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By Staff -- Multichannel News, 10/10/2004 8:00:00 PM
Cedar Point
Former Viacom Cable CEO John Goddard has been named to the board of directors of voice-over-IP telephony vendor Cedar Point Communications Inc.
Comcast
Comcast Corp. named Kevin Canel marketing manager of its Mobile, Ala., system. He comes from the Philadelphia headquarters.
Also, Comcast namedVince Maffeo marketing director for West and Central Florida. He comes from Cox Communications Inc. in Tucson, Ariz., where he was marketing director.
Ron Rhodes was named director, customer service at Comcast’s West and Central Florida systems. He had been senior contact-center consultant with New Rapport Consulting and Telesis Solutions.
Comcast’s Atlanta region has addedGerald Bradshaw as director of the Panola call center. He had been call-center manager in Nashville, Tenn.
Finally, Brad Goarhas joined Comcast’s Naples/Fort Myers, Fla., system as director, marketing. He comes from Centennial Communications Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he was senior director, marketing.
Court TV
Court TV has elevated Scoot MacPherson to executive vice president, corporate and government affairs. He had been senior VP.
CSS
Ritchie Loerch has joined Comcast Sports Southeast as business manager. He had been a senior accountant with FSN South.
Also, Erin Morton joined CSS as director, marketing. She had been account executive and director, marketing at FSN.
Discovery
Jeff Pellegrini and Elise McVeigh were promoted to vice president, national sales manager at Discovery Networks U.S. Pellegrini had been an account executive in Discovery’s ad-sales department; Pellegrini had been director, event marketing at ESPN/ABC Sports Customer Marketing and Sales.
Also, Ginger Shorrock and Edward Bonnano were named account directors, Northern region, Discovery Networks U.S. affiliate sales and marketing. Shorrock managed Comcast Corp. business relations, distribution, ad sales and marketing for The Weather Channel; Bonnano was a senior account executive for Thomson Financial Nelson Information.
E!
E! Networks has named Chris Jackson director, music. Hackson was the founder of Beatscape and worked with the principals of SonicFusion Inc. to identify emerging music-based marketing opportunities.
History
The History Channel en Español has appointed Marlene Braga director, programming and production. She was a field producer for ABC News.
Inpulse
Marque DeVeaux has joined Inpulse TV as director of affiliate marketing. He comes from Playboy Entertainment, where he was marketing manager for Spice Digital Networks.
Insight
Steve Eliasof was named consumer marketing manager at Insight Communications Co. He comes from Konica Minolta Photo Imaging USA, where he was senior marketing manager.
MTV Networks
Dan Martinsen was elevated to executive vice president, corporate communications for Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Spike TV, TV Land and Noggin. He had been senior VP, communications at Nickeolodeon.
NBCU Cable
NBC Universal Cable elevated Bridget Baker to executive vice president of cable distribution, adding responsibilities for video-on-demand and pay-per-view initiatives. She had been senior VP, cable distribution.
Nielsen
Robin Dally has joined Nielsen Ventures as vice president, sales and marketing for Nielsen Sports, in charge of marketing the new “Sponsorship Scorecard” service. She comes from the National Football League, where she was director, global sponsorships, NFL International.
RCH
Joel Schofield has joined RCH Cable Outsourcing Services as director of client relations, New England region. Previously, he was a VP with National Satellite Publishing.
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Television International has named Steve Kent senior executive vice president, international production, He had been executive VP.
TLG
The Leverage Group, an entertainment marketing firm, has added Marke Rubenstein as executive vice president, director of client services. She comes from Deutsch Inc., where she was executive VP, director of promotions and public relations.
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox Television Distribution has elevated Gina Brogi to vice president, worldwide pay television. She was director, worldwide pay TV distribution.
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