K.J. Yossman Former CBS News president David Rhodes has been appointed executive chairman of Sky News. In his new pan-European role, Rhodes will be responsible for Sky’s EMEA news services with a focus on commercial strategy in both the U.K.
and Italy. Rhodes, who will report to Sky Studios CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz, has spent over 25 years in journalism, eight of which as president of CBS news.
As well as leading Bloomberg Television he has also worked with the L.A. Times, Spotify and BCG among other organisations. In 2021 he joined Sky from News U.K.
as group director of international business development. Under the new leadership structure Jonathan Levy has also been promoted from director of newsgathering and operations to managing director and executive editor of Sky News U.K., where he will be responsible for Sky’s news across multiple platforms including digital, TV and audio.
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