Stateside Associates state government affairs firm promotes Robert Holden to...

Stateside Associates state government affairs firm promotes Robert Holden to senior vice president … Larry Irving, consultant to international telecom and information technology companies and nonprofits, returns to Internet Innovation Alliance as co-chairman … Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Miriam Sapiro stepping down in February … New Viacom Program Acquisitions Group joining planning and analysis, inventory management, acquisition and buying activity for all Viacom Media Networks’ domestic program acquisitions to be led by: David Bernath, executive vice president-programming & multiplatform strategy, Comedy Central; and Executive Vice President Barbara Zaneri, promoted to that title for program acquisitions, new position.

Journal Broadcast Group promotes Debbie Turner to executive vice president-TV, and Steve Wexler to executive vice president-radio; Jim Prather continues to oversee operations for KTNV-TV Las Vegas, no longer is head of Western region and now has group-wide strategic responsibilities for TV including retransmission consent negotiations … Global Eagle Entertainment promotes Chief Financial Officer Dave Davis to chief operating officer, and he remains CFO … Salient Federal Solutions cybersecurity firm hires Carlos Fernandes, ex-Agile Cyber Security Solutions, as director, Cyber Security Center of Excellence … Turner Broadcasting System adds Frank Wall, from TBS’s sister business Time that also is owned by Time Warner, as senior vice president-national sales manager, Turner Sports Ad Sales.