Tennis Channel names Adam Ware, consultant to cable programmer, to full-time, new position of senior vice president-head of digital media … Comcast and Radio One’s TV One hires Paul Duong, ex-Weather Channel, as vice president-programming and scheduling.
Excelacom, software and services provider for telecom and other communications-related customers, hires Haim Kantor, ex-Amdocs, as general manager-major accounts … RealNetworks hires Atul Bali, ex-Aristocrat Technologies, as president-games division, effective later this month … MetaIntell, mobile risk management firm, hires Chilik Tamir, ex-AppSec-Labs, as chief architect-research & development … Industry Data Exchange Association promotes Susan Streich to manager-wholesale data services … Lobbyist registration: Sinclair on behalf of itself, effective April 4.
CBS promotes Shannon Jacobs to senior vice president-communications … Lobbyist registrations: Northrop Grumman, FTI Government Affairs, effective Feb. 20 … Internet registry operator Verisign, K&L Gates, effective Feb. 19.
TechAmerica hires Michael Spierto, ex-House Cybersecurity Subcommittee, as director-cybersecurity policy … Chuck Pagano to retire in February as ESPN chief technology officer, to be replaced by Aaron LaBerge, senior vice president-technology and product development … Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers hires Lindsay Johnston, ex-Comcast, as senior vice president-operations … Nexstar promotes Derek Jeffery to vice president and general manager, KGET-TV and low-power station KKEY, both in Bakersfield, Calif., and associated digital services including KernGoldenEmpire.com, replacing Tom Randour, retiring … FableVision media and interactive studio hires Tone Thyne, ex-Little Airplane Productions, as vice president-creative, new position … NAB TV board adds Rebecca Hanson, Sinclair, filling seat that was held by Dunia Shive, who had worked at Belo, which Gannett recently acquired.
Arnold & Porter promotions to counsel include Stefanie Alfonso-Frank in Telecommunications, Internet and Media practice in Washington, and in Intellectual Property Group Jake Marshall in London and Sara Zogg in Washington … Small Cell Forum hires Sue Monahan, who remains also at GSMA North America, as CEO … July Systems, supplier of mobile app products to media and other companies, names BJ Arun, ex-California Digital, as CEO, succeeding Rajesh Reddy.
Senate confirms 99-1 John Carlin as assistant attorney general for national security … Armand Musey, with his Summit Ridge Group sold to financial consulting firm Goldin Associates, now is managing director there and heads its expanded telecom efforts … Personalized Media Communications, owner of patents, hires Thomas Scott, ex-Goodwin Procter, as general counsel … KDDI names Satoru Manabe president and CEO of data center firm Telehouse America and KDDI America, succeeding Masaaki Nakanishi, retiring … Imperva, which provides security to data centers, promotes Senior Vice President Jason Forget to now oversee worldwide field operations.
Synchronoss Technologies, provider of cloud services and software-based activation to connected devices, promotes Karen Rosenberger to chief financial officer, executive vice president and treasurer … Journal Broadcast Group hires Brian McHale, ex-Fisher Communications, as vice president-chief technology officer … MultiDyne, provider of fiber-based video and audio transport products for broadcasters and others, hires Jim Hurwitz, ex-Belden’s Miranda Technologies, as vice president-business development … Time Warner promotes Laura Forti to vice president, Turner Entertainment Networks distribution … Intelsat names to board Robert Callahan, Longueview … Lobbyist registrations: Neustar, Hogan Lovells, effective Feb. 24 … Conservative TV network TheBlaze, Simpson Public Affairs, effective March 1.
House Intelligence Committee member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will seek to succeed Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., who won’t seek re-election to Congress. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., also a committee member, also interested in the chairmanship … Comcast’s Strata, which links digital, TV and other ad buyers and sellers, promotes Joy Baer to president, as CEO and President John Shelton steps down, becoming strategic adviser … Hulu hires Craig Erwich, ex-Warner Horizon Television, as senior vice president and head of content … Genband, provider of networking products for IP networks, hires Bita Milanian, ex-Farhang Foundation, as senior vice president-marketing communications … Limelight Networks, multiscreen content delivery firm, names Sajid Malhotra, industry consultant, as senior vice president-strategy, corporate development and investor relations, new position.
Charter Communications hires Gary Schanman, ex-Cablevision, as senior vice president-video products … Entercom promotes Joe Schembri to vice president-corporate business development, sports sales and sponsorships … IneoQuest Technologies video analytics firm promotes Calvin Harrison to president and CEO … Lobbyist registrations: Cyber and information security firm Assured Information Security, Baker Donelson, effective March 1 … Ericsson, JBH Group, effective Feb. 12 … Verizon, D&D Strategies, effective March 1.
FCC hires David Gossett, ex-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as Office of General Counsel acting deputy general counsel for litigation … National Institute of Standards and Technology names Kent Rochford, ex-Sharp Labs of America, to head NIST’s new initiative on spectrum called Communication Technology Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., the agency’s part of the Center for Advanced Communications joint effort with NTIA … Lachlan Murdoch returns to 21st Century Fox, where he is on the board, in expanded role as non-executive co-chairman, James Murdoch promoted to co-chief operating officer and Fox Networks Group Chairman and CEO Peter Rice extended employment agreement.