—.Fox UK MD leaves: Federica Aperio is stepping down as the managing director of .Fox Networks, the UK sales and ad network for Fox International Channels (FIC). Sales director Francis Turner will now oversee the day-to-day running of the business. This is the second executive departure from .Fox in a month after Phil Cooper, the chief executive, resigned in January. (Via MediaWeek.)

—AOL (NYSE: AOL) UK sales: Three new roles have been added to the UK sales team. Toby Morris is the new head of premium sales; Robert Blake is now head of performance sales; and Andrew Moore is head of agency sales. These are all internal appointments; the three will report to Kate Burns, head of AOL in Europe. AOL says the moves were made to improve links with agencies and clients across its network of sites. (Via emailed release.)

—ITV: The broadcaster is looking to hire 30 new tech staff as it develops new applications and partnerships. It is recruiting in business technology consulting, marketing, online sales, TV production and post-production, and solution delivery. (Via Guardian.)

—Scottish News Consortium: Mark Wood is the new chairman of a consortium bidding for the government’s regional news pilot in Scotland. The Scottish News Consortium includes DC Thomson, Herald & Times Group, Johnston Press, and Tinopolis. Wood is a non-executive director at Future Publishing (LSE: FUTR) and had been the chief executive of ITN until March 2009. (Release)