Solly Mokoetle joins Telkom Media
Former SABC COO Solly Mokoetle has been appointed chief content officer of Telkom Media, the board confirmed on Friday, 17 November 2007. "We believe that Solly's vast experience in the broadcasting industry makes him the ideal candidate for the position and we are very excited to have him on board," said Telkom Media CEO Mandla Ngcobo.
Telkom Media was recently granted a commercial satellite and cable broadcasting licence by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA). The company is developing a set of digital media businesses, which include pay TV services via satellite and IPTV platforms, as well as a range of online content and ISP services.
Mokoetle has more than 25 years' experience within the media and broadcasting industry. He spent 13 years at the SABC and for the past seven years was the COO at the SABC and executive director of the SABC Board. Prior to that he was head of the SABC's Multi-channel Strategy Task Team. He also spent several years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in both the regulatory and production environment.
Commented Jimi Matthews, head of news at Telkom Media, "Having worked with Solly in the past, I have the utmost respect for his integrity and his management style. He is a true broadcast professional who will bring strategic and operational leadership to the content business of Telkom Media."
Mokoetle, who has a Master of Journalism degree from Carleton University Ottawa (Canada) and a variety of executive management program qualifications, sits as a board member of Input, the South African Post Office, Sentech, and as chairman of the African Broadcast Media Partnership (ABMP) against HIV/AIDS in Africa.
