showtime."