Endemol, the television production company, has announced senior appointments, including Marco Bassetti as its new chief operating officer.

The group, sold this year by Spain’s Telefónica to a consortium of Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Endemol founder John de Mol, also announced that Peter Bazalgette, chief creative officer, would be standing down at the start of next year. He will continue as an adviser to the board.