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Company Launches
Penchant Entertainment: Erin Eggers,
Matt Porter, and
Chase Hudson started this company to develop and produce film and television projects, as well as to provide funding for feature films budgeted at $10 million and under.
Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
CBS News: Chris Andaya has been promoted to Vice President, Business Affairs.
Fox International Channels: Todd Siegel has joined as Executive Vice President, International Ad Sales and Partnerships, U.S.
Fox International Channels: Simon Thomas will join as Executive Vice President, Global Sports and Content Sales, based in both London and Zurich, as of January 2014.
Time Warner, Inc.: Karen Magee has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, in New York.
Universal Television: Erik Rechsteiner has joined as Director, Current Programming.
Viacom International Media Networks: Jill Offman has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Comedy, in London.
Film
Dreams of the Dragon: Christopher DeHau Lee has joined as President, Film Entertainment. He will be based in Los Angeles and Beijing.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): New Chairman Tom Wheeler has named several new appointments, including
Ruth Milkman, Chief of Staff,
Philip Verveer, Senior Counselor to the Chairman,
Gigi B. Sohn, Special Counsel for External Affairs and
Diane Cornell, Special Counsel.
Additionally,
Jon Wilkins was named Acting Managing Director and Advisor to the Chairman for Management, and
Roger Sherman was appointed Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
Goldcrest: Catherine Quantschnigg has joined as Vice President, International Sales, in the company’s London office.
Inception Film Partners: Jim Harvey has joined as Executive Vice President, Sales and Distribution.
International Film Trust (IFT): Marcin Janowski has joined as Head of International Marketing and Publicity.
Matt Tolmach Productions: Brad Zimmerman has joined as Creative Executive.
National Film Board of Canada: Michael Fukushima was named Executive Producer of the organization’s English-language Animation Studio, in Montreal.
Television
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS): Bruce Rosenblum has been reelected as Chairman, Board of Governors. Additional members reelected include
Kevin Hamburger, Vice Chair,
Frank Scherma, Second Vice Chair,
Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg, Treasurer, and
Greg Taylor, Vice Chair, Los Angeles Area.
Alcon TV: Emily Smith has been promoted to Coordinator.
Cineflix Media: Joanne Virgo has joined as Executive Producer, in Toronto.
CMT: Matt Trierweiler was promoted to Director, Program Development.
Essential 11: Michael O'Neill has been promoted to Vice President, Unscripted Development.
Leftfield Pictures: Ashley Adams has joined as Vice President, Production and
Shawn Witt has been promoted to Vice President, Current Programming.
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations: Annie Peters has joined as Vice President, Sales, New England Cable News (NECN).
Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
DKC Public Relations: Joe Quenqua has joined as Executive Vice President, Director, Entertainment.
The Gotham Group: Chris George has joined as Manager.
LBI Entertainment: Ilene Feldman and
Wendy Murphey will come on board as Talent Managers, as of January 2014.
Rain Management: Michael Prevett has joined as Manager and Producer.
Cable
History: Julian P. Hobbs has been promoted to Vice President, Scripted and Nonfiction Development and Programming.
Ovation: Randy Rovegno has joined as Vice President, Content Distribution Marketing.
Syfy: Bill McGoldrick has joined as Executive Vice President, Original Content.
TVGN: Nicole Sabatini has joined as Senior Vice President, Marketing, in New York.
Beecher Scarlett has joined as Vice President, Advertising Sales, in Los Angeles.
USA Network: Jackie de Crinis has taken on an expanded role as Executive Vice President, Original Programming, overseeingall production and development, including scripted and unscripted.
Music
BMI: Wardell Malloy has been promoted to Executive Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, in New York.
Digital
BlackBerry: John Chen has joined as Chief Executive Officer.
Vuguru: Lauren Corrao has joined as Chief Creative Officer.
Publishing
Time Inc.: Lynne Biggar has joined as Executive Vice President, Consumer Marketing.
Time Inc.: Lon Jacobs has joined as Executive Vice President and General Counsel to replace
Maurice Edelson, who is moving to
Time Warner as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.
Time Inc.: Former editor-in-chief
Norm Pearlstine has rejoined the company in the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer.
