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Exec Shuffle: ESPN, E! Networks, MySpace

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Company Launches

Unnamed Maydew/Golenberg Management Venture: Partners Sam Maydew and Jeff Golenberg will soon be exiting The Collective to launch a new entity focused on repping clients in film and TV. They are operating the new company out of The Collective’s offices while getting it off the ground.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

Cablevision: Joe Magliulo has been promoted to Vice President, Strategic Sales Channels. CBS Television & Distribution: Robert Schildhouse has joined as Senior Vice President, Digital Licensing & Distribution. Clear Channel: Bob Pittman has been named Chairman of the Board, effective May 2013. He retains his Chief Executive Officer title. Comcast: Shawn Leavitt has joined as Senior Vice President,  Global Benefits, Comcast & NBCUniversal. Cumulus Media: Joseph P. Hannan has been promoted to Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller. Entercom Communications Corp.: Weezie Kramer has been promoted to Station Group President. MGM: Kristin Cotich has joined as Vice President of Communications. Walt Disney Studios Music Group: Ken Bunt has been promoted to President. Warner Bros. Pictures: Cate Adams has been promoted to Creative Executive.

Film

The American Film Institute: Liza deVilla Ameen has joined as Chief Marketing Officer. Arc Productions: Kallan Kagan has been promoted to President and Chief Creative Officer. Groundswell Productions: Shary Shirazi has been promoted to Director of Development. Leopard Films: Dave Hamilton has joined as Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations for Leopard Films USA, beginning April 8, 2013. Nu Image/Millennium Films: Jonathan Yunger has been promoted to Director, Creative Affairs. Participant Media: Robert Kessel has joined as Senior Vice President, Production.

Television

Di Bonaventura Pictures Television: Elisabeth Kiernan has been promoted to Director of Development. The Jay and Tony Show: Scott Cushing has joined as Vice President of Alternative Television. Peace Point Rights: Andy Schreiber has joined as Sales Executive. Talpa Media: Ira Chartoff has joined as Chief Financial Officer for Talpa Media USA. Talpa Media: Sadoux Kim has joined as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Digital for Talpa Media USA. Talpa Media: Monica Stock has joined as Vice President, Production for Talpa Media USA. Talpa Media: Leslie Garvin has joined as Executive Producer for Talpa Media USA.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

ICM: Courtny Catzel has joined as Agent in International Television and Media.

Cable

E! Networks: Jeff Olde has joined as Executive Vice President of Program Development, beginning Summer 2013. ESPN: Kevin Martinez has been promoted to Vice President, Corporate Research. Univision Communications: David Beck has joined as Senior Vice President, Social Media.

Digital

CH Media: Jon Cohen has been promoted to Manager of Development. MySpace: Christian Parkes has joined as Vice President of Global Marketing. MySpace: Joseph Patel has joined as Vice President of Content & Creative. TMZ: Harvey Levin has been promoted to Executive Producer.

Publishing

Thomas Dunne Books: Richie Kern has joined as Editor.

Video Games

Zynga: Atul Bagga has joined as Vice President of Finance.

VFX/Post-Production

Digital Domain:  Terry Clotiaux has joined as Vice President, Feature Film Production. Method Studios: Christian Kubsch has joined as President.    

Exec Shuffle: BMG, Miramax, Sony Pictures Animation

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Thomas Hesse

Company Launches

Chapter One: Matt Kaplan and Robyn Marshall have launched this new company. Kaplan is President and Marshall is Executive Vice President. Max Siemers has also come on board as Creative Executive.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

20th Century Fox Television: Chloe Dan has joined as Vice President, Drama Development. CBS Films: Lauren Fisher has been promoted to Manager of Acquisitions & Co-Productions. Comcast: Jennifer L. Daleyand James P. McCue have both been promoted to Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. NBC News: Richard Esposito has joined as Senior Executive Producer, Investigative Unit. NBC News: Mark Schone has joined as Editor at the NBCNews.com Investigative Unit. Paramount Pictures: Ben Waller has joined as Manager of Physical Production. Sony Pictures Animation: Daniel Inkeles has been promoted to Creative Executive.

Film

Cineflix Media: Andrew Akman has joined as Chief Operating Officer. CMJ Productions: Judith Beauchemin has been promoted to Partner. Demarest Films: Whine Del Rosario has joined as Executive. Ian Bryce Productions: Rebecca Rajkowski has been promoted to Vice President. Material Pictures: Richard Weinberg has joined as Financial Partner. Miramax: Richard Tulk-Hart has joined as Senior Vice President and Head, Television Sales for EMEA. Miramax: Jo Sherlock has joined as Vice President, Television Sales for EMEA. Miramax: Emily Briggs has joined as Vice President, Digital Sales. Myriad Pictures: Audrey Delaney has joined as Senior Vice President of Marketing & Acquisitions. Wigram Productions: Jeff Ludwig has been promoted to Creative Executive.

Television

MarVista Entertainment: Winny Poon has joined as Vice President and Controller. MarVista Entertainment: Hannah Pillemer has joined as Creative Executive. MarVista Entertainment: Tony Vassiladis has joined as Director, Strategic Programs. Shine America: Kate Shepherd has joined as Vice President, Development. WWE: Gerrit Meier has joined as Executive Vice President, International.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Cunningham/Escott/Slevin & Doherty Talent Agency: Sami Housman has been promoted to Theatrical Agent. New Leaf Literary & Media: Joanna Stampfel-Volpe has joined as Partner.

Cable

IFC: Brian Gottlock has been promoted to Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs. Ovation: Evan Minskoff has joined as Senior Vice President and Head, Marketing and Brand Strategy. Ovation: Douglas Strasnick has joined as Senior Vice President, Programming and Content Strategy. WEtv: Dom Atteritano has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs.

Digital

Buzzfeed: Cat Bartosevich has joined as Press Director. GoDaddy: Elissa Murphy has joined as Chief Technology Officer. Google: Lawrence You has joined as Director, Privacy. NowThis News: Frank Kavilanz has joined as Senior Vice President, Business & Strategy Development. Twitter: Tom Thai has been promoted to Director of B2B Marketing.

Publishing

Forbes, Inc.: Jack Laschever has joined as President, Forbes Conferences. Forbes, Inc.: Tom Davis has joined as Chief Marketing Officer. Time, Inc.: Edward Felsenthal has joined as Managing Editor of the Time website.

Video Games

Zynga: Sean Kelly has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of New York Operations.

Music

BMG: Dr. Thomas Hesse has been elected to the Board of Directors. Interscope: Joie Manda has joined as President of Urban Music. Universal Music Group: Will Tanous has joined as Executive Vice President and Head, Global Communications, beginning April 15, 2013.

Advertising

DDB: Roger Zhu has joined as Vice President DDB China. DDB: Jason Wu has joined as Business Director, DDB China. DDB: Dirk Rients has joined as Senior Vice President and Director of Mobile. Havas G: Laura Maness has joined as U.S. Chief Growth Officer. Havas Worldwide: Vin Farrell has joined as Global Chief Content Officer. Havas Worldwide: Raphael de Andreis has joined as Chief Executive Officer, Havas Media France.  

Exec Shuffle: FilmDistrict, Original Productions, DreamWorks Animation

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Company Launches 

FilmDistrict has launched a new boutique distribution label named High Top Releasing, which will provide theatrical booking and distribution services to independent producers. International Film Trust: Michael Benaroya has launched the new film sales company. The sales arm will be run by Ariel Veneziano along with Christian Gallegos, late of Voltage Pictures.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

AOL: Peter Land has joined as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications. BBC: James Harding has joined as Director, News and Current Affairs. Celestial Tiger Entertainment: Todd Miller has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Univision: Chris Munoz has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales for Univision Radio. Viacom: Steve Agase has joined as Senior Vice President, Music and Entertainment Ad Sales, West Coast.

Film

Archer Gray: Anne Carey has joined as President, Production. Archer Gray: Shani Geva has joined as Creative Executive. DreamWorks Animation: Shawn Dennis has joined as Head, Brand Development. DreamWorks Animation: Lucian Grainge and Jason Kilar have joined the Board of Directors. Entertainment One Films: Ryan Markowitz has joined as Vice President, Sales and Distribution. Feigco: Jessie Henderson has joined as Executive Vice President. Iconic Productions: Judi Bell has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. 20th Century Fox: Mark Roybal has joined as Executive Vice President, Production. Viacom18 India: Ajit Andhare has joined as Chief Operating Officer.

Television

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Marc Wade has joined as Executive Producer, Digital. Original Productions: Mike Walsh has been promoted to Vice President, Technical Operations. Universal Networks International: Nicky Douglas has joined as Managing Director, Universal Channel, Syfy, E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network and Movies 24 in the UK.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Blackstone Artists Management: Gabriella Roth has joined as Story Editor. Evolution Brand Management: Kalman J. Istok has joined as Vice President, International Licensing.

Cable

Al Jazeera America: Ed Pound has joined as Senior Executive Producer/ Head, Investigative Unit. CNN: Michael Bass has joined as Senior Vice President. Fuse Network: John Norris has been promoted to Supervising Producer, Fuse News. MundoFox: Starrett Berry has joined as Vice President, Broadcast Distribution. The Weather Channel: Michael Rubin has joined as Head, Long-Form Programming.

Digital

MovieLabs: John Carney has joined as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Publishing

Bloomberg: Jonathan Landman has joined as Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg View. Bloomberg: Tim O’Brien has joined as Publisher, Bloomberg View. Conde Nast Entertainment: Whitney Hill has joined as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy. Getty Images: Tara Comonte has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Grand Central Publishing: Deb Futter has joined as Publisher for the Twelve imprint. Grand Central Publishing: Sonya Safro has joined as Manager, Publicity. Random House: David Zinczenko has joined with his own publishing and imprint deal with Random House's Ballantine Bantam Bell division. Scholastic UK: Rachel Partridge has joined as Group Marketing and Publicity Director Scholastic UK: Samantha Smith has joined as Publisher, Fiction.

Advertising

Fandango: Sandro Corsaro has joined as Vice President, Content and Creative.

Exec Shuffle: ATV, Good Clean Fun, Sundance Selects

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Company Launches

Buccaneer Media: Cineflix Studios has launched this new company. Producer Tony Wood is Chief Executive Officer. Coffee & Cigarettes: Eduardo Panizzo and Tom Clark, both formerly of Revolver, have launched this London-based integrated distribution consultancy.  They’ll offer print and AV advertising formats to distributors and sales companies, along with key-art, trailers, websites and digital materials.  Designer Ash Stevenson also joins, along with trailer and commercials director and editor Gareth Molan and Niall Colon, digital manager. getTV: Sony Pictures Television is launching this multicast movie channel next fall.  It will debut on Univision Television Groups channels and will draw from the Sony Pictures library for programming.  Superna Kalle will manage the network.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

Comcast: Daniel Carr has been promoted to Vice President, Sales Operations. Comcast: Susan Jin Davis has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategic Services. Comcast: Dennis Mathew has been promoted to Vice President, New Businesses. Comcast: Sharmila Ravi has been promoted to Vice President, Product Management. Comcast: Karen Schmidt has been promoted to Vice President, Enterprise Marketing. Comcast: Robert Slinkard has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Project Management. Communications & Data. NBCUniversal International Television: David Mortimer has joined as Senior Vice President, Factual and Entertainment. Turner International: Edward Barnieh has joined the company as Manager, Programming and Acquisitions for Asia Pacific.

Film

DHX Media: Thom Chapman has joined as Manager, Sales for Canada and Asia Pacific. Imagina International Sales: Barbora Susterova has been promoted to Manager, Sales. Imagina International Sales: Guillermina Ortega has joined the Sales team. Imagina International Sales: Maria Jose Camacho has joined the Sales team. Globomedia: Laura Minarro has joined the company in the international development division. Saban Capital Media: Sumeet Jaisinghani has joined the company’s new Singapore office as Director, Saban Capital Group (Asia). Schorr Pictures: Noah Weinstein has been promoted to Director of Development. Sundance Selects/IFC Films: Lauren Schwartz has been promoted to Vice President, Publicity. Sundance Selects/IFC Films: Shani Ankori has been promoted to Vice President, Marketing. Sundance Selects/IFC Films: Michael Winton has been promoted to Director, Film Publicity and Marketing, IFC Midnight. United Pictures: Danny Lee has joined to head their re-launched sales team.  Gina Shin is also joining in that department.

