Commissioner Ronald Briséé elected chairman of Florida’s Public Service Commission for a two-year term beginning Jan. 2 … Ariel Roblin promoted to president-general manager, KETV-TV Omaha … ESPN promotions: George Bodenheimer to executive chairman; John Skipper to president.
Lisa Hone detailed from FCC Wireline Bureau to Commissioner Michael Copps’ office as wireline aide … MPAA moves: Cybele Daley promoted to senior vice president, government affairs, and Anna Soellner, ex-Center for American Progress, named vice president, corporate communications … VOD service provider EPIX promotes Andy Hunter to general manager, digital media applications and products … NBCUniversal’s Daily Candy names Fernando Romero, ex-Gilt City, vice president of advertising sales.
Agilent Technologies promotes Ron Nersesian to executive vice president-chief operating officer; Guy Sene promoted to replace him as head of electronic measurement group …
FCC promotions: Greg Guice to director, Office of Legislative Affairs; Christopher Lewis to deputy director … New CTIA officers: Chairman Pat Riordan, Cellcom; Vice Chair Mary Dillon, U.S. Cellular; Secretary Dan Mead, Verizon Wireless; Treasurer Bret Comolli, Asurion; Chairman Emeritus Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel … SoundExchange names Jonathan Bender, ex-Concord Music Group, chief operating officer … Jon Steinlauf promoted to Scripps Network Interactive executive vice president-ad sales and marketing … Elected at Academy of TV Arts & Sciences: Chairman Bruce Rosenblum, Warner Bros. TV; Vice Chair Kevin Hamburger, The Talk; Second Vice Chair Frank Scherma, @radical.media; Secretary Marcelino Ford, Intel Media Group … New at Univision: Jason Newman, ex-ESPN, vice president-sports sales; Rick Resnick, ex-Time Inc., vice president-sports marketing … Andrew Morton, ex-Prodea Systems, named head of sales and market development for Entone’s broadband TV business … Jefferies adds Thomas Seitz, ex-Height Analytics, as managing director and analyst covering U.S. telecom companies.
New NARUC officers: President David Wright, South Carolina PSC; First Vice President Philip Jones, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; Second Vice President Colette Honorable, Arkansas PSC … John Shea, ex-MTV, becomes NBCUniversal executive vice president-integrated media, new position.
Jonathan Gibs, ex-Nielsen, becomes NBCUniversal senior vice president-digital research … Jim Ludington, Time Warner Cable, to chair 2012 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo.
AMC Networks names Bruce Tuchman, ex-MGM Worldwide Networks, president, AMC/Sundance Channel Global … New Society of Cable Telecom Engineers officers: Chairman Mike LaJoie, Time Warner Cable; Vice Chair Terry Cordova, Suddenlink; Secretary Alan Tschirner, National Cable TV Cooperative; Treasurer Steve Taber, Comcast … ActiveVideo Networks names Brian Sereda, ex-Virage Logic, chief financial officer … Lobbyist Registrations: Samsung, Akerman Senterfitt, effective Nov. 8.
Rosemary Kimball retiring Dec. 31 from FCC, where she’s director of media relations for the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
Discovery Chief Operating Officer Peter Liguori to leave company at end of year … Mobile technology provