Arbitron

Arbitron has named Joel Zaremby senior account manager on Project Apollo, educating customers on such research technologies as the Portable People Meter and the Homescan scanner. He was senior VP, sales and marketing at Verance.

AvatarLabs

Brick Rucker was named art director of motion graphics and online design studio AvatarLabs. He was lead-creative with Los Angeles-based Shine L.A.

CableReady

John Casey was promoted to vice president of finance for independent program representation firm Cable-Ready. He was director of finance.

Cablevision

Peter White was promoted to senior vice president, logistics at Cablevision Systems, He was VP.

Cenergy

Ja'Milla C.K. Lomas was named event manager at Aurora, Ill.-based marketing firm Cenergy. She comes from Relay Worldwide St. Louis and Chicago and has managed national event tours in multiple industries.

Comcast

Comcast named Derek Harrar senior vice president and general manager of video services at Comcast. He was VP of video product management.

Also, Rob Pladl was named regional vice president of engineering, Comcast Gulf Coast region. He was director of engineering and technical operations at Charter Communications.

Comcast Spotlight

Kellie Grutko was promoted from to vice president of marketing from senior director at Comcast Spotlight's New York headquarters.

CTA Md./Del./D.C.

The Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia named its 2007-2008 officers. Among them: first vice chair Henry Pearl, Comcast of Delmarva, and second vice chair Brian Lynch, Comcast Greater Baltimore.

GSN

Jean Wiegman was named vice president of production at GSN. She has been an independent TV producer for 20 years.

Fox Sports Int'l

Frank Uddo was named vice president, programming and acquisitions at Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Español and Fox Sports Latin America. He had been director, programming acquisitions, Fox Sports International.

Also, Marvin Zepeta was promoted to director of programming, Fox Sports Latin America, Northern Cone.

And Joshua Glassel advanced to programming director, Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español.

Hallmark

John McDonald was promoted to director of affiliate marketing at Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.

MobiTV

Bill Losch was named chief financial officer, MobiTV. He was chief accounting officer at DreamWorks Animation SKG.

MSG Media

Lewis Sherr was named senior vice president of marketing partnerships at MSG Media. He was VP of client partnerships at Time Warner Global Marketing.

Also, Heather Pariseau was named vice president of interactive programming and operations at MSG. She was director of operations at AOL Local.

And Erin Franzman was named director of programming. She was East Coast managing editor of AOL CityGuide.

NATAS

Shelly Palmer was named president of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Nielsen

Paul Baynton was named general manager of Nielsen Media Research's media planning and analysis software business, IMS Worldwide. He was managing director of IMS International.

QVC

QVC has promoted Tony Godonis to vice president of facilities and planning from director.

Speed

Gregory Rondeau was named research manager at Speed Channel. He comes from A&E Television Networks, where he was senior research analyst.

Sony Pictures

Amy Carney was promoted to president of advertiser sales at Sony Pictures Television. She was executive vice president, advertiser sales.

Suddenlink

Bob Putnam was elevated to senior vice president, information technology at St. Louis-based cable operator Suddenlink Communications. He was chief information officer.

Zuffa

Zuffa LLC named Michael Pine vice president of sales and sponsorships for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was CNN's senior director of partnerships and sponsorships for Turner Private Networks.

Zula

Todd Nisbet was named vice president of business development at children's entertainment company Zula USA. He has developed and marketed global products and brands for The Walt Disney Co. and Prudential, and has distribution experience with AT&T and IBM.