Television

ATV Broadcasting Group: Martin Gastinger has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. BBC: Danny Cohen has been promoted to Director, BBC Television.  He also will remain in his position overseeing BBC Films. CORE Media Group: Clare Thompson has joined as Creative Director. Good Clean Fun: Matt Wrablik has joined as Vice President, Development Junction Entertainment: Courtney Saladino Gurney has been promoted to Creative Executive. ITV: Steve November has been confirmed as the new Head, Drama, starting in June when his predecessor steps down.  He had been filling the role on an “acting” basis until now. Marathon Media: Eryk Casemiro has joined as Chief Creative Officer, Kids division. Mandeville Films: Laurie Zaks has joined as President, Television. Network Ten: Matt McGrath has joined as Chief Brand Officer. Tribune Broadcasting Company: Dana Zimmer has joined as President, Distribution.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Levity Entertainment Group: Vincent D'Amato has joined as Head of Scripted Development and Literary Manager. PricewaterhouseCoopers: Cindy McKenzie has joined as Managing Director, U.S. Entertainment, Media and Communications practice.

Cable

A+E Networks: Asia Ireton has rejoined History Japan as General Manager, having previously held that post from 2001-2004. Al Jazeera America: Andrea Stone has joined as Senior Online Executive Producer. Al Jazeera America: Tony Karon has joined as Senior Online Executive Producer. AMC Networks: Courtney Williams has joined AMC/Sundance Channel Global as Managing Director, Business Development & Strategy for Asia Pacific. AMC Networks: Donvan Castillo-Mohlman has joined AMC/Sundance Channel Global as Head, Programming and Scheduling for Asia Pacific. AMC Networks: Lorraine Ou has joined AMC/Sundance Channel Global as Manager, Marketing for Asia Pacific. Discovery Communications: William Jawando has joined as Director, Corporate & Government Affairs. Fox Sports: Kai Dhaliwal has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Fox Sports Media Group. Fox Sports: David Neal has been promoted to Coordinating Producer, Multiplatform Sports Coverage. Fuse Network: John Norris has joined as Supervising Producer, Fuse News Golf Channel: Jeff Cravens has joined as General Manager, Golf Channel Digital. Nickelodeon: Jack Daley has been promoted to Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Nickelodeon Group. Spike TV: Terry Minogue has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing and Creative.

Digital

Back9Network: Steven Shaw has been promoted to Vice President, Production & Operations. Blinkx: Trent Wheeler has joined as Senior Vice President, Product. MEC: Carl Fremont has joined as Chief Digital Officer.

Publishing

Penske Media Corporation: Stacey Farish has joined as Vice President as well as Publisher, Awardsline.  

Exec Shuffle: Pilgrim Studios, Blumhouse International, MPAA

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Company Launches

BiFrost Pictures: Producer Daniel Wagner has launched this new film production and finance company, which will be officially announced at Cannes next week. Blumhouse International: Blumhouse Pictures has launched this foreign sales division, which will handle sales for films that don’t fall under their first-look deal with Universal. Real Fear Films: Terra Mater Factual Studios has launched this feature film division.  The aim is to produce five films over the next three years.  Anthony Buckner will oversee the division. Vertical Entertainment: Founders Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin have launched this indie film distributor and marketing company.  The company’s aim is to release two features each month for theatrical, home video, and digital release with a focus on $5M-10M budgeted family fare and genre films with A-list casts.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

CBS Television Distribution: Eric Pankowski has joined as Senior Vice President, Programming and Development. Comcast: Cathy Avgiris has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. NBCUniversal: Maureen Murphy has been promoted to Senior Vice President, E! & Esquire Network Advertising Sales.

Film

BFI: Libby Savill has been named Deputy Chair, after serving on the Board for two years. BFI: Pat Butler, Charles Cecil and Oona King have joined the Board of Directors. Evergreen Films: Alison Haskovec has joined as Vice President of Development. IM Global: Jonathan Deckter has been promoted to President and signed a multi-year employment deal. Leftfield Pictures: Kevin Duncan has joined as Senior Director, Development. Motion Picture Association of America: Kate Beddingfield has been promoted to Vice President, Corporate Communications. Motion Picture Association of America: Howard Gantman has been promoted to Vice President, Global Strategic Communications. Motion Picture Association of America: TJ Ducklo has been promoted to Deputy Director, Corporate Communications. Paulist Productions: Marybeth Sprows has been promoted to Vice President, Development & Production. QED: John Friedberg has been promoted to Executive Vice President, International Sales. Scott Free Productions: Alec Wells has been promoted to Development Coordinator. Wild Bunch: Vincent Maravel has been promoted to Head, Co-Production, Acquisition and Financing. Wild Bunch: Carole Baraton has been promoted to Head, International Sales. Wild Bunch Distribution: Thierry Lacaze has joined as Head. The Writers Guild Foundation: Katie Buckland has joined as the new Executive Director.

Television

BBC: Janice Hadlow will be Acting Director, BBC4 until a replacement is named for Richard Klein. BBC: Roger Mosey has been promoted to Chief Editorial Director, Olympics. Essential Media and Entertainment: Simonne Overend has joined as Vice President of Drama Development at their new LA Office. Fox Television Studios: Andy Bourne has joined as Vice President, Programming. FremantleMedia: Magnus Karlsson-Lamm has joined as Managing Director, Sweden, starting September 1. Generate: Heather Johns has joined as a Content Development Executive. ITV: Richard Klein has joined as Director, Factual. ITV: Helen Warner has joined as Director, Daytime. Pilgrim Studios: Semi Aboud has been promoted to Vice President, Talent Development & Casting. Pilgrim Studios: Nicholas Caprio has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Production and Current Development. Pilgrim Studios: Shaun Hoff has joined as Manager, Talent Development & Casting. Pilgrim Studios: Leigh Purinton has been promoted to Vice President, Production. Storyline Entertainment: Beatrice Springborn has joined as President of Television Development and Production. Storyline Entertainment:  Mark Nicholson has been promoted to Vice President of Development. Univision Communications: Marie Ann Dougherty has joined as Vice President, National Spot Sales, Television Group. Viasat Broadcasting: Merrily Ross has joined as Vice President, Formats.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

IMG Media: Hillary Mandel has been promoted to Head of Distribution, Acquisitions and Sales. Resolution: Pamela Goldstein has joined as a Motion Picture lit agent. United Talent Agency: Logan Eisenberg has joined as a talent agent. WME Entertainment: Skip Chasey has joined as a Television Business Affairs Executive.

Cable

A & E Networks: Jim Agius, Amy Baker and Peter Olsen have been promoted to Executive Vice President, National Ad Sales. A & E Networks: Michael Peretz has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Ad Sales Revenue Management & Operations. Al Jazeera America: John Meehan has joined as Senior Executive Producer, Financial and Business Coverage. Comedy Central: Steve Raizes has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Enterprises. Disney Channel: Adam Bonnett has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide. Starz Entertainment: Patrick McDonald has been promoted to Manager of Original Programming. TNT/TBS: Drew Uhrig has joined as Manager, Current Programming.

Digital

Facebook: Nicola Mendelsohn has joined as Vice President, EMEA Region. Intel: Renée James has joined as President. Intel: Brian Krzanich has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, effective May 16, 2013. Maker Studios: Chairman Ynon Kreiz has been promoted to Executive Chairman. MySpace: Monica Herrera has joined as Managing Editor. Twitter: Cynthia Gaylor has joined as Head of Corporate Development. Yahoo!: Tim Su and Jon Paris have joined as Executives. Su and Paris were the respective co-founder and CEO of Astrid, acquired by Yahoo! on May 3.

Publishing

Alfred A. Knopf Publishing: Robin Dessler has been promoted to Vice President, Editorial Director. Alfred A. Knopf Publishing: Jordan Pavlin has been promoted to Vice President, Executive Editor.

Music

Pandora: Tommy Page has joined as Vice President, Artist and Brand Partnerships.  

Exec Shuffle: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, The Weinstein Company

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Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

Comcast: Peter Marsh has joined as Regional Vice President, Business Services, Beltway Region Cox Communications: J.D. Myers II and Kim Stanley have been promoted to Market Vice President. Disney Junior: Vicki Ariyasu has joined as Executive Director, Disney Junior Educational Resource Group. DreamWorks Studios: Jonathan Eirich has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Production. Fox International Channels: Diego Londono has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Europe and Africa and will retain his position as President, Italy and Germany. NBC News:  Deborah Turness has joined as President News Corp: Antoinette Cook Bush has joined as Executive Vice President as Global Head of Government Affairs. Warner Bros. Entertainment: Thomas Gewecke has been promoted to Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Warner Bros. Television Group:  Peter Roth has been promoted to President and Chief Content Officer. Warner Bros. Television Group:  Craig Hunegs has been promoted to President, Business and Strategy. Warner Bros. Worldwide Home Entertainment Distribution: Ron Sanders has been promoted to President. Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution: Jeffrey Schlesinger has been promoted to President. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment: Diane Nelson has been promoted to President and Chief Content Officer. She remains President of DC Entertainment.

Film

Allison Shearmur Productions: Bryan Oh has joined as Creative Executive. Cohen Media Group: John Kochman has joined the Acquisitions team. Echo Bridge Entertainment: Camilo Bernal has joined as Vice President, New Media, U.S. Hispanic & International. Film4: Katherine Butler has been promoted to Deputy Head, Film. Film4: Rose Garnett has joined as Head, Development. Flashpoint Entertainment: Tom H. Johnson has joined as Head of Film & TV Development. Focus Features: Andrew Karpen has been promoted to Co-CEO. Herzog & Company: Nicole Zien has joined the company as Head, Development. Lotus Entertainment: Ara Keshishian and DJ Gugenheim have both joined as Executive Vice Presidents of Production and Development. The Safran Company: Joan Mao has joined as Director of Development. Scott Free Productions: Michael A. Pruss has joined as Senior Vice President of Production and Elishia Holmes has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Production. Screenvision: Kimberly Nokes and James Fusco have joined as Account Executives, National Sales. Screenvision: Dwight Fairback has joined as Senior Vice President, New Business, National Sales. Seven Arts Entertainment: Anthony G. Barlo has joined as President, Music & Television. The Weinstein Company: Robert Walak has joined as President and Managing Director, Europe – Production, Acquisition & Television. The Weinstein Company: Negeen Yazdi has rejoined as Executive Vice President, Europe – Acquisitions and Co-Productions.

Television

Banjay International: Jimmy Humphrey has joined as Manager, Sales and Acquisitions Electus: Laura Caraccioli has been promoted to President, Content Marketing. Darlow Smithson Productions: Ben Bowie has been promoted to Managing Director. Darlow Smithson Productions: Emily Roe has been promoted to Creative Director. El Rey Network:  Scott Sassa has joined as Vice Chairman. Fusion: Billy Kimball has joined as Senior Vice President and Chief Programming Officer. Skydance Television: Sasha Garron has joined as Coordinator. TruTV: Chris Linn has joined as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Zodiak Latino: Carlos Marquez-Sterling has joined as Vice President of Development and Production

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Gersh: David Rubin has been promoted to TV Literary Agent. Principato-Young Entertainment: Steven Katz has joined as Director, Finance. Verve:  Melissa Solomon has joined as a Literary Agent.

Cable

Lifetime:Eli Lehrer will join as Senior Vice President and Head of Non-Fiction Development on July 8. Ovation Network: Rob Canter has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Head, Production and Media Services. Ovation Network: Michelle Zajic has been promoted to Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-productions and Lori Hall has been promoted to Vice President, Scheduling. Syfy: Joshua Banta has been promoted to Director of Development. Tennis Channel: Virginia Hunt has joined as Executive Director of Programming. WEtv: Mark Nechis has joined as Senior Vice President, Public Relations.

