MUMBAI: Jill Grinda has joined European international news channel EuroNews as director of worldwide distribution. Grinda will manage and expand EuroNews’s international distribution on all platforms including terrestrial, satellite, cable, ADSL, broadband, mobile and all other new media formats.

Grinda was for the past two years Al Jazeera English regional director Europe and Asia contributing to the launch of the channel. Prior to that, she was CNBC Europe regional distribution director for some five years. Earlier in her career she launched and managed distribution for the financial channel, Bloomberg Television in Asia and was then transferred to Bloomberg TV in France in 1998.

EuroNews chairman and CEO Philippe Cayla said, "I am pleased to welcome Jill Grinda who brings to EuroNews over twenty years of international experience with major multinational media and financial corporations in the areas of distribution, marketing production and journalism. I am convinced Jill will strengthen EuroNews distribution in Europe and to push on the success of the channel especially in Asia and America."

Grinda said, "I am delighted to join the EuroNews team. The results of the latest EMS Survey, show that EuroNews is Europe’s leading international news channel. This is a major step forward in terms of recognition of the channel and a great basis for further development of the brand outside of Europe."