Viacom International Media Networks, the international channels arm of the Hollywood conglomerate behind MTV, Nickelodeon and other networks, has appointed TV host and producer Yana Churikova, who oversaw the recent relaunch of MTV Russia, as head of youth and music broadcasting in Russia.
"Thanks to Yana Churikova, we were able to not only successfully relaunch MTV Russia, but, which is most important, to introduce the Russian audience to the channel and the brand in the way it is valued and loved all over the world," said Elena Balmont, general manager of VIMN Russia, CIS, Ukraine and the Baltics.