ACCM

Juliet Blake, president of Jim Henson Television Group, was appointed to the board of governors of the American Center for Children and Media.

A&E

A&E Television Networks named Dan Lynch
director of merchandising and direct response for the company's consumer products division. AETN also appointed Stephen Badalamenti
director of production.

Burly Bear

Burly Bear Network appointed Bill Walters
VP of advertising sales; Andrew Budkofsky
was named VP of sales and partnerships; and Amy Staurovsky
was appointed VP of marketing.

Cablevision

David Pistacchio
was promoted to senior VP of business systems development for Cablevision Systems Corp.'s information systems management team. The company also appointed Thomas C. Dolan
executive VP and chief information officer.

Cartoon

Cartoon Network promoted Jeff Grant
to VP of research for sales and marketing. Grant's responsibilities will include strategic analysis of the total kids TV marketplace.

Comcast

Comcast Cable Communications Inc. promoted David Shane
to VP of public relations for the Eastern division. Comcast also named LaWanda Edwards
government and public affairs manager for Baltimore.

Cox

Gary Cassard
was appointed VP of systems operations for Middle America Cox's Louisiana region. Cassard will be responsible for all operations activities for the region's 16 systems.

Discovery

Discovery Networks International named Liz Healy
director of program communications. Healy will oversee publicity planning DNI events and create materials for regional publicity.

FSN

Steve Simpson
was promoted to VP/GM of Fox Sports Net (West) and Fox Sports Net (West) 2. Simpson previously served as local sales manager for FSN and FSN 2.

MGM

MGM Worldwide Television Distribution appointed Jeff Brooks
VP of basic cable distribution and promoted Kim Sterton
to VP of syndication sales for the Western region.

MTV

Ken Parks
joined MTV Networks as VP of MTV law and business affairs. Parks will negotiate development deals and co-production and distribution agreements.

NCTA

Brian Allen
was appointed director of the Office of Cable Signal Theft for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. Allen will lead the industry's efforts to counter cable signal theft.

TWC

Time Warner Cable of New York named Mark Troller
VP of systems operations and information technology; Davis Ho
was appointed director of business technology; Nancy Mazzei
assumes the position of creative director of the creative services department; and Larry Dixon
was promoted to facilities manager for the company's Brooklyn/Queens division.

TBS

Turner Broadcasting System Inc. appointed Frank Sgrizzi
VP and New York sales manager for Turner Entertainment Sales. Sgrizzi will be responsible for generating advertising revenue for TBS Superstation and TNT.

TCM

Cathy Boardman
was named director of affiliate marketing for Turner Classic Movies. Boardman will oversee the day-to-day operations for marketing, and spearhead network-affiliate-related projects.

USA

USA Cable promoted Scott Silverstein
to senior VP and general sales manger of ad sales for USA Network; David Safran
to senior VP and general sales manger of ad sales for Sci Fi Channel; and Robert Kaminsky
to senior VP of ad sales for sports and specials at USA Cable.