Lerman Senter promotes media attorney Erin Kim to partner … SeaChange International Chief Financial Officer Kevin Bisson resigned to work for another public company, whose name wasn’t disclosed … Nexstar Broadcasting names Robert Bee, ex-WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, vice president and general manager of WBRE-TV Wilkes-Barre and digital services including community web portal Pahomepage.com.

Cox Communications promotes Jennifer Hightower to senior vice president-law and policy … Richard Sutton, ex-WebMD, named CBS Interactive Music Group global head of sales … Nickelodeon advances Rich Magallanes to senior vice president-animation and current series … Cross River Fiber adds Mike Sevret, ex-Optimum Lightpath, as executive vice president-chief strategy officer, and Jim Martini, ex-4Connections, as chief financial officer … Peter Murphy, Wentworth Capital Management, joins Fisher Communications board … New board members at Alliance for Community Media: Michael Heylin, Raynham Channel, and Keri Stokstad, Pasadena Community Access … Bob Moore, ex-CBS, becomes president, Courtside Entertainment Group … WSB-TV Atlanta promotes Marian Pittman to station manager.

South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Randy Mitchell nominated to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service … Robert Beizer to retire as Gray TV vice president and secretary, effective Feb. 29, to be replaced by Kevin Latek, ex-Dow Lohnes … Oxygen media names Rod Aissa, ex-MTV, senior vice president-original programming and development … Current TV names Laura Nelson, ex-Gilbride Group, senior vice president-communications … Michael McConnell to leave MRV Communications board … Derek Brown, ex-WGMT-TV, Macon, Ga., becomes vice president-general manager, WHNS-TV, Greenville, S.C.

Barbara Esbin promoted to managing partner, Cinnamon Mueller … Discovery promotions: David Leavy to chief communications officer and senior executive vice president; Bruce Campbell adds responsibility for business affairs and global production management; JB Perrette adds oversight of Enterprise Operational services department; Luis Silberwasser adds responsibility for Velocity … Gilat Satellite promotions: Yaniv Reinhold to chief financial officer and Ari Krashin to executive vice president-finance … Bravo Media promotes Deirdre Bianchi to vice president-program planning and acquisitions … New at Women in Cable Telecom: Mary Meduski, Suddenlink, vice chair; Gail MacKinnon, Time Warner Cable, joins executive committee … Anna Claiborne, ex-Terremark, joins 6connect as vice president-engineering … Belo changes: Michael Valentine, ex-WFAA-TV Dallas, named vice president/content; Joe Weir promoted to vice president/digital … James Kreckler, ex-Rodale, becomes vice president-advertising sales for iVillage.

News Corp. names Gerson Zweifach, ex-Williams & Connolly, senior executive vice president-group general counsel … Discovery Communications hires Andrew Warren, ex-Liz Claiborne, as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 26, succeeding Brad Singer, who has said he’s leaving at the end of that month … John Flynn, former aide to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, joins Jenner & Block as partner … Marc Paul, ex-Steptoe & Johnson, joins telecom practice of Lukas, Nace, in Tysons Corner, Va., office … Entravision promotes Mario Carrera to senior vice president-Spanish language TV … MTN Satellite Communications names Errol Olivier, ex-Broadpoint, president-CEO … Annie Howell promoted to Crown Media Family Networks executive vice persident-corporate communications and media relations … New on SCTE Foundation board: Chair Tony Werner, Comcast; Vice President Jim Hughes, CommScope; Secretary Mike Phebus, NCTI; Treasurer Steve Taber, Comcast … Nancy Rewis promoted to vice president-commerce enterprise, for TNT, TBS and TCM.

Preston Beckman, Fox Broadcasting executive vice president-strategic program planning and research, to transition to senior strategist for Fox Networks Group, beginning in June.

Amy Levine promoted to senior counsel to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski … Ruben Mendiola, ex-Dish Network, joins Comcast as vice president-general manager, multicultural video services … Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, O'Hara Federal Strategies, effective Dec. 1. … Cox Media Group Chief Revenue Officer Marc Morgan to retire April 30 … Online media firm Local Corp. promotes Michael Sawtell to president-chief operating officer … Don Rayburn, ex-Frontier Communications, becomes EarthLink vice president-client development.

Sinclair Broadcast promotes John Seabers to group manager, overseeing nine TV stations in six markets … Yahoo names Scott Thompson, ex-PayPal, CEO, and to its board … Christine Brennan, ex-VeriSign, becomes Neustar senior vice president-human resources … Paul Palmieri, Millennial Media, joins Interactive Advertising Bureau board … VoIP firm Comwave names Ted Chislett, ex-Primus Telecommunications, head of its business-to-business unit.

LightSquared names Marc Montagner, ex-SkyTerra and Sprint, chief financial officer … Marty Davidson, ex-Comcast, becomes SCTE vice president-engineering and network operations … New at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: Russell Brown, ex-Marvel, senior vice president-consumer products licensing; Claudio Goldbarg, ex-DreamWorks, senior vice president-publishing and digital media operations … Ed Patterson promoted to Cox Enterprises senior director-public affairs … Brad Gillen, ex-FCC Wireline Bureau, joins Wilkinson Barker as a partner in its Washington office … Kim Niederman promoted to president of cloud firm 8x8; Mansour Salame, Contactual Inc., joins board, replacing Donn Wilson … Felix Perez, ex-Davidson Media, becomes general manager of Univision Radio New York.

UTStarcom CEO Jack Lu adds title of chairman, succeeding Thomas Toy, leaving board March 31; board member Xiaoping Li becomes lead director and member Tianruo Pu will chair audit committee; William Wong leaves board.