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April 20, 2006
Aigle named vp at Technicolor Digital Cinema
film/video
Technicolor Digital Cinema has named Philippe Aigle senior vp for France. He was chief operating officer of MK2, SA.
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New Wave Entertainment is launching El Estudio, producing original Spanish-language and bilingual TV and radio commercials for films and TV shows in the U.S. Gary Lister and Jeff Myers are co-creative directors.
Chris Rovtar has been appointed senior vp business development at Mobile Streams. He held senior positions at Paramount Television and Universal/MCA Television.
Jonathan Anastas has been tapped as vp marketing and Elisa Wiefel has been promoted to director of marketing at Network Live. Anastas held senior management positions at advertising agencies including Doner, Saatchi and Saatchi, DDB and Mullen. Wiefel was an account supervisor in the digital entertainment, rights and technology practice at Edelman.
Lightborne has promoted Tuesday McGowan and Chris Gliebe to co-creative directors. Both were designers/directors. Also, Molly Donnellon joined Lightborne as senior producer. She worked with the studio as a freelancer.
MGM Consumer Products has named Randy Nellis vp creative services, Darren Kyman director of worldwide marketing and promotions and Warren Schorr director of retail business development. Nellis was creative director at DreamWorks Consumer Products, Kyman was senior product marketing manager at THQ Inc., and Schorr was vp sales and marketing at Mighty Fine Inc.
Eric Romero has joined ABC Radio Networks' Hispanic sales division as manager of the Southeast region. He was Southeast regional manager at Univision Corporate Radio in Miami. ABC Radio Networks also has promoted Darion Melito to director of affiliate relations for "The Sean Hannity Show." He was manager of affiliate relations.
National Geographic Ventures has named Bernice Chu vp business development. She was vp business and legal affairs at Playboy Entertainment Group.
Rainbow Media's Mag Rack has promoted Sommer Hixson to vp public relations. She was director of public relations for Mag Rack.
television
ManiaTV! has named Richard Ayoub vp programming. He was senior producer for "Extra."
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. has tapped Tonia O'Connor as executive vp distribution. She was executive vp affiliate sales and marketing.
Camille Bidermann-Roizen has taken on the role of senior vp, in addition to her duties as executive director, at the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She has worked for CNN, Hearst Entertainment and Time Inc.
Essie Chambers has been named vp development for the N. She was executive director of development at Noggin/The N.
Kathy Davidov has joined National Geographic Television & Film as vp series. She was executive producer at TLC.
Debbie Paitchel has been named director of legal and business affairs at Court TV. She was manager.
Mark Williams joins Sundance Channel as creative director of on-air. He was creative director at Court TV.
Steve Turney has been named director of sales at 20th Century Fox Television Distribution in Europe. Turney also has experience in TV and film production and publicity.
Douglas Segers has joined National Geographic Digital Motion as sales manager for new accounts. He was West Coast account management director at Corbis.
Tim Young has been named regional vp media sales, Western region, at Time Warner Cable. He was vp local sales development for the corporate group.
Screenvision has promoted Jason Brown to executive vp national and regional advertising sales. He was national sales manager at Discovery Networks.
April 13, 2006
Barron named assistant vp at BMI
music
Mark Barron has been named assistant vp corporate marketing at BMI. He joined BMI's licensing department in 1995 as director of marketing and sales, was promoted to senior director in 1997 and became assistant vp in 2000. Additionally, Diane Almodovar has been promoted to vp writer/publisher relations at BMI Miami. She was assistant vp.
Lucy Sabini has joined Vanguard Records/Welk Music Group as senior director of media and artist relations. She previously ran the PR firm LuciaMedia.
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Sandy Roseman has joined Campos Creative Works as account manager. Roseman was sales account manager at the George P. Johnson Co.
Tanya Haider has been named senior vp at Nickelodeon & Viacom International Consumer Products. She was vp strategy and business development at Nickelodeon Networks.
Jean Gauvin has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as creative director. He was vp design and communications at Effigi Inc. Also at Cookie Jar, Hally Bayer has been appointed director of business development digital media. She was vp promotions at Scholastic Inc.
Marc Horine has been named general manager of new media at ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio. He was senior director of new media at ABC Radio Networks.
Bennett Media Worldwide has named Jamie Gao director of international sales and acquisitions. She was a buyer and sales agent at International Pacific Associates before forming Gao Studios, where she produced and distributed shorts, commercials and feature films.
Kenny Nemes has been promoted to vp marketing at Rhino Entertainment, adding to his duties oversight of the radio department. Nemes was senior director of marketing.
Davie-Brown Entertainment has opened a New York office and tapped Nancy Mammana as vp. She was director of marketing partnerships at the NBA.
television
Granada America has tapped two directors of development, Nick Oakley in Los Angeles and Pami Shamir in New York. Oakley was development producer, and Shamir was development director at CBS News.
Current TV has hired Andrew Struse as senior vp on-air promotion/creative services, Ziba Kaboli as senior vp affiliate sales, Patrick Newall as director of production, Adam Yamaguchi as writer-producer-correspondent, Joe Hanson as writer-producer-correspondent, Jeff Clark as creative services producer and hip-hop artist Murs as host-producer. Struse was vp on-air creative at VH1. Kaboli was an exec at Court TV. Newall was an independent producer and writer. Yamaguchi has worked at Fox Sports, CNN and TV Asahi Japan. Hanson was a viewer-created content producer. Clark has 250 music videos to his credit, and Murs has seven albums under his belt.
David Weier has been named vp music and talent relations and Tricia O'Leary has been hired as director of music and talent relations at fuse. Weier worked in marketing and talent at VH1. O'Leary also worked in the music and talent department at VH1.
Wayne Goldstein has been promoted to vp new media research and sales planning at Sony Pictures Television. He was director of sales planning/ad sales research.
Court TV has upped Robin Colon from director of accounts receivable to senior director and Yvonne Reid from production manager of documentary programs to director of production finance. Court TV also has promoted Maura Fried from senior manager of affiliate reporting and planning to director and named Eric Neuhaus director of talent development primetime entertainment. He most recently was casting producer at TLC/Martha Stewart Living.
March 22, 2006
Cohen appointed vp Universal Studios Partnerships
film/video
Stephanie Cohen has been appointed vp Universal Studios Partnerships. She was vp retail partnership marketing at Universal Music and Video Distribution.
Kristin Laskas Martin has joined Moe Greene Entertainment as vp creative development and production. An Emmy-winning producer, director, writer and programming exec, she has worked for networks including HBO, PBS, NBC, ABC and CBS.
Jeff Hastings has joined Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment as vp sales planning and forecasting. He was director of marketing planning and analysis at Warner Home Video.
Rebecca Ramsey has been tapped as executive producer at Look Effects. Ramsey most recently worked as a freelance producer for Exopolis and Shine with Michael Riley and Bob Swensen on multiple projects.
music
Dan DeVita has joined the Kirby Organization as an agent. His experience in the industry includes running campaigns for such artists as Anthrax, Ice Cube and Mack 10.
MSO has promoted Shaliza Mohammed to tour press director and Brandis De Zon to tour publicist. Mohammed was a junior publicist at Nasty Little Man and Fresh and Clean Media, and De Zon was an executive assistant.
Aaron Grosky has joined Network Live as vp music. He was head of A&R and programming at Virgin Digital.
Napster has promoted Dana M. Harris to vp corporate communications and public relations. She was an in-house communications staffer at pressplay, which was purchased by Roxio.
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Arthur Axelman has joined Video Symphony Institute of Post Production as a liaison representing graduates who are launching careers in the postproduction industry. He was a senior vp at WMA.
Debbie Yu has joined ABC Radio Networks as account executive. She has more than 15 years' experience in radio sales at top New York stations, including WINS, WCBS-FM and WSKQ.
Universal Studios Hollywood has hired Bryan O'Connell as vp sales and Amy Cox as vp partnership marketing and promotions. O'Connell was vp and general manager at Coach USA Southern California. Cox has held senior marketing titles at Icon Group and Capital Records/EMI Music.
Meredith Crandall has been named vp for the Ashy Agency. She was associate producer at Troika Design Group.
television
Patricia Brown has been named vp Midwest advertising and media sales at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. She was manager of television advertising sales at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
James Hitchcock has been promoted to senior vp creative and marketing at CMT. He was a vp.
Derek Chang has been named senior vp strategy and development at DirecTV Entertainment Group. He was executive vp finance and strategy at Charter Communications.
NBC Entertainment has promoted Mary Ann Wolf to director of current series and Meredith Ahr to director of alternative programming and development. Wolf was manager of current series, and Ahr was manager of alternative programming and development.
Lifetime Television has promoted Colette Shelton to vp reality programming. She was director of reality programming since 2002.
Dermot McCormack has been promoted to senior vp interactive advertising and development at Cablevision Systems Corp. He was responsible for building and maintaining Cablevision's portfolio of Web sites.
Paul Condolora has been promoted to senior vp and general manager at Cartoon Network New Media. He was vp and general manager.
Feb. 16, 2006
Bolotin joins Strategic Film Partners
film/video
Nate Bolotin has joined Strategic Film Partners as director of acquisitions. He most recently was at HBO Films.
Riot has appointed Cris Blyth creative director and Toby Brockhurst visual effects supervisor and senior artist. Blyth was visual effects supervisor at Digital Domain. Brockhurst held senior effects posts at Moving Picture Co., A52 and Sight Effects.
Ann Lewis Roberts has been named vp development at Buena Vista Prods. She was vp programming development and executive producer at E! Entertainment Television and the Style Network.
music
Shari Roth as has been named Midwest regional manager and Clay Henderson has been named Southeast regional manager at Midas Records Nashville. Roth was director of merchandising/country catalog at Columbia House. Henderson was Southeast regional manager at Universal South.
Scott Andrews has been promoted to executive director of business development, new-media licensing, at BMI. He was senior director of Internet licensing for BMI's new-media licensing team.
