MPAA hires for government and regulatory affairs

MPAA hires for government and regulatory affairs Patrick Kilcur, ex-Senate floor staffer for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as vice president, and Ben Staub, ex-House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff, as director … Cox Enterprises hires Jennifer Prime, ex-FCC Wireline Bureau Competition Policy Division, as director-regulatory affairs … CBS promotes Barry Chamberlain to president-sales, CBS Studios International, working on traditional, VOD, digital and other content … YES Network President-CEO Tracy Dolgin remains in that role as 21st Century Fox buying majority of network (see separate report above in this issue) … Viacom’s Nickelodeon moves senior vice presidents Sarah Noonan to SVP-live action content and Jay Schmalholz for live event television … Entravision hires Andrew Polsky, ex-Spanish Broadcasting System, as vice president-national digital marketing solutions … Mformation Software Technologies that manages wirelessly connected devices hires as vice presidents: Christine Bolles, ex-Ericsson, for marketing and product management; Richard Barton, ex-Comverse, operations; Luca Ferrari, ex-Giesecke & Devrient, sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Gabriel Camarena, whose past employers include Comverse and Gilat, for sales-Latin America … Nexstar adds Dennis Miller, TV Guide Network, to board, replacing Erik Brooks, Abry Partners, who retired as a director Jan. 16.