Digital

Groupon: Evan Atkinson has joined as Executive, Outside Sales.

Publishing

Prometheus: William Scalia has been promoted to Art Director, Backstage Magazine.

Video Games

Saban Brands: Jack Sorensen has been named President in their mobile social games division, The Playforge.

Music

Universal Music: Sandy Monteiro has been promoted to Head of New Business, Asia Pacific. He retains his President of Universal Music South Asia title.

Exec Shuffle: Glacier Films, CBS Entertainment, HBO

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Company Launches 

Angel Storm: Stone Angels’ Pierre-Ange Le Pogam has teamed up with Seven Swords’ Bruno Wu to launch this company, which will develop and produce action thrillers and franchises with global appeal. CG Cinema: Charles Gillibert has launched this company. e2b Capital: Cassian Elwes and Robert Ogden Barnum have launched this company, which will deal with independent filmmakers seeking financing and distribution experience.  The company anticipates working on 10-12 films a year. Glacier Films: Hayden Christensen has launched this company with his brother Tove Christensen.  They will partner with Sarik Andrewasyan, Gevond Andreasyan and Georgy Malkov to create an 11-film slate over the next three years. Oceano Media: Adrian Guerra and Xavi Parache have launched this company as a financial broker and consultancy that will raise finance for productions. Primeridian Entertainment: Arcadiy Golubovich and Tim O’Hair have launched this company, which will produce two to four films a year and partner with sales agents when appropriate. Solar Studios: Solar Entertainment Group has launched this company with their partner, Romanian real estate entrepreneur Dragos Savulescu. The studios will occupy the former Kentauros Studios facility in Bucharest. Tanweer MAF Pictures: VOX Cinemas and Tanweer Group have teamed up to form this company, which will also be known as TM Pictures.  The company will be a distribution-acquisition venture headed by an independent team of executives. Wentworth Media & Arts: Eric Nicoli has started this new entertainment finance, production and distribution venture.  His partners in this venture are William Lewis, John Stanley and Dean Goldberg.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

Cablevision: Frank Mansour has joined as Executive Vice President, Customer Service. CBS Entertainment: Michelle Mendelovitz has been promoted to Manager, Creative Development, Comedy. CBS Television Network: Elizabeth Tumulty has joined as Executive Vice President, Affiliate Relations. MediaCorp: Tony Lai has joined as Managing Director. NBC Owned Television Stations: Jeff Morris has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology. NBCUniversal: Cherie Cohen has joined as Senior Vice President, Cable Advertising Sales. Seven Media West: On July 1, Tim Worner becomes Chief Executive Officer, replacing Don Voelte. Sony Pictures Television: Maria Dreyer has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Advertiser Sale and Branded Intergration. Sony Pictures Television: Dannah Shinder has been promoted to Manager, Creative Affairs. Telemundo Media: Mario Ruiz has joined as Senior Vice President, Talent Development and Strategy.

Film

Ad Hominem Enterprises: Adam Wagner has been promoted to Director, Development. IMAX: Roger Pollock has joined as Head, International Film Marketing. Good Universe: Michael Meyer has joined as Executive Vice President, International. Junction Entertainment: Karim Zreik has been promoted to President. Plan B Entertainment: Jeremy Kleiner has been promoted to Co-President. Shine International: Nadine Nohr has been officially named Chief Executive Officer after serving as Interim CEO since last year. WWE Studios: Julie Tustin has joined as Vice President, Marketing.

Television

Baby First: Matt Gentile has joined as now Senior Vice President, Ad Sales. Flame Ventures, LLC: Drew Comins has joined as Director of Development. Hearst Television: Michael J. Hayes will join as Senior Vice President and Group Head on June 1. ITV: Sir Peter Bazalgette will join the Board of Directors next month. ITV America: Amy Baker has been promoted to Senior Vice President, HR. Jupiter Entertainment: Erin Corbett has been promoted to Coordinator, Development. Jupiter Entertainment: Karsyn Jarrett has been promoted to Development Associate. Jupiter Entertainment: Joe Murphy has been promoted to Manager, Development. Lionsgate Television: Rachel Polan has been promoted to Manager, TV Development. Ovation: Jason Black has joined as Vice President, Original Programming. Tremendous! Entertainment: Jesse J. Leed has joined as Vice President, Development.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Caliber Media: Jerry Papazian has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Haven Entertainment: Brendan Bragg and Jordana Mollick have joined as Managers/Producers. Management 360: Beau Swayze has joined as a talent manager. Rothman Brecher Kim: Rina Brannen has joined as a Literary Agent. Untitled Entertainment: Steven Grossman has joined as a Manager. Verve: Parker Davis has been promoted to Coordinator, Motion Picture Literary.

Cable

ABC Family: Kate Juergens has added Chief Creative Officer to her current title of EVP, Programming and Development. Al Jazeera America: Azmat Khan has joined as Producer, Digital. AMC: Scott Pennington has joined as Vice President, Scripted Programming. Comedy Central: Jason Shafton has joined as Vice President of Brand Marketing. FX Networks: Julie Piepenkotter has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Research. HBO: Michael Bogner has been promoted to Senior Counsel. IFC: Caroline Hoffman has joined as Coordinator, Development. NuvoTV: Jennifer Lopez has joined as Chief Creative Officer. Turner Sports: Tom Sahara has been promoted to Chairmanm, Sports Video Group. Veria Living: Heidi Corn has been promoted to Manager, Digital Advertising Sales. Veria Living: Russell Maitland has joined as Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales.

Digital

Buster: Joseph Kiely has joined as Executive Creative Director, Motion Graphics. Buster: Neville Burtis has been promoted to Executive Creative Director, BusterINK. FilmTrack: Laurie Woodrow has joined as Product Manager. KCETLink: Gary Dauphin has been promoted to Vice President of Digital. KCETLink: Wendy Hamamura has been promoted to Chief Digital Officer. Netflix: Kris Henigman will join as Manager, Original Series on June 13. Think Jam: Jackie Turnure has joined as Vice President, Los Angeles. Tribune Company: Shashi Seth has joined as President, Tribune Digital Ventures.

Publishing

Simon & Schuster: Doug Stambaugh has been promoted to Vice President, Global eBook Market Development and Strategy. Rolling Stone: Gus Wenner has joined as Editor, RollingStone.com.

Music

Island Def Jam Music Group: Shawn “Pecas” Costner has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Def Jam Records.

Advertising

Horizon Media: Marianne Gambelli has joined as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer.  

Exec Shuffle: MTV Networks, Yahoo!, Leftfield Pictures, Fox 2000

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Company Launches

Silver Lining Entertainment: The Collective founding partners Jeff Golenberg and Sam Maydew have launched this management/production company.  Joining them is the entire film and television management team at The Collective, including Matt Goldman, Christina Gualazzi and Jason Shapiro.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

CBS: Marty Franks, currently Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and the dean of TV network lobbyists, is retiring September 30. Fox 2000: Marisa Paiva has been promoted to Vice President, Production. Fox 2000: Erin Siminoff has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Production. Hearst Corporation: Lincoln Millstein has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Special Assistant to the CEO. NBCUniversal: Thomas McCarthy, former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent, has joined as Chief Security Officer and Senior Vice President. Time Warner Cable: Deborah Picciolo has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Technical Operations. Universal Pictures: Christopher Herzberger has joined as Executive, Live Theatricals. USC's Annenberg Center: Zach Katz, former FCC Chief of Staff, has joined as Senior Fellow, Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.

Film

Berkshire Axis Media: Tony Wosk has joined as Director, Acquisitions and Distribution. Echo Bridge: Vivian Reinoso has been promoted to Sales & Marketing Executive, U.S. Hispanic & Latin America. Indian Paintbrush:  Peter McPartlin has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Industrial Light and Magic: John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer. Imax: Eileen Campbell has joined as Chief Marketing Officer, effective July 15, 2013. Le Vision Pictures: Zhang Yimou has joined as Artistic Director. RLJ Entertainment: Drew Wilson has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Studio Hamburg Enterprises: Christian Ronsch has joined as General Manager, Acquisitions and DVD Distribution.

 Television

A+E Networks: Katarzyna Jablonska has joined as Director, Distribution, A+E Networks UK. Biography Channel/Lifetime Movie Network: Jana Bennett has joined as Head. Incendo Media: Jean-Philippe Normandeau has joined as Chief Operating Officer. Leftfield Pictures: Heath Banks has joined as Executive Vice President, Production. Leftfield Pictures: Will Nothacker has been promoted to Vice President, Development. Leftfield Pictures: Gretchen Palek has joined as Head, Talent Relations. Leftfield Pictures: Chris Silvestri has joined as General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs. Leftfield Pictures: Tonko Soljan has been promoted to Head, Business Affairs. Telemundo Media: David Alvarado has joined as Vice President, Entertainment Publicity. Tern TV: Ed Crick has joined as Joint Creative Director. Univision: Patsy Loris has been promoted to Vice President, News. Marblemedia: Renae Garcia has joined as Director, U.S. Development and Acquisitions.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Authentic Talent & Literary Management: Sean Elliott has joined as a Talent Manager. Ole: Giles Goddard is transitioning to the newly created position of Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Development. Stradella Road: Marcia Zellers has joined as Vice President.

Cable

Country Music Television: Quinn Brown has joined as Executive Producer, News & Entertainment. ESPN: Aaron Taylor has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing. MTV: Lauren Dolgen has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Series Development and Head, West Coast reality programming. MTV: Andrew Portnoy has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Co-Head, East Coast Production. MTV: Kimberly Rach has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Co-Head, West Coast Production. TruTV: Chris Linn has been promoted to President and Head of Programming.

Digital

Fullscreen: Tim Mohn has joined as Senior Vice President, Engineering. Demand Media: TK Trinidad has joined as Producer. Yahoo: John DeVine has joined as Senior Vice President, Global Operations.

Publishing

The Economist: Amy Jaick has been promoted to Senior Marketing Manager. Time Inc: Tom Kirwan has been promoted to Vice President, Digital Sales.

Music

Capitol Music Group: Mike Flynn has joined as Senior Vice President, A&R and Staff Producer.  

Exec Shuffle: Virgin Media, Lionsgate, Relativity Media

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Company Launches

Converge Media Group: Partners JB Smoove, Rick Dorfman, Conan Smith and Adam Benowitz have launched this new firm, which is a full service management and production company that specializes in comedic television and multimedia content. Milk: Six former managers from the now-closed visual effects house The Mill have formed this new television VFX shop.  Will Cohen is Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer. Nick Drew is Managing Director and Executive Producer. Jean-Claude Deguerra and Nico Hernandez are both VFX Supervisors and the Joint Heads of 3D. Sara Bennett is VFX Supervisor and Head of 2D. Murray Barber is VFX Supervisor. Random Media: Eric Doctorow has launched this film production and acquisition company that will focus primarily on the home video market.  Already he’s closed a multi-year distribution deal with Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment. Radius Entertainment: Longtime ICM agent Carol Bodie has partnered with manager Oren Segal to form this new shingle, which has launched as a management/production company.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

CBS Corporation: Joseph Ianniello has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. CBS News: Bill Felling has been promoted to Executive Director, News Services. CBS Sports: David Berson has been promoted to President. Comcast SportsNet: Clifton Brown has joined as Ravens Insider, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. Fox Broadcasting Company: Danny Feldheim has been promoted to Manager, Drama Development. Fox Broadcasting: Lauren Levy Neustadter has joined as Vice President of Programming. She was formerly Vice President of Production for 20th Century Fox. Lionsgate: John Sacchi has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Production & Development NBCUniversal: Russell Hampton has joined as Executive Vice President, Franchise Management and Global Consumer Products for NBCUniversal's Media Innovation and Cross Company Initiatives Group. Scripps Networks Interactive: Aaron Gallagher has joined as Senior Vice President, Digital Ad Sales. Universal Pictures: Seth Byers has joined as Executive Vice President, Creative Strategy and Research. Viacom: Lisa Silverman Meyers has joined as Senior Vice President, Operations & Business Planning, Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products. Virgin Media: Dana Strong has joined as Chief Operating Officer.