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Wayne Kazan has been named partner at Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall Llp. He joined the firm as an associate in 1998.
August Kammer has been tapped as an agent at Talentworks LA. He has been with Talentworks since 2004 as an associate. ... Baker & Hostetler Llp. has added Tom Speiss as an attorney in the firm's entertainment and intellectual property practice groups. He was with Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson Llp.
Karen Olin and Talia Ron have joined Beck Media & Marketing as account executives. Olin was part of Paramount Pictures' international marketing and publicity team, and Ron was a reporter at Variety.
Sue Stahl has joined Campos Creative Works as senior sales executive. She previously headed her own consulting firm, the Stahl Group.
Bakers Man has named Bill Buckley chief marketing officer for its family of companies. He was head of Buckley Consulting.
television
Shirley Salomon, Kevin Morrison and Endyia Kinney-Sterns have joined the development team at BET. Salomon, director of production for development, has worked on such shows as "Saturday Night Live" and "Cosby." Morrison, director of development, managed programming at Fox Broadcasting Co. Kinney-Sterns, director of development, has worked at VH1, CBS, NBC and HGTV.
BBC America has named Andrew Jackson vp creative services. He was director of on-air at FX.
Bill Burke has joined HIT Entertainment as vp brand management. He was assistant vp marketing, global consumer products, at Sesame Workshop.
IFC has promoted Elektra Gray to vp consumer public relations. She was director of public relations.
Eugene Young has been named chief creative officer at FremantleMedia North America. He was senior vp programming and development at Endemol USA.
Kristy Manning has been appointed director of West Coast sales at BBC Motion Gallery. She has managed sales efforts in the Western U.S. for the past two years.
Court TV Online has named Ilene Kennedy vp online analytics and development. She was director of online product research and development at Columbia House.
Cherie Marquez has joined Circle Three Prods. as producer. She was a field producer for ABC's "Lost."
Matt Stanek has been promoted to regional vp engineering for Time Warner Cable's Texas region. He was vp engineering for the Austin division.
Jan. 23, 2006
Marshall tapped senior vp at Marvel
film/video
Michael Marshall has been tapped as senior vp business and legal affairs at Marvel Studios. He held the same position at Miramax/Dimension Films.
Linda White has been tapped to manage sales and marketing at MTI Film. She was account manager of sales and general manager of XPRI nonlinear systems at Sony Electronics.
music
Bill Silva Entertainment has tapped Eric Herz to oversee the Silva Touring/Bill Silva Presents divisions. He was an executive at Avalon Attractions and Metropolitan Entertainment.
Claudia Butzky has been promoted to vp sales and retail marketing at RCA Music Group. She was senior director of national sales.
Ben Tischker has joined BMI as associate director of writer/publisher relations. He was an artist manager at New Music Network.
Jamie Dominguez has been named associate director of writer/publisher relations at SESAC. He was promoted from coordinator of the department.
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Amir Nasrabadi has been promoted to vp finance at DisneyToon Studios. He was a production analyst at Walt Disney Feature Animation and was chief financial officer of Centropolis Effects.
Dan Goldberg has been named senior vp current programming at FremantleMedia North America. His production experience includes work for studios and such shows as "The Bachelorette" and "The Real Gilligan's Island."
Amy Drill has been tapped as senior vp media innovation development at Carat Media Group. She was senior vp product development and marketing at Ipsos Insight.
Derek McLay has joined IAG Research's entertainment division as senior vp. He was senior vp domestic distribution at MGM and United Artists.
Carrie Dumont has been named vp business affairs at Cookie Jar Entertainment. She held the same position at Nelvana for the past 10 years.
Amity Entertainment has named Debbie Mundy vp/controller and Jason Elsky director of marketing. Mundy was vp/controller at Gaylord Entertainment Company for more than 20 years and most recently was fiscal analyst for the state of Tennessee. Elsky worked in marketing at the Big Comfy Couch and Trebing Design Group and was an account executive at Seigenthaler Public Relations.
ABC Radio Networks has promoted Vincent Badolato to manager of Hispanic sales for the Northeast region. He was an account executive.
television
Lisa Hsia has been appointed senior vp new media and special projects at Bravo. She was vp news at NBC News. Also at Bravo, Joe Brown has been hired as director of program research. He was director of programming research at CNBC.
Allan Navarrete has been promoted to vp U.S. Hispanic networks distribution, affiliate sales and marketing at Discovery Networks, U.S. He was executive director of affiliate sales and relations at Discovery Networks Latin America/Iberia.
Kristin Brown has been tapped as head of communications at TLC. She was in charge of the talent relations, strategy and development business unit at Discovery Networks, U.S.
Red Dog Entertainment has promoted Jeanne Dresp to executive director of production management. She was director.
Daniel Owens has been named director of human resources at KNBC. He was the compensation manager at General Electric Infrastructure.
Karen Robinson Hunte has been promoted to executive director of KCET program development. She was director of program development.
Susan Waxenberg has joined Time Warner Cable as vp assistant chief counsel, corporate. She was assistant general counsel and assistant secretary at Time Warner Inc.
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