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11/04/2003
Ian Ritchie appointed to run AP International
NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has named Ian Ritchie, currently
chief executive of its international video service, to be
Vice President-Global Business and Managing Director of AP
International, a newly named division charged with expanding
AP revenue opportunities outside the United States.
Ritchie, chief executive of Associated Press Television News
(APTN) in London, will report to John Keitt, Senior Vice President
for Global Business.
"This is an exciting opportunity for all of us at AP,"
said Keitt in making the announcement. "Ian Ritchie brings
a wealth of experience and expertise to help direct AP's new
growth abroad."
In addition to pursuing growth and revenue opportunities,
AP International will coordinate with regional and New York
news executives to add depth and breadth to AP's global coverage.
AP International will also include AP's London-based video
news operation, which was launched in 1994 and now serves
hundreds of broadcasters around the globe.
Ritchie has been APTN's chief executive officer since 2000.
He came to AP from Middle East Broadcasting Ltd. (MBC), where
he was chief executive officer, responsible for television,
radio, and transmission of digital and cable operations in
the Middle East.
In 1980 Ritchie turned to broadcasting after a successful
career in law. In 1996, Ritchie was appointed chief executive
officer of Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, and assumed full
responsibility for the start-up of Britain's fifth terrestrial
broadcast channel. Ritchie also served as an executive at
Granada Television; Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television; Central
Television's Nottingham Studios, one of the largest television
production studios in Europe; and London News Network, a television
production and service company jointly owned by Carlton Television
and London Weekend Television.
The Associated Press, founded in 1848, has more than 240
bureaus in the U.S. and abroad, providing news content in
text, audio, video, graphics and photos to more than 15,000
news outlets with a daily reach of 1 billion people worldwide.
AP's multimedia services are distributed by satellite and
the Internet to more than 120 nations.
contact Jack Stokes
212-621-1720
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