Film

American Society of Cinematographers: Richard Crudo has been named President. Owen Roizman, Kees Van Oostrum and Lowell Peterson have been elected as Vice Presidents.  Victor J. Kemper has been re-elected as Treasurer. Fred Goodrich has been re-elected as Secretary.  Isidore Mankofsky has been re-elected as Sergeant-at-Arms. Furst Films and Ole: Meredith Ditlow has been promoted to Director of Development at both companies. JustFilms: Cara Mertes will join as Director in September. Main Street Films: Harrison Kordestani has joined as President; he adds the same title at 982 Media. Platinum Films: Carl England has joined as Managing Director. Relativity Media: David Shane has joined as Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications. Relativity Media: Stacey Mooradian has joined as Executive Vice President, Publicity. Richwater Films: Nick Aldrich and Keith Bishop have joined the Board of Directors. RSA Films: Arrow Kruse has joined as Executive Producer, Branded Content of Digital and Entertainment. Wilshire Studios: Melinda Rocha has joined as Director of Development. Working Title: Lucas Webb has joined as Vice President, Development.

Television

A+E Networks: Bob DeBitetto has been promoted to President, Brand Strategy & Business Development for A+E Studios. A+E Networks: Pooja Nirmal Kant has joined as Senior Manager, International Content Sales for Asia. A+E Networks: David McKillop has been promoted to General Manager, in addition to retaining his duties as Executive Vice President of Programming. A+E Networks: Katharine Wu has been promoted to Coordinator, Drama Programming. BBC Worldwide: Anna Gordon has joined as Director, Global Sales Strategy, Business Development and Planning. CORE Media Group: Tim Sullivan has joined as Senior Vice President, Development and Production. Electus: Shane Rahmani has joined as Vice President, Corporate Development. Modern Times Group: Jette Nygaard-Anderson has joined as Executive Vice President, Nordic Pay-TV broadcast operations. Modern Times Group: Jonas Karlén is now Chief Operating Officer. He also has been CEO of Viasat Sweden since October 2011. Modern Times Group: Peter Nørrelund has joined as Head of Sport. Off the Fence: Fareed Elcott has joined the company’s newly-established Los Angeles office as Executive, Senior Production team. Pie Town Productions: Blake Levin has joined as Vice President, Programming.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

Authentic Talent & Literary Management: Stuart Wrede has joined as Manager. Principato-Young Entertainment: Maggie Haskins has been promoted to Manager. Wiley Rein: Anna Gomez has joined as Partner, Telecommunications.  Steven Richardson has joined as Partner, Environment & Safety Practice.

Cable

Biography Channel/Lifetime Movie Network:  Jana Bennett has been promoted to President. Cablevison: James Nuzzo has been promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, Operations & Business Planning. Cablevision: Clifford S. Harris has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Law, Programming. Destination America: Marc Etkind has been promoted to General Manager. Discovery Channel: Matthew Kelly has been promoted to Vice President, Production and Development. E! Network: Kate Hoenigsberg has been promoted to Director, Scripted Programming. Fuse Network: Audrey Gruber has been promoted to Executive Producer of Fuse News. FX Networks/FX Productions: John Landgraf has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer.  History/H2: Dirk Hoogstra has been promoted to General Manager, in addition to retaining his duties as Executive Vice President of Development and Programming. Lifetime Entertainment Television: Rob Sharenow has been promoted to General Manager, in addition to retaining his duties asExecutive Vice President of Programming. Pivot: Jennifer Garnick has joined as Vice President, Public Relations. Spike TV: Chris Rantamaki has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Original Series. Spike TV: Justin Lacob has been promoted to Vice President, Original Series.  Hayley Lozitsky and Kevin Bartel have joined as Vice President, Original Series. TLC: Howard Lee has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Production & Development. TLC: Amy Savitsky has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Program Development. Univision Communications: Sandra Smester has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Programming at Univision Network. We TV: Megan Lawrence has been promoted to Senior Director, Unscripted Development and will head up the company’s new Los Angeles office.

Digital

Grass Valley: Alex Holtz has been promoted to Vice President, Digital Media Solutions. Revision3: Philip DeFranco has joined as Senior Vice President, Phil DeFranco Networks & Merchandise. Telescope: Andrew Jackson has joined as Vice President, Business Development. Viggle: Christopher Traynor has joined as Chief Technology Officer.

Publishing

Hearst Corporation: Klas Uden has joined as Vice President, Digital and Acquisition Marketing. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association: Gregory Goeckner has joined as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Perseus Books Group: Mark Suchomel has joined as Head of Legato Publishers Group unit.

Advertising

Lussier: Rhonda Weddle-Kinosian has joined as Vice President, Marketing and Supervising Producer.

Exec Shuffle: Shine America, Paradigm, FX Networks

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Company Launches

Blonde to Black Pictures: Sadie Frost and Emma Comley have launched this company, which will focus on “culturally relevant, commercial independent films.”

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

ABC Entertainment Group: Whitney Holland has joined as Vice President, Scheduling. CBS Corporation: Ray Hopkins has joined as President, Television Networks Distribution. Columbia Pictures: Andrew Z. Davis has joined as President, Production Administration. Discovery Networks International: Arjan Hoekstra will become the new President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific on September 1. Discovery Networks International: Tom Keaveny has shifted his position to become President, International Affiliate Sales. Discovery Networks International: Rahul Johri has added the title of Senior Vice President and General Manager, South Asia to his existing position of Head, Revenue for Pan-Regional Ad Sales and Southeast Asia. Fox International Channels: Ward Platt has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer.  He also has been named Chief Executive Officer of National Geographic Channel International. Lionsgate: Ron Schwartz has been promoted to President and General Manager, Home Entertainment Sales and Distribution.

Film

Blue Ice Group: Daniel Iron has joined as President, Production. DuArt: Craig Gordon has joined as Senior Editor. Echo Bridge: Nathan Hart has been promoted to President, Home Entertainment. Hollywood Foreign Press Association: Theo Kingma has been elected President. Lorenzo Soria has been elected Vice President.  Lilly Lui has been elected Executive Secretary.  Meher Tatna has been elected Treasurer.  The new Board of Directors is comprised of Yoram Kahana (Chairman), Vera Anderson, Luca Celada, Helen Hoehne and Dr. Aida Takla-O’Reilly. Legendary Entertainment: Christopher Erb has joined as Executive Vice President, Brand Marketing. PeaPie Films: Natasha Pilbrow has joined as Head, Business Affairs and Legal. Temple Street Productions: Michel Pratte has been promoted to Vice President, Media Ventures.

Television

BBC: Jim Gray has joined as Head, TV Current Affairs and Deputy to the Head of News Programs. Endemol UK: Remarkable Television’s David Flynn has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at their parent company, Endemol UK. FremantleMedia North America: Brandon Meyer has joined as Coordinator, Scripted Development. Shine America: Linda Giambrone has been promoted to Executive Vice President and will continue to hold her title of Head, Production. Small Dog Picture Co.: Renate Radford has joined as Head of Development. Untitled Rashida Jones/Will McCormack Company: Jeff Grosvenor has joined as Executive Vice President, Development.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

CAA: Hunter Kinsella has joined as Coordinator, Brand Coverage. Echo Lake Management: Dave Brown, Zadoc Angell, Matt Horwitz and James Engle have all joined as Managers.  The group was formerly at Artist International. Paradigm: Iris Grossman has joined as a Talent Agent. Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, LLP: Leif Reinstein has joined as a Partner. Saban Brands: Janet Scardino has joined as Chief Operating Officer.

Cable

A+E Networks UK: Izabella Wiley has joined as General Manager, Poland. Bravo: Ellen Stone has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Marketing. Comedy Central: Christian McLaughlin has joined as Vice President, Specials. FX Networks/FX Productions: Nicholas Grad and Eric Schrier have both been promoted to President of Original Programming. FX Networks: Chuck Saftler has been promoted to President of Program Strategy and Chief Operating Officer. TNT: Rachel Brill has been promoted to Vice President, Unscripted Programming, Originals.

Digital

MeeMee Media: Ira Rubenstein has joined as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Rdio: Drew Larner is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and will become Executive Chairman as soon as a replacement is found.

Publishing

Random House Children's Books: Phoebe Yeh has joined as Vice President and Publisher, Crown Books For Young Readers, effective June 21.  

Exec Shuffle: Epiphany, A. Smith & Co., Legendary Entertainment, Deadline Hollywood, Univision

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Company Launches

New Myth Entertainment: Tom DeSanto has teamed with David Ranes, Grace Roeder Oppenheimer, and Wayne Duband to launch this company, whose intention is to develop tentpole-sized productions, in addition to smaller filmmaker-driven features. Epiphany: New Myth Entertaiment, Toonz Entertainment Pte Ltd and investors including European financier A-Company have launched this $200 million film fund to invest in a slate of event films with international appeal. The company also intends to become a producer and co-financier of franchise films with major studios. Turkweb.TV: Former Endeavor agent Jourdan Martin has launched this VOD Service along with Murat Saygi, Sevin Ergun Sefada and Adnan Akdemir. Wildseed Studios: Miles Bullough has launched this company, a digital studio intending to invest in multi-platform ideas.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

American Greetings Corporation: Sean Gorman has been promoted to President of AG Properties. CBS Television Studios: Glenn Geller has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Current Programming. MSG Media: Ryan O’Hara has joined as President, Content, Distribution and Sales. NBCUniversal: Quinn Taylor has joined as Executive Vice President, Movies, Miniseries and International Co-Productions. News Corp: John Nallen will become Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on July 1, 2013. News Corp: Janet Nova has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Deputy Group General Counsel for 21st Century Fox. Universal Partnerships & Licensing: Stephanie Sperber has re-upped her contact as President until June 2016. Walt Disney Imagineering: Daniel Bertin has joined as Creative Consultant.

Film

Arclight Films: Clay Epstein has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Acquisitions. A.Smith & Co.: Jay Bienstock and Eugene Young have joined as Co-Managing Directors. Benaroya Pictures: Prashant Shah has joined as Vice President and Head, Physical Production. FCC: NUVOtv's Judi Lopez has been appointed to the FCC's Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Digital Age. Mirada: John Fragomeni has been promoted to President. Myriad Pictures: Jason Weiss has joined as Senior Vice President. OddLot Entertainment: Linda McDonough is transitioning to a full-time producing role with OddLot Entertainment after having been an executive there for ten years.

Television

BBC Worldwide: Sunil Joshi has been promoted to Head, Distribution for BBC Global News in South Asia. BBC Worldwide: Stanley Fernandes has been named as Sales Director, South Asia. Channel 4: Amy Flanagan has joined as Documentary Commissioning Editor. Channel 4: Alex Menzies has joined as Commissioning Editor, Features. Channel 4: Ian Dunkley has joined as Commissioning Editor, Factual. Channel 4: Nick Hornby has been named Editor, Features, permanently. Legendary Entertainment: Bruce Rosenblum has joined as President of Legendary Television and Digital Shine America: Rob Hughes has been named President, Marketing. Shine America: Kevin Ivey has been named Executive Director, Research. Univision: Ignacio Meyer has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Enterprise Development. Univision: Cristina Schwarz has been promoted to Vice President, Univision Cable Networks.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

ICM Partners: Steven Brown, JR Ringer and Matt Smith have been promoted to Talent Agents. Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman: Leif Reinstein has joined as a Partner. Talent Managers Association: Annet McCroskey has been elected President.

