Cedar Point

Cedar Point Communications Inc. added Richard Rexroat
to its advisory board. Rexroat has 30 years of experience in the cable telecommunications industry. The company also named Jeff DeLazaro
vice president of sales for the Western Region.

Charter

Paul Martin
assumed the position of senior vice president and corporate controller for Charter Communications Inc. Martin will manage Charter's accounting, budgeting, payroll, accounts payable, programming accounting and financial reporting processes.

Cartoon

Cartoon Network tapped Terry Kalagian
as vice president of programming. Kalagian will direct all aspects of programming for both Cartoon and Boomerang.

CNN

CNN Newsource Sales promoted Doug Ballin
to vice president of affiliate relations. Ballin will oversee affiliate relation initiatives in the United States and Canada.

Dove Consulting

Cable industry veteran Kate Adams
joined Dove Consulting as senior consultant. Adams has held senior executive positions with Cablevision Systems Corp., Viacom Inc. and CableSoft Corp.

Hallmark

Jesús Aranda
was named vice president of marketing for Crown Media International Inc. Aranda will be responsible for the development and implementation of consumer, affiliate and advertising sales marketing strategies for the Hallmark Channel throughout Latin America.

LodgeNet

Jarl Mohn
(Lee Masters) was elected to LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.'s board of directors. Mohn was the founding president and CEO of Liberty Digital.

MSNBC

MSNBC appointed Mark Effron
vice president of live news programming. Effron will be responsible for all live news programming during the daytime hours and weekends.

N2 Broadband

N2 Broadband named Stephen Becker
executive vice president of sales and business development. Becker will develop and implement strategies for gaining business with cable operators and content providers.

Optinel Systems

William Pizii
was named vice president of operations for Optinel Systems. Pizii will be responsible for the development and implementation of processes that will support the company's product introductions later this year.

PDS Consulting

Peter Shapiro
was appointed principal at PDS Consulting. Shapiro will oversee business assessment and litigation support activities. He previously served as vice president of corporate strategy at OrderTrust, where he was responsible for interactive TV and mobile commerce initiatives.

Sirius

William Gerski
was tapped as vice president of independent distribution for Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Gerski has held senior management positions in Golden Sky Systems Inc., Adelphia Cable Communications, Viacom, Warner-Amex Cable, Times-Mirror and TCI Cable.

WorldGate

WorldGate Communications Inc. added 25-year cable industry veteran Steve Davidson
and Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC chief operating officer Martin Jaffe
to its board of directors.