Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a US-based buyout firm for the media and information industries, has acquired digital satellite broadcaster The Chart Show Group amid growing interest in the sector.
The company has hired Dick Emery, former chief executive of independent producer UKTV, as chairman. David Docherty, a former director at state broadcaster BBC and chief executive of independent production company Yoomedia, has become chief executive of The Chart Show.