The main objectives facing Dmitry Samokhin on the CEO's post - strategic development of a segment of digital television of Gazprom Media Holding in the light of transition of Russia on digital TV and broadcasting. Within these tasks - development of strategy of content distribution of holding in digital mediums, development of NTV Plus TV company, coordinating of actions of holding in the direction of acquisition of the satellite platform of Tricolor TV, creation of new businesses of Gazprom Media Holding in this segment of the media industry.
Samokhin headed the company since 2005. Earlier he held a position of the Deputy CEO of Gazprom Media company for development and corporate management, was a board member of holding, was a part of Board of Directors TNT-Teleset, NTV Plus, Echo of Moscow.
Kukolevsky is appointed the CEO of NTV Plus for a period of three years.