A+E UK appoints Luke Duffy as ad veep


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Michelle Clancy

| 11 March 2016




A+E Networks UK has announced the appointment of Luke Duffy as vice president of ad sales.



Duffy will be working across the company’s portfolio of channel brands (History, Lifetime, Crime + Investigation and H2) in the UK and international markets.

A former head of trading at Channel 5, with agency experience (Aegis, Starcom), Duffy will lead A+E Networks UK’s London-based sales team, with a remit to drive spot, non-spot and digital revenues across its commercial channels in UK, Benelux, Romania, Poland and Africa.

Duffy will manage current and future relationships with A+E Networks’ sales houses across multiple territories, including Sky Media, RTL Netherlands, DSTV Media Sales (Africa), Polsat Media (Poland) and Transfer (Belgium). He will also take responsibility for pan-regional ad sales campaigns.

Launching new ad sales markets will be a further key priority for Duffy.

“This is a key appointment for A+E Networks UK. Ad sales in all forms will be driving the growth of our company in the future,” said Nicolas Eglau, COO at A+E Networks UK, and general manager of the Nordics, the Benelux and CEEMEA. “Luke’s extensive experience, both in agency and with a free-to-air broadcaster, will be very valuable in helping us execute this strategy across all markets.”

Duffy added: “I am very much looking forward to this new challenge with A+E Networks. It’s a very dynamic market and I am looking forward to unlocking new opportunities across A+E’s channels and territories.”