Florida Public Service Commission elects Commissioner Art Graham as...

Florida Public Service Commission elects Commissioner Art Graham as chairman for two-year term starting Jan. 2, succeeding Ronald Brise, who will be a commissioner in term ending Jan. 1, 2018 … News Corp. hires Jim Kennedy, ex-Sony Corp. of America, as chief communications officer, to be effective Monday … Outdoor Channel promotes Jason Brist to executive vice president-advertising sales … In Viacom combination of Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment Ad Sales to have one group dealing with TV, digital and mobile sales, former senior vice presidents-digital ad sales take new roles while remaining SVPs, with Melanie Dimemmo for digital video sales, Sarah Iooss, partnerships and client strategy, and Sharon Silverstein, multiplatform studio ad sales … Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions elects Stephen Bye, Sprint, chairman of board, and Marian Croak, AT&T Labs, first vice chairwoman.