A&E

A&E Television Networks promoted Fran Mersal
from director of marketing research to vice president of research. AETN also elevate Jennifer Ball
to director of affiliate marketing from manager of affiliate marketing.

Banyan

Banyan Productions appointed Faye Hollander
executive producer of Birth Day
. Hollander previously headed her own production company that served high-profile clients including Rutgers University and the United Way of Somerset County.

CMT

Jacqueline Majers
was named vice president of marketing for CMT: Country Music Television. Majers will be responsible for network branding and consumer and event marketing.

CNBC

Charles Holmes
was appointed senior vice president of CNBC International sales. Holmes will lead the team responsible for selling advertising for CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia Pacific.

Comcast

Comcast Cable Communications Inc. promoted Jared Romanski
to director of customer service technology. Romanski will continue his work on the development and implementation of the company's customer relationship management software application.

Cox

Cox Business Services LLC tapped Kenneth Conner
as general manager of Middle America Cox. Conner will be responsible for sales, support, service delivery and customer satisfaction. The company also promoted Bob Hattori
to vice president of operations support for Cox Business Services. Hattori will develop and implement systems and practices that will scale the company's operations.

ECM Group

Maria Escalante
was appointed senior vice president and general manager of ECM The Americas
for the ECM Group. Escalante will head the division's Hispanic market expansion. The company also named Bob Jacobs
director of syndication for ECM The Americas. Jacobs will oversee the development of all U.S. distribution channels.

Filter Media

Frank Barbieri
was promoted to chief operating officer and senior analyst at Filter Media He will oversee all company operations and manage client engagements.

Fox Sports Net

Fox Sports Net Florida named David Lucoff
vice president of affiliate sales. Lucoff will manage the network's relationships with Florida's satellite and cable operators.

Goodspot

Goodspot appointed Sonia Lamba
creative director. Lamba had been London creative director for Attik.

Hallmark

Hallmark Channel named Elizabeth Missan Yost
director of development for original programming. Yost will oversee the development of original programming and acquisition of new projects.

Lifetime

Joan Blanski
was appointed vice president of marketing for Lifetime Entertainment Services. Blanski will develop and manage Lifetime's brand marketing.

NCC

National Cable Communications named four new account executives: Brenda Hurner
in Minneapolis, Bob LeBlanc
in New York, Jennifer Mamaril
in Los Angeles and Lori Seger-Ludington
in Detroit.

NECN

Jim Bandera
was elevated to local sales manager for New England Cable News. Bandera previously was lead account executive.

Spyglass

OpenTV Corp. subsidiary Spyglass Integration named Gordon Bechtel
chief technical officer. Bechtel will lead the company's strategic technical initiatives.

TIA

The Tennis Industry Association appointed The Tennis Channel president and founder Steve Bellamy
to the association's board of directors.

TWC

Elliot Wiser
will assume the position of vice president of news programming for Time Warner Cable's local news channels. Wiser had been vice president and general manager of Tampa Bay, Fla.'s Bay News 9.