Yann Paquet, ex-Readers Digest, becomes Videotron vice president of multi-platform content.

CBS Radio promotes Karen Mateo to senior vice president-communications.

Hiroyuki Sakurai, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, becomes fellow at Open Technology Initiative … Ashley Etienne, ex-Obama campaign and Dewey Square Group, becomes minority communications director, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform … Julie Choi, ex-NBC and MTV, becomes Mnet senior vice president-programming and development … Dan Templin promoted to senior vice president, Mediacom Business … Hearst TV promotes John Soapes to president-general manager, WYFF-TV Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville.

Changes on staff of FCC Commissioner Michael Copps: Mark Stone returns as chief of staff, replacing John Giusti (CD April 19 p6), who becomes head of spectrum for the GSM Association … NBCUniversal promotes Salil Mehta to newly created position of chief operating officer and chief financial officer, Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media division … Spike TV names Chris Rantamaki, ex-Discovery, vice president, original series.

U.S. Cellular promotions: Carter Elenz to newly created post of executive vice president-sales and customer service; Alan Ferber to executive vice president-chief strategy and brand officer … Emily Murphy, ex-TerreStar, returns to House Small Business Committee as a senior counsel.

Acting FCC Press Secretary Rob Kenny leaving in two weeks for Mercury PR and lobbying firm … Bob Okun is leaving NBCUniversal, where he headed Washington government affairs office, to begin his own firm, effective July 1 … Amy Wolverton, ex-T-Mobile, becomes HTC Corp. director-government affairs … Cox Communications names Kevin Hart, ex-Clearwire, executive vice president and chief technology officer.

CBS hires Doug Rousso, ex-CA Technologies, as chief technology officer, new position … Dow Lohnes hires David Long, ex-Howrey, as member in intellectual property litigation practice … Geos Communications hires Clancy Woods, ex-Mission Media and CBS, as president of D Mobile.

FCC’s Jessica Almond detailed from Media Bureau to office of Chairman Julius Genachowski, to work on media, commission overhaul and consumer issues with Sherrese Smith, his permanent media aide … Cynthia Schultz, ex-Commerce Department’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, starts consulting firm … Added to Sirius XM board: Vanessa Wittman, Marsh & McLennan, Carl Vogel, Dish Network.

South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Randy Mitchell named to Universal Service Administrative Co. board … Mark MacCarthy, ex-Georgetown University, becomes Software & Information Industry Association vice president-government affairs … Telemundo Communications Group President Don Browne to retire June 3 … NBCUniversal Chief Diversity Officer and Executive Vice President Paula Madison to retire May 20 … In Demand promotions: Eric Petro adds business development responsibility; Mark Boccardi to senior vice president-programming and business development.

David Donovan leaving as president of Association for Maximum Service TV, being merged into the NAB, to become president and CEO of the New York State Broadcasters Association, replacing Joseph Reilly, retiring … Former House Commerce Committee member Bart Stupak joins Venable as partner in Legislative & Government Affairs Group … BMI promotes Camellia Petty to vice president-product and application development … New at Inmarsat North America: David Helfgott, ex-Cobham Surveillance Group, becomes president of Inmarsat Inc.; Peter Hadinger, ex-Northrop Grumman, named president-Inmarsat Government Services … Outdoor Channel promotes Denise Conroy-Galley to executive vice president of marketing and research … NATPE/Content First promotes Wayneston Harbeson to vice president-operations.