Nolan to head Digital TV Group

Dermot Nolan has been appointed director general of the Digital TV Group, the industry association for digital TV in the UK.

Nolan, who has most recently been working in Ofcom's competition policy group, has 25 years of experience in the broadcasting and telecommunications industries.

"Dermot ticks so many boxes," said Digital TV Group chairman Professor David Youlton. "Having been consulting on strategy in the communications industries for more than a quarter of a century Dermot brings a breadth of knowledge and wealth of experience that is truly unique.

"Whether on technical strategy, public policy or regulatory intervention, Dermot will add significant additional firepower to the already exceptional executive team at the DTG. Dermot’s experience and drive will be vitally important as we move through digital conversion into the even more complex field of digital convergence."

Nolan added: "The work of the DTG to date has helped establish a vibrant digital TV market and I am delighted to be joining the DTG at such an exciting moment. We can all see that a profound change in technology is relentlessly driving the television industry into the digital age, an age where new strategies, new business models, new partnerships and new services are continuously emerging."