Cable

Al Jazeera America: Bob Wheelock has been promoted to Senior Executive Producer. Animal Planet: Jason Carey has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Production. Animal Planet: Jamie Dugger has been promoted to Vice President, Creative. Animal Planet: Michael Eisenbaum has been promoted to Vice President, On-Air Creative. Charter Communications: Former Cablevision and FCC executive Catherine Bohigian has joined as Executive Vice President of Government Affairs. CNN: Marcel Ferrer has joined as Vice President,  Programming and Production, CNN Latino, based in Tampa. CNN: Rosa Flores has joined as New York City-Correspondent & Substitute Anchor, effective July 2013. FEARnet: Elizabeth Greer has joined as Director, Research. Fusion: Ignacio Torres has joined as Segment Producer and will be based in Miami; he was formerly with NBCLatino and NBCNews. GSN: Sara Auspitz has joined as Executive Director, Current Series. HBO: Diana Navarro-Dillon has joined HBO Latino as Associate Producer; she was previously with Telemundo NY. Telemundo: Juan Miguel Muniz has joined as Vice President, News, Area de la Bahia. VH1 Network: Laurel Stier has been promoted to Director, Production & Development.

Digital

GetGlue: Evan Krauss has joined as President.

Publishing

Deadline Hollywood: Lisa De Moraes has joined as TV Columnist.  Denise Petski has joined as Co-Managing Editor.  Erik Pedersen has joined as Managing Editor, Night.  Dominic Patten has joined as Legal Editor and General Assignment Reporter.  Jen Yamato has joined as Weekend Editor and General Assignment Reporter. Hollywood Reporter: Jeanie Pyun has joined the staff as Director, Features.  Lacey Rose and Marisa Guthrie have both been promoted to Editor, Television. Borys Kit and Pamela McClintock have both been promoted to Senior Film Writer.  Kayt Fitzmorris has joined as Assistant Editor, Photos. Tribune Company: Steven Berns has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Tribune Company: Chandler Bigelow transitions to Executive Vice President and Chief Business Strategies and Operations Officer.

Music

Island Def Jam & Republic Records: Sara Connally has joined as Vice President, Film and Television.

Exec Shuffle: Directors Guild of America, Hot Docs, Sky Italia, Paramount Pictures

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Company Launches

Schneider Media Investments: Sonny Schneider and Arjun Rose have launched this UK-based finance company that will focus on sci-fi and fantasy genre films.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

ABC News: Jonathan Greenberger has been named Executive Producer of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Clear Channel Media & Entertainment: Nathan Daschle has joined as Executive Vice President, Political Strategy. EchoLight Studios: Rick Santorum is now Chief Executive Officer. News Corp. Limited: Julie Henderson has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at 21st Century Fox. Paramount Pictures: Sabrina Ironside has joined as Senior Vice President, Brand Management. Viacom International Media Networks: Kerry Taylor has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Youth and Music for MTV internationally. Warner Bros Pictures: Chris DeFaria has been promoted to President, Animation, Post Production, & Visual Effects. Warner Bros. Pictures: Sue Kroll has been promoted to President, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution Warner Bros. Pictures:  Greg Silverman has been promoted to President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production Warner Bros. Pictures: Toby Emmerich remains President and COO of New Line Cinema, but now adds oversight of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures to his duties as well.

Film

BFI: Tim Richards and Alison Cornwell have joined the Board of Directors. CodeBlack Films: Paul Hall has joined as Head of Development and Production. Directors Guild of America: Paris Barclay has been elected as President.  Vincent Misiano has been elected as National Vice President.  Michael Apted has been elected as Secretary-Treasurer.  Scott Berger has been elected as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.   Other DGA officers include Betty Thomas (First Vice President), Gary Donatelli (Second Vice President), Thomas Schlamme (Third Vice President), Jace Alexander (Fourth Vice President, Jon Favreau (Fifth Vice President) and John LiBretto (Sixth Vice President). Hot Docs: Chris McDonald has transitioned to the role of President. Hot Docs: Brett Hendrie has been promoted to Executive Director. IM Global: Leslie Chen has joined to oversee Chinese Operations. Ingenius: Katie Goodson-Thomas has joined as Director, Production and Acquisitions. Lin Pictures: Jennifer Gwartz has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Norwegian Film Institute: Sindre Guldvog has been appointed Managing Director. Red Granite International: Marcin Janowski has joined as International Marketing and Publicity Consultant. Village Roadshow Entertainment Group: Kevin P. Berg has been promoted to General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs

Television

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Lucy Hood will join as President and Chief Operating Officer at the end of the year. Amigos De Garcia Productions: Alix Jaffe has joined as the new Head of the company. BBC: Charlotte Moore has been promoted to Controller, BBC One. Bento Box Entertainment: Mike Clements has joined as Head, Creative Development and Original Programming. Eastern: The production company NFGTV has rebranded itself as Eastern. David DiGangi has been promoted to Vice President, Programming.  Gregg Lieberman and Joshua Asen have been promoted to Directors of Development. Lisa LeeKing has been promoted to Casting Director.  Marcia Xintaris has joined as Executive in Charge and Adam De Aris has joined as Director of Post. Hud:sun Media: Jessica Grimshaw has joined as Director of Development. ITV Studios Global Entertainment: Greg Johnson has joined as Senior Vice President, North American Sales. Relativity Television: Brian Lando has joined as Head, Relativity Lifestyle Television. Sky: Eleanor Bailey has joined as Production Executive, Factual. Sky: Celia Taylor has joined as Head, Factual Commissioning. Sky Italia: Andrea Scrosati has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Programming. Skydance Television: Bill Bost has been promoted to Manager, Development. Skydance Television: Sasha Garron has been promoted to Coordinator. Skydance Television: Carolyn Harris has joined as Vice President. Tall Girls Productions: Mandy Safavi has joined as President. Telfrance: Julien Leroux has joined as Senior Vice President, International Sales, NeweN Distribution. Trailblazer Studios: Michael Lucker has joined as Executive Producer. Trailblazer Studios: Clark McCarthy-Miller has joined as Producer. Trailblazer Studios: Kristin Genszler has joined as Production Manager. Trailblazer Studios: Katye Rone will transition to Senior Director, Original Programming and Development.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

Agency for the Performing Arts: Shelsea Jacobs has joined as a Talent Agent. DDB: Jason Elm has joined as Chief Creative Officer, DDB California. Evolution Entertainment: Ben Press has joined as a Manager. Havas Worldwide: Paul Marobella has been promoted to Group President of Havas Impact and Palm + Havas. He is still President of Havas Discovery and is based in Chicago. Lippincott Massie McQuilkin: Patricia Burke has joined as Director of Dramatic Rights. MEC: Alex Altman has rejoined the company as Managing Director of Global Solutions, Germany. MEC: Michael Beecroft has been promoted to Head of Trading for Asia Pacific. MEC: Tino Krause has joined as Chief Operating Officer, MEC Germany and joins MEC's Management Board, effective July 1, 2013. Say Media: Michelle Panzer has joined as Vice President, Global Communications.

Cable

CMT: Justin Wyatt has joined as Vice President, Consumer Insights & Research. Comedy Central: Lourdes Diaz has joined as Vice President, Production and Development, International. Discovery Communications: Charlie Foley has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Original Content Group. Disney Channels: Naketha Mattocks has joined as Vice President, Original Movies. GMC TV/UP: Lori Hall has joined as Vice President of Consumer Marketing. She was formerly Senior Director at TNT. GMC TV/UP: Richard Manwaring has joined as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Research & Technology. GSN: Lauren Burger has joined as Manager, Programming and Development. Outdoor Channel: Jim Liberatore has joined as Chief Executive Officer. Telemundo Media: Efrain Lopez has joined as now Senior Vice President, Strategy.

Digital

Facebook: Colin Stretch has been promoted to Vice President and General Counsel, effective July 5. Screenz: Yuval Nathan has joined as Chief Executive Officer. Twitter: Lara Cohen has joined as Manager, TV Talent.

Publishing

Variety: Patrick Frater has been named Bureau Chief, Asia.

Video Games

IGN: Rick Hernandez has been promoted to Senior Director of Client Strategy. Xbox Entertainment: Elan Lee has joined as Chief Design Officer.  

Exec Shuffle: Turner Entertainment Networks, The Weinstein Company, Imagine Television

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Company Launches

Hive Collective: PR executive Bumble Ward and philanthropy specialist Tracy Bechtold have launched this public relations company, aimed at servicing “the intersection of entertainment and philanthropy in Los Angeles.” Madica Productions: Sunshine Sachs principals Ken Sunshine and Shawn Sachs have launched this full-service development and production house. The firm will develop content for digital, TV and film platforms, stemming from the Sunshine Sachs’ diverse lineup of clients. Mayimbe Media: The website Latino-Fanboy.com has launched this company to produce, acquire and distribute original micro-budget films.  Umberto Gonzalez will head up the shingle.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

20th Century Fox: George Dewey has been named Senior Vice President, Domestic Digital Marketing. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment: James Finn has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Marketing Communications. Clear Channel: Katerina Perez has been promoted to Vice President of Sales, Seattle Market. Dentsu: Jerry Buhlmann has joined as Executive Officer. Mindshare North America: Colin Kinsella has joined as Chief Executive Officer. Miramax: Tom Barrack has been named Chairman. NBCUniversal: Phil Breman has joined as Vice President, Current Programming. Nickelodeon Group: Andrea Fasulo has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Retail and Movie Marketing. Sony Pictures Television Channels: Nathalie Lubensky has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager, Latin America. Turner Entertainment Networks: Jennifer Dorian has been promoted to Chief Strategy Officer.

Film

Affirm Films: Rich Peluso has been promoted to Senior Vice President. Affirm Films: Tana Evans has joined the company as Vice President, Marketing & Distribution and will retain her position as VP, Distribution at Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. All3Media: Steve Morrison has been named Non-Executive Chairman. Def Pictures/RSTV: Chris Conti has joined as President of both companies. Hopscotch: Sandie Don has been promoted to Head, Distribution. IMAX Entertainment: Greg Foster has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President of IMAX Corporation. Song Li: Malcolm Wall has been named to head up the co-venture between Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Media and Pinewood Studios. The Weinstein Company: Emmy Chang has joined as Vice President, National Publicity.

Television

BBC Worldwide: David Gibbons has joined as Head, Global Operations. BBC Worldwide: Lucy Pilkington has joined as Executive Producer, BBC Worldwide Channels and Julie Swanston has joined as Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Channels and BBC America.  Bell Media: Jacques Parisien has joined as President, National Specialty and Pay-TV, Radio and Out-Of-Home. Bell Media: Charles Benoit has been named President, Television and Radio for Quebec. Bell Media: Luc Quetel has been named President, Astral Out-of-Home. Bell Media: Luc Sabbatini has been named President, Sales. Core Media Group: Roy Peters has joined as Vice President, Branded Entertainment. Christine Petrillo has joined as Vice President, Client Solutions. Michael Speier has joined as Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Fox International Channels: Alex Lambeek has joined as Head, Affiliate Partnerships and Syndication for Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Fusion: Mark Lima has joined as Vice President, News.  Anhelo Reyes has joined as Vice President, Marketing. FremantleMedia North America: Lee Rierson has joined as Chief Operating Officer. The Garden: Lucy Bowden has joined as Executive Producer. The Garden: Louise Doolan has joined as Head, Development. The Garden: Kate Collier has been promoted to Director of Development. Imagine Television: Stacy Greenberg has been promoted to Manager. Indigo Film & Television: Sam Partner has joined as Head, Sales. Intuitive Entertainment: Chris Deaux has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Development. Love Productions: Joey Allen has joined as Senior Vice President in New York. Love Productions: Rupert Frisby has joined as Director, Legal & Commercial Affairs. Love Productions: Letty Kavanagh has been promoted to Managing Director. Love Productions: Kieran Smith has joined as Creative Director, Factual Programming. Maverick Television: Mark Downie has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer. Maverick Television: Paul Woolf has been promoted to Director of Development. Temple Street Productions: Gerry McKean, Vice President of Factual Production, will head up the newly-established L.A. office of the company. Temple Street Productions: Tayfun King has joined as Head, Development in Factual Entertainment. Univision: Iveliesse Malave has joined as Vice President, Consumer & Entertainment Public Relations. Univision: Andrew E. Olivera has been promoted to Director of Sales, General Manager, Univision Radio Austin. Valhalla Entertainment: Stacey Levin has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Television. Valhalla Entertainment: Meredith Ditlow has joined the company as Director of Development. Valhalla Entertainment: Phillip Kobylanski has been promoted to Creative Executive.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

Resolution: Dennis Kim has joined as a Television Lit Agent.

Cable

A+E Networks UK: Heather Jones has joined as Vice President, Programming. Al Jazeera English: Julio Ricardo Varela has joined as Digital Producer for Al Jazeera English's “The Stream.” AMC: Eliot Goldberg has joined as Senior Vice President, Unscripted Programming. CMT: Zena Van Ackeren has joined as Vice President, Talent & Specialty Casting.Julia Silverton has been named Vice President, Development. Ovation: Kristina Levsky has joined as Vice President, Public Relations and Corporate Communications. Sundance Channel: Alysse Bezahler has joined as Vice President and Head, Production. Telemundo: Juan Witt has been promoted to Vice President of Business Development at Telemundo Mexico's new office. Universal Cable Productions: Mark Binke has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Production.

Digital

Blip: Chris Mohney has joined as Vice President, Programming. Slated: Colin Brown has joined as Editorial Director. Zynga: Don Mattrick has joined as Chief Executive Officer.

Publishing

The Guardian: Rowena Mason has joined as Political Correspondent. She was formerly with The Telegraph. HarperCollins: Carrie Feron has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Morrow/Avon imprints. Penske Media Corporation: Laura Lubrano has joined as Director of TV Entertainment Sales. The Wrap: Joseph Kapsch has been promoted to Executive Editor. The Wrap: Josh Dickey returns as Managing Editor. The Village Voice: Tom Finkel has been promoted to Editor.

Video Games

Xbox Entertainment Studios: Albert Page has joined as Vice President, Creative.

Music

Def Jam Recordings: Don Cannon has joined as Vice President, A&R.

Advertising

Havas Worldwide: Mark Whelan has joined as Global Creative, based in London. Havas Worldwide Chicago: Monika Cepaitis has joined as Account Executive. Havas Worldwide Chicago: Michael Gabriele has joined as Broadcast Producer. Havas Worldwide Chicago: Will Ryan has joined as Digital Production Designer.  

Rep Moves: WME Entertainment, Paradigm, ICM Partners

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CAA: Emmy-winning writer, producer and director Jeff Greenstein is now repped by Ann Blanchard. Greenstein is probably best known for his work as an executive producer on Will & Grace, as well as his five years as a writer, director and producer on Desperate Housewives. His other credits include the series Parenthood, Partners, State of Georgia, Dream On and Friends.  More recently, Greenstein directed all fourteen episodes of the web series Husbands, as well as the Series 1 Finale of the BBC3 comedy Way to Go.  In 2000, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work as a Co-Executive Producer on Will & Grace. CAA: Writer, director, producer, playwright and actress Lorene Scafaria is now repped by Dan Rabinow.  Scafaria most recently wrote and directed the feature film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which was her directorial debut.  She originally started out in the New York theatrical productions and low-budget features before getting her big break when Focus Features hired her to adapt Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s book, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. That feature was released in 2008 starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings.  Since then, she has written an episode of Children’s Hospital for Cartoon Network and has worked as a writer and consulting producer on the Fox series Ben & Kate.  Scafaria also directed an episode of New Girl earlier this year. Equitable Stewardship for Artists (ESA): Director and writer Leslie Libman is now repped by Paul Alan Smith.  Over the last year, Libman has directed multiple episodes of CBS’ hit series NCIS, as well as episodes of Alphas and Cult. In 2011, she directed the MTV television movie DISconnected, which was partially based of the life of Abraham Biggs, a bi-polar 19 year old who webcast his own suicide.  In her lengthy career, Libman has directed a variety of commercials, music videos and television series, most notably including multiple episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street and The 4400, as well as episodes of Flash Forward, Oz, The Shield and The Wire.  Libman continues to be co-represented by APA. ICM Partners: Boardwalk Empire actor Stephen Graham is now repped by Hildy Gottlieb and Craig Shapiro.  Graham, who plays Al Capone on the HBO series, is also known for his role as Tommy in the Guy Ritchie feature Snatch, as well as Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the BAFTA-winning This is England.  Other major credits include roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Public Enemies, Occupation and The Damned United. Graham shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his work on Boardwalk Empire, an award the series won both in 2010 and 2011. ICM Partners: Actor and comedian Eddie Griffin is now repped by Chris Smith.  Griffin, who will next be seen in the feature comedy Mucho Dinero, recently voiced the characters Richard Pryor and Paul Mooney in the Adult Swim animated series Black Dynamite. Griffin is probably best known for his starring role as Eddie on the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, as well as playing the title character in the feature film Undercover Brother. His other credits include the Deuce Bigelow movies, Scary Movie 3, John Q, Double Take and Norbit.  Griffin was ranked number 62 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time and his most recent comedy special You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It aired on Comedy Central in 2011. Paradigm: Actress Julie Benz has rejoined her former agent Iris Grossman, who left ICM Partners last month. Benz currently stars in the lead role of Mayor Amanda Rosewater on the SyFy series Defiance, which was just renewed for its second season. Previously, Benz had memorable turns playing the character Darla on both Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and she took on a series-changing role as Rita Bennett on Showtime’s Dexter.  Benz has also starred on ABC’s No Ordinary Family and appeared in episodes of A Gifted Man, Royal Pains, Supernatural, Law and Order, CSI and Desperate Housewives.  Feature-wise, Benz’s credits include Saw V, Punisher: War Zone and the fourth Rambo film. Paradigm: Actor Blake Berris has also re-signed with Iris Grossman since her move.  Berris currently stars as Nick Fallon on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.  He has also appeared on AMC’s Breaking Bad, as well as The Big Bang Theory, Prime Suspect, The Mentalist, Numb3rs and The Starter Wife.  Feature-wise, Berris’ credits include Meth Head, House of Last Things and Minkow. United Talent Agency: Actress and model Ashley Hinshaw is now repped by Logan Eisenberg.  Hinshaw started out as a model before landing roles on series such as Gossip Girl, Fringe and The Glades.  In 2012, she played a blogger in the found-footage feature Chronicle and she took on the lead role of the indie film About Cherry, which also starred James Franco, Dev Patel and Heather Graham. Up next, Hinshaw will be seen in the drag-racing feature Snake and Mongoose, which is currently in post-production. She is also starring in the features Goodbye to All That and Site 146. WME Entertainment: British-born actor Idris Elba is now repped by WME Entertainment.  Elba is currently appearing in Guillermo del Toro tentpole film Pacific Rim, which is being released this weekend.  He will also soon reprise his role as Heimdall in Thor: The Dark World and currently stars in the title role in the BBC series Luther, which is now heading into its final season.  Elba is probably best known for his role as Russell “Stringer” Bell on HBO’s groundbreaking series The Wire.  Other television credits include recurring roles on The Office and The Big C.  His feature credits include last year’s Alien prequel Prometheus, as well as RocknRolla, 28 Weeks Later and American Gangster.  Later this year, Elba will star as Nelson Mandela in Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom. WME Entertainment: Actress, model and singer Tika Sumpter is now repped by WME Entertainment.  Sumpter currently stars in the hit Tyler Perry series The Haves and Have Nots, which airs on OWN.  Sumpter started out in modeling and commercials before landing the role of Layla Williamson on One Life to Live, which garnered her an NAACP Image nomination.  Since then, Sumpter has appeared in the feature films Sparkle, My Man is a Loser, Being Mary Jane, What’s Your Number and Salt amongst others.  Sumpter also played the character Raina Thorpe on Gossip Girl and appeared as Jenna in the Girlfriends spin-off The Game.  Later this year, Sumpter will be seen in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas as well as the Kevin Hart/Ice Cube comedy Ride Along.

Exec Shuffle: AMPAS, Scott Free Productions, Vinson Films, MTV

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Company Launches

The Walcott Company: Jake Johnson and Max Winkler have launched this company as a shingle with 20th Century Fox Television.  Mary Lee, formerly of Management 360, was brought in to run it.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

20th Century Fox Animation: Elizabeth Reddy has been promoted to Vice President, Production. ABC Entertainment Group: Channing Dungey has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Drama Development, Movies and Miniseries. ABC Entertainment Group: Samie Falvey has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Comedy Development and International Script Development.  ABC Entertainment Group: Patrick Moran has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Creative and Production, ABC Studios. Clear Channel Outdoor: Rene Jordan has joined as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. MGM: Greg Robertson has joined as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific International Television. NBCUniversal and Comcast: Rick Cotton will become Senior Counselor, IP Protection on September 3, 2013. NBCUniversal: Kimberley Harris will join as General Counsel and Executive Vice President on September 3, 2013. NBCUniversal: Sandra Lilley has been promoted to Managing Editor, NBC Latino. Turner Broadcasting: John Martin will join as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2014. Universal Pictures: Noah Bergman will become Vice President, Content Services for Domestic Distribution in January 2014. Universal Pictures International Entertainment: Roberto Paris has joined as Managing Director, Italian Operations.

Film

1984 Private Defense Contractors: Nicole Barton joined as a Production & Development Executive. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: The Academy has elected 10 new additions to the Board of Governors, including Kathryn Blondell, Rick Carter, Bill Corso, Alex Gibney, Lynzee Klingman, Judianna Makovsky, Deborah Nadoolman, Amy Pascal, Jan Pascale and Nancy Utley. LipSync Post: Sal Umerji has joined as Head, Visual Effects Production. MPAA: Shanna Winters has joined as Senior Vice President, Global Policy. Scott Free Productions: Allison Gillogly has joined as Creative Executive. Sundance Institute: Shira Rockowitz has joined as Manager, Feature Film Program. Vinson Films: Tara Farney has been promoted to Creative Executive.

Television

BBC Worldwide: Rafael Alamo has joined as Manager, HR. BBC Worldwide: Karen Harrison has joined as Vice President, Finance.  Alejandra Olea has joined as Vice President, Integrated Sales. BBC Worldwide: David Hanono has joined as Director of Digital Development. BBC Worldwide: Gareth Williams has been promoted to Vice President, Branded Services. Fox International Channels: Jo McGrath has been promoted to Head, Production, FIC Europe and Africa. Fremantle Media: Diana Buddingh will join as Director, Global Media on October 1. Furst Films/Ole: Brooke Marston has joined as Manager, TV Development. Gaumont International Television: Ben Petuchowski has been promoted to Manager, Creative Affairs. ITV Studios Global Entertainment: Jill Kellie has joined as Senior Acquisitions Executive. RCN: Julian Giraldo has been promoted to Executive Vice President, International Channels. Shine America: Jeffrey Schneider has joined as Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and General Counsel. Silent Machine Entertainment: Lindsey Liberatore has joined as Head, Television. Univision Communications: Ruth Gaviria has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing. Univision Communications: Sarah Madigan has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Content Distribution.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

Caliber Media: Chris Contopulos has joined as a Talent Manager. New Wave Entertainment: Brian Volk-Weiss has been promoted to President of Production. Station 3: Brian Bunnin has joined as Senior Vice President and Head of Talent.

Cable

ABC Family: Kelly Goode has joined as Vice President, Original Programming. Oxygen Media: Cori Abraham has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Development and International. MTV: Sara Cohen has been promoted to Manager, Series Development. National Geographic Channel: Heather Moran has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Programming and Strategy. National Geographic Channel: Brad Dancer has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Program Planning and Research. Telemundo: José Sariego joins as Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs. He was formerly SVP, Business & Legal Affairs at HBO Latin America Group. USA Network: Tracy St. Pierre has joined as Vice President, West Coast Communications. USA Network: Emily Spitale has been promoted to Vice President, Communications.

Digital

Astronauts Wanted: No Experience Necessary: Nick Shore has joined as Chief Creative Strategist. Dropbox: Former Instagram Lead Designer Tim Van Damme has joined the Dropbox design team in an unspecified executive role. Google: Scott Beaumont will be promoted to Head, China in August. IAC: Alex Ellerson has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Content for IAC's About.com. IAC: Scott Kim has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer for IAC's About.com. IAC: Matthew Knell has joined as Senior Vice President, Content. Spotify: Jason Roth has joined as Director, Communications.  

Executive Shuffle: Warner Bros. Television, TalentWorks, MTV Networks

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 Company Launches

Dark Factory Entertainment: Daniel Posada, Rodolfo Marquez and Alexis Fridman have formed this company, specializing in low-budget genre films. Stearns Castle: After leaving his executive job at ABC Studios, Michael McDonald has launched this shingle, which will be headquartered at the studio.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

ABC Studios: Nne Ebong has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Drama Development.  Fox One: Paul Kahn has joined as Vice President, Integrated Sales and Marketing. Fox Sports Media Group: Ed Delaney has joined as Executive Vice President, Operations. NBC Entertainment: Kahli Small has joined as Senior Vice President, Drama Development. NBC Owned Television Stations: Meredith McGinn has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Cozi TV Network. NBC Owned Television Stations: Jeff Kurtz has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital Media and Network Sales. NBC Domestic Television Distribution: Brian Levy has been promoted to Director, Direct Response Sales. Time Warner Inc.: Howard Averill has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Warner Bros. Television: Mike Darnell has joined as President, Unscripted and Alternative Programming.

Film

Chernin Entertainment: Michael Finfer has joined as Creative Executive. Film Independent: Josh Welsh has been promoted to President. Vertigo Entertainment: Adam Stone has joined as President, Production.

Television

AMC/Sundance Channel Global: Gustavo Lopez has joined as Vice President, Global Distribution and Business Development for Latin America. BBC Worldwide: Joseph Gershon has joined as Manager, Scripted Development. Corus Entertainment: Doug Murphy has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Corus Entertainment: Colin Bohm has been promoted to Vice President, Television and Head, Kids. Corus Entertainment: Scott Dyer has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning. Corus Entertainment: John McDonald has been named Vice President, Television and Head, Corus Women and Family. Maria Hale has been promoted to Vice President, Television and Head, Corus Content Distribution and Pay TV. Susan Schaefer has been promoted to Vice President and Head, Brands. Keshet International: Cynthia Kennedy has joined as Sales Director. Keshet International: Limor Gott-Ronen has been promoted to Manager, Sales and Marketing Communications. TNA Entertainment: John Gaburick has joined as Executive Vice President, TV Production. Sky: Chris Wilson, Lorraine Chalker-Phillips and Siobhan Mulholland have all joined under the same title as Commissioning Editor, Factual. Univision: Kevin King has joined as Senior Vice President, Interactive Research & Analytics. King was formerly with A&E Networks. Univision: Dan Murphy has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Audience Measurement & Analytics.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

Core Media Group: Maureen Kerr has joined as Director, Business Strategy and Acquisitions. Falco Ink: Erin Bruce has been promoted to Senior Vice President. Falco Ink: Joanna Pinker has been promoted to Senior Account Executive. Paradigm: Zac Simmons has joined as a Television Lit Agent. TalentWorks: Matt Fletcher has joined as an Agent and will relaunch the Kids and Young Adult division.

Cable

Al Jazeera America: Kate O' Brian has joined as President. Al Jazeera America: David Doss has joined as Senior Vice President, News Programming. Al Jazeera America: Marcy McGinnis has joined as Senior Vice President, News Gathering. Al Jazeera America: Shannon High-Bassalik has joined as Senior Vice President, Documentaries & Programming. Animal Planet: Tahli Kouperstein has been promoted to Senior Director, Publicity. BET Networks: Chika Chukudebelu has been promoted to Manager, Original Programming. BET Networks: Keith Wooten has been promoted to Manager, Development. CNN: Ana Cabrera has joined as CNN Denver Correspondent. Food Network: Katherine Alford has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Culinary. HGTV/DIY Network: Heather Jagels has been promoted to Vice President, Creative Services. MTV Networks: Michael Dunn has joined as Coordinator, Development & Current Series. Nickelodeon Animation: Megan Casey has been promoted to Vice President, Current Series. Nickelodeon Animation: Claudia Spinelli has been promoted to Vice President, Current Series. Telemundo: Edna Schmidt has joined as  News Anchor, Telemundo’s WSNS Chicago Station.

Digital

AOL Networks: Bob Lord will join as Chief Executive Officer on August 1st. Base79: Patrick Walker has joined as Chief Content Officer. Facebook: Kate Aronowitz has been promoted to Director, Brand Development. Hulu: Courtney Brown has joined as Coordinator, Public Relations. Veria Living: Dennis Dunphy has joined as Director, Advertising Sales, Central Region/Western Region.

Publishing

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Morgan Gould will be promoted to National Accounts Manager, Distribution Client Sales, effective August 5. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Jen Reynolds will join as National Account Manager, effective August 5. Penguin Books: Emily Murdock Baker has been promoted to Associate Editor.

Music

Live Nation: Robb Spitzer has joined as Managing Director, Live Nation China Concerts.  

Exec Shuffle: AMPAS, Paramount Pictures, Mark Gordon Company, Revolt TV

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Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

20th Century Fox Television: Michael Teicher has joined as Executive Vice President, Media Sales. Comcast: Brian Roberts has signed a one-year extension to his contract as CEO, which will last through 2014. DreamWorks Animation: Marjorie Cohn has joined as Head, Television. DreamWorks Animation: Mark Taylor has joined as Head, Television Production. Fox Broadcasting Company: Marcus Wiley will transition into a multi-year, first-look development deal with the network after stepping down as Senior Vice President, Comedy Development. Paramount Home Media Distribution: Jeff Deutchman has joined as Director, Acquisitions. Paramount Pictures: Megan Wahtera has been promoted to Head, Interactive Marketing. Paramount Home Media Distribution: Syrinthia Studer has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Marketing and Acquisitions. Time Warner Cable: Robb Marcus will transition to the role Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2014.

Film

9 Story Entertainment: Natalie Osborne was promoted to Managing Director. The Mark Gordon Company: Sara Smith has been promoted to Creative Executive. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences: Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been elected President. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences: John Lasseter has been elected First Vice President.  Jeffrey Kurland and Leonard Engelman have been elected as Vice Presidents.  Dick Cook has been elected Treasurer.  Phil Robinson has been elected Secretary. Chris Morgan Productions: Emile Gladstone will transition to the head of the company after leaving ICM Partners. Digital Domain: Daniel Seah has joined as Chief Executive Officer. Digital Domain: Ed Ulbrich will become a Consultant, after stepping down as CEO. Film London: Ian George, Anna Higgs and Angela Jain have joined the Board of Directors. IMAX Corporation: Michael Lynne has joined the Board of Directors. International Film Trust: Joseph Lanius has joined as Head, Business and Legal Affairs. International Film Trust: Clayton Young has joined as Head, Financial Operations. Participant Media: Lynn Heymont has joined as Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

Television

CTC Media: Yuliana Slashcheva will become Chief Executive Officer on August 1. Fusion: David Javerbaum has joined as Executive Producer. Northern Pictures: Karina Holden has joined as Head, Production and Development. Revolt TV: Keith Clinkscales has been named Chief Executive Officer. Revolt TV: Andy Schuon has been named President. Revolt TV: Val Boreland has been named Executive Vice President, Programming and Strategy.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

Brillstein Entertainment Partners: Robert Atwood has been promoted to Director, Television. Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency (London): Oriana Elia and Sam Turnbull have joined as Talent Agents. Glaser Weil. Barbara M. Rubin has been promoted to Partner and Chair, Entertainment Department. ICM Partners: Doug MacLaren and Harley Copen have been promoted to Co-Heads of the Motion Picture Literary department.

Cable

Animal Planet: Brian Eley has been promoted to Vice President, Communications. MTV: Noopur Agarwal has been promoted to Vice President, Public Affairs. MTV: Janice Gatti has been named Vice President, MTV/MTV2/mtvU Communications. MTV: Jason Rzepka has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Brand Communications and Public Affairs. MTV: Jennifer Solari has joined as Vice President, Program Publicity and Communications. MTV Networks: Allie James has been promoted to Coordinator, Scripted Development. Style Network: Greg Finateri has been promoted to Coordinator, Development.

Digital

Yahoo: David Dibble will become a Senior Advisor to the CEO, after departing as Senior Vice President.

Publishing

Bloomberg Media: Andy Lack has been promoted to Chairman. Bloomberg Media: Justin Smith has joined as Chief Executive Officer. Hearst Magazines Digital Media: Todd Haskell has joined as Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. The Hollywood Reporter: Alexandria Abramian has joined as Editor, Homes and Lifestyle. Variety: Daniel Goldblatt has joined as Managing Editor, Variety.com.  

Exec Shuffle: OWN, Maker Studios, Sony Pictures Television, Oddlot Entertainment

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 COMPANY LAUNCHES

Tom Rothman is launching TriStar Productions as a joint venture with Sony Pictures. Sony will retain worldwide distribution rights in return for funding the venture while Rothman will receive an equity stake in the new company. Santana Films has launched as a partnership between the Humphrey Bogart Estate and filmmaker Steve Anderson. Venture capital fund Orange Equity has pledged $5 million for the initial slate of films, to be completed over the next three to five years. The other principals are Stephen Humphrey Bogart and Orange Equity’s Robbert J.R. de Klerk.

STUDIOS, NETWORKS, AND MEDIA CONGLOMERATES

CBS Entertainment: Chris Castello has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming. Disney Junior: Nancy Kanter has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Worldwide Programming and General Manager. DreamWorks Animation: Anne Globe departs as Chief Marketing Officer. Entravision: Angelica Balderas has joined as Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing Solutions. Fox Broadcasting Company: Will Somers has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Research. Fox International Channels: Nicole Nicholas joins as Manager, Unscripted Programming and Production. Liberty Global: Betzalel Kenigsztein has been promoted to Managing Director, Central and Easter European division. Liberty Global: Severina Pascu has been appointed Managing Director, Hungary, in addition to her title as Managing Director, UPC Romania. Maker Studios: Chris M. Williams has been announced as Chief Development Officer, Polaris. Maker Studios: David Rostal has been announced as Head of Network Development, Polaris Maker Studios: Dar Nothaft has been announced as Vice President and General Manager, Polaris Maker Studios: Nathan Kitada has been announced as Director of Branded Integration, Polaris. Maker Studios: Luis Medina has been announced as Director of Partnerships, Polaris. Maker Studios:  Sarah Wick has been announced as Talent Strategy Manager, Polaris. Maker Studios: Isaac Zucca has been announced as Director of Programming, Polaris. NBCUniversal: Valari Staab, President of NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, will now also head the Telemundo Station Group, which has been added to her division. OWN: Endyia Kinney-Sterns has been promoted to Vice President, Programming and Development. Sony Pictures Television: Rachel Mizuno joins as Senior Vice President, Marketing, U.S. Distribution. Sony Pictures Television Asia: Ricky Ow departs as General Manager. Ang Hui Keng will serve as interim General Manager. Turner Broadcasting: David Levy has been promoted to President. Turner International: Steve Marcopoto will step down as President and General Manager, Asia Pacific at the end of the year. Univision: Lara Migliassi has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing. WWE: Michele Martell joins as Vice President, Kids Entertainment.

FILM

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Jasmine Madatian is departing as Head, Communications to restart her consulting firm AshTam. Oddlot Entertainment: Rachel Shane joins as Executive Vice President of Production. Producers Guild of America: Hawk Koch has rejoined as President.

TELEVISION

Al Jazeera America: Kathy Davidov joins as Senior Executive Producer, Documentary. Al Jazeera America: Neal Scarbrough joins as Senior Executive Producer, Sports. Al Jazeera America: Jeff Green joins as Executive Producer, Sports. Al Jazeera America: Cynthia Kane joins as Senior Producer, Documentary. All3Media America: Amy Hussey joins as Chief Operating Officer. BASE Productions: Sara Hansemann joins as Vice President, Development. Davis Entertainment: Patton Valentine joins as Vice President, Television. Gaumont International Television: Adam Fishbach joins as Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs. Gaumont International Television: Mary Carol Bulger joins as Director, Production Administration. Great American Country: Darren Wadyko joins as Director, Programming and Development. Keshet Australia: Alan Harris has been named Head, Scripted. KCETLink: Richard Cook has been elected Chairman. KCETLink: Don Buder has been elected Vice Chairman. KCETLink: Gordon Bava has been elected Secretary. KCETLink: David J. Zuercher has been elected Treasurer. Marvel Entertainment: Arune Singh has been promoted to Executive Director, Television Communication. Modern Times Group: Baiba Zuzena has been elevated to Chief Executive Officer, Latvian free-TV and radio operations. Modern Times Group: Marek Singer has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Baltic broadcasting operations. Moon Shot Entertainment: Longtime UTA agent James Degus has joined as President. Rogers Media: Claire Freeland is departing as Director, Original Programming at the end of September. Shine America: Rachel Dax joins as Vice President, Production. Shine America: Robin Feinbert joins as Vice President, Programming. Thomas Howe Associates: Gwen Jones McCauley joins as Senior Vice President, Content Sales and Business Development.

AGENCIES, MANAGEMENT COMPANIES, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND LAW FIRMS

The Agency Group: Neil Warnock has been promoted to Worldwide President. He is also the company's founder. The Agency Group: Gavin O' Reilly has joined as Worldwide Chief Executive Officer. Roc Nation: Jason Iley has joined as President. UTA: Yale Chasin has joined as an Agent in the Independent Film Group. LBI Entertainment: Thor Bradwell has joined as a Manager

CABLE

Fusion: David Javerbaum joins as Executive Producer, Primetime Comedy Development. FX Networks: Stephanie Gibbons has been promoted to President, Marketing. CNN: Andrew Morse is joining as Senior Vice President, CNN/U.S. CNN: Nancy Duffy is joining as Vice President, Program Development. CNN Films: Courtney Sexton is joining as Senior Director. CNN: Scot Safon is departing as HLN Chief at the end of the month. VH1: Susan Levison joins as Head, Development.

DIGITAL

Yahoo! Canada: Claude Galipau has been hired as Country Manager, Yahoo! Canada.

PUBLISHING

Entertainment Weekly: Geoff Boucher has departed after a year there. Facebook: Gary Briggs joins as Chief Marketing Officer. The Hollywood Reporter: Clarence Tsui joins as Asia Bureau Chief. Time.com: Sam Mansour joins as Director, Digital Ad Product Experience. Time, Inc.: Jeff Bairstow joins as Chief Financial Officer. Time, Inc.: Ryan Sager joins as Editorial Director, Time Ideas. Time, Inc.:Callie Schweitzer joins as Director, Digital Innovation. Time, Inc.: Chris Wilson joins as Interactive Graphics Designer.

VIDEO GAMES

Xbox Entertainment Studios: Art Pettigrue joins the Microsoft division as Chief of Staff. Xbox Entertainment Studios: Lydia Antonini joins as Senior Vice President, Innovation Labs. Xbox Entertainment Studios: Josh Feldman joins as Vice President, Creative. Xbox Entertainment Studios: David Renke joins as Executive Director, Strategy and Business Development.

MUSIC

Beats Music: Julie Pilate joins as Head, Curation and Artist Development. Primary Wave: Adam Lowenberg has been promoted to General Manager, Primary Wave Talent Group. He remains Partner. RCA Records: Jeff Rizzo has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Promotion. Spirit Music Group: Peter Shane has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Creative Services. Universal Music Group: Russel Coultart has joined as Vice President of Global D2C, UMG's Digital Stores Division. Warner Music Group: Randy Wachtler has been promoted to President & Chief Executive Officer, Warner/Chappell Production Music (Nashville-based). Warner Music Group:  Stu Bergen has been promoted to President of International, Warner Recorded Music.

ADVERTISING

Starcom USA: Andrew Kasprzycki has joined as Managing Director of Microsoft Account/ Management Board, Starcom. T3 Media - Ben Gaddis has been promoted to Chief Innovation Officer.

Exec Shuffle: Yahoo!, Starz, Grosvenor Park, Scripps Networks

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Company Launches

Sarnoff Small Screens: Liz Sarnoff and Tricia Small have launched this new company with an overall deal with Fox 21.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

Comcast and NBCUniversal: Steve Burke has re-upped his contract through August 2018. MGM: Nancy Tellem has joined the Board of Directors. The Nielsen Company: Tatiana Simonian has joined as Vice President of Client Services, Entertainment Group, effective at the end of August. She was formerly with Twitter. Screen Gems: Jamie Lieberman has been promoted to Manager of Production. Starz: Andrew T. Heller has joined the Board of Directors. He was formerly vice chairman at TBS.

Film

British Film Institute: Tricia Tuttle has joined as Deputy Head of Festivals, while Stuart Brown has been promoted to Head of Events & Production, Helen De Witt has been promoted to Head of Cinemas, and Anne-Marie Flynn has been promoted to Head of Business & Industry. Digital Entertainment Group: Amy Jo Smith has been promoted to President. Grosvenor Park: Justin Begnaud has been promoted to Vice President of Business Development. Participant Media: Elise Pearlstein has joined as Senior Vice President of Documentary Films. Relativity Media: Russell Schwartz has joined as President of Theatrical Marketing. Relativity Media: Dana Precious has joined as President of Creative Advertising. Ritchie/Wigram Productions and Wigram Productions: Peter Eskelsen has been promoted to Senior Vice President.

Television

Dick Clark Productions: Greg Economou has joined as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. David Janollari Entertainment: Anne-Marie McGintee and Chris Markey have joined as Vice Presidents of Development. NBC News: Andrew Blankstein has joined as West Coast Investigative Reporter. He was formerly with the Los Angeles Times. Scripps Networks: Bob Baskerville has been promoted to Chief Information Officer for Scripps Networks Interactive, effective January 2014. Shed Media: Dan Snook has joined as Senior Vice President of Development. Shed Media: David Kuba has joined as Vice President of Development. Starz: Andrew T. Heller has joined the Board of Directors. Starz: Michael Thornton has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. The Company: Jason Henry has joined Charles Ebersol’s banner as Senior Vice President of Unscripted Development.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms

APA: Travis Wolfe has joined as an Agent for Corporate & Special Events Booking. Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman: Ashley Nissenberg has joined as Attorney.

Cable

E! Networks: Blythe Asher has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Talent Development & Casting. Additionally, Leela Pon has been promoted to Vice President of Programming & Development, Missy Fox has been promoted to Director of Programming & Development, Kate Hoenigsberg has been promoted to Director of Scripted Programming, and Julie St. Aubin has been promoted to Manager of Programming & Development. ESPN: Aaron LaBerge has joined as Senior Vice President of Technology & Product Development. MSNBC: Izzy Povich has joined as Vice President of Talent & Development. Nickelodeon: Amy Hyland has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Ad Sales, Strategy, & Planning. Nickelodeon: Jeff Imberman has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Ad Sales for the Eastern Region. Nickelodeon: Justin Nesci has joined as Senior Vice President of Ad Sales. TVGN: Hillary Povar has joined as Director of Communications and Media Relations.

Digital

Twitter: Jennifer Prince has joined as Director of Entertainment Sales. Yahoo!: Dawn Airey has joined as Senior Vice President of the EMEA Region, effective November 1, 2013. Yahoo: Maynard Webb has been promoted to Chairman. He remains on the Board of Directors.

Publishing

National Geographic Society: Gary Knell has joined as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Fall 2013.

Music

Capitol Music Group: Greg Bays has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Capitol Christian Distribution. Columbia Records: Lee Leipsner has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Promotion. Ticketmaster: Jody Mulkey has joined as Executive Vice President, Platform Engineering & Technical Operations.

Exec Shuffle: Viacom, Sony, E! Networks, Legendary Entertainment

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Company Launches

Bristow Global Media: Julie Bristow has launched this new Toronto-based production company. Bristow has signed a non-exclusive deal with Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions, under which new series or formats developed by Fresh One for the U.S. and Canadian markets may be produced by Bristow Global Media. The deal also includes a first-look component for producing series or formats for the U.K. marketplace. Additionally, Bristow has entered into a strategic partnership with GroupM to develop branded entertainment series for global audiences.

Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates

Comcast: Ralph Martinez has joined as Senior Vice President, Houston. Cox Communications: Andy Gilbert has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Content Acquisition. Cox Communications: Bob Latvis has been promoted to Vice President, Field Operations, Cox Virginia. Fox Music: Anton Monsted has joined as Senior Vice President. Fox Sports: Robert Gottlieb has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Marketing. NBC News: Madeleine Haeringer has joined as Executive Producer. Sony Pictures Entertainment: Charles Sipkins has joined as Senior Communications Executive. Viacom: Karim Mawji has joined as Senior Vice President of Digital Platform for the Music & Entertainment Ad Sales Group.

Film

Oops Doughnuts Productions: Laura Maurer has been promoted to Director of Development. Relativity Media: Christian Monti has joined as Senior Vice President of International Sales, Distribution, & Acquisitions. Straight Up Films: Casey Carroll has been promoted to Director of Film & Television Development. USC School of Cinematic Arts: Sony's Michael Lynton has joined the Board of Councilors. Worldview Entertainment: Patrick McGlynn has joined as Production Executive.

Television

Banijay Finland: Joonas Hytonen has joined as Chief Executive Officer. E! Networks: Noah Pollack has joined as Senior Vice President of Programming & Development. Fusion: Daniel Lieberman joins as Producer, Dayside Anchor & Correspondent. Mariana Atencio has joined as Anchor. Legendary Entertainment: Richard Frankie has joined as Executive Vice President of Business Management. Univision: Teri Arvesu has joined as News Director, Univision Chicago.

Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, And Law Firms

Abrams Artists Agency: Sarah Douglas and Charles Kopelman have been promoted to Co-Heads of Literary. Abrams Artists Agency: Amy Wagner has joined as a Literary Agent. Agency for the Performing Arts:  Jay Gilbert and Gil Harari have joined as Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of APA’s newly launched Physical Production department. Agency for the Performing Arts: Mike Goldberg has joined as a Literary Agent.

Cable

Al Jazeera America: Marc Gatto has joined as Executive Vice President of Broadcast Operations & Technology. Cogeco: Louise St. Pierre has joined as President and Chief Executive Officer, Cogeco Cable Canada. Fusion: David Ford has joined as Vice President of Corporate Communications. Telemundo: Dulce Rosadilla has joined as Line Producer, Telemundo Arizona. Velocity Network: Robert Scanlon has been promoted to General Manager. WGN America: Tom Huffman has joined as Senior Vice President of Unscripted Programming.

Digital 

DailyMotion: Dan Milano joins as Partnerships Manager. Twitter: Nathan Hubbard has joined as Head of Commerce.

Publishing

BuzzFeed: Mike Giglio and Sheera Frenkel have joined as Middle East Correspondents. Gannett Co.: Kevin Stetter has joined as Online Sales Manager. Hearst International: Arnaud de Puyfontaine has joined as Managing Director, Western Europe. Rolling Stone: Chris McLoughlin has joined as Publisher. SAY Media: Erin Miller has joined as Senior Manager, Publicity and Promotions. Wired: Eric Steuer has joined as Community Director. Wired: Billy Sorrentino has joined as Deputy Creative Director. Wired: Nicole Wilke has joined as Web Producer.

Advertising

Digitas: Baba Shetty has joined as Chief Strategy & Media Officer.

VFX/Post-Production

Formosa Group: Odin Benitez has joined as Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Designer; Scott Martin Gershin has joined as Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Designer; Julian Slater has joined as Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, & Sound Re-Recording Mixer; Mark P. Stoeckinger has joined as Supervising Sound Editor; and Martyn Zub has joined as Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, & Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Stardust Studios: Blythe Dalton Klippstein has joined as Executive Producer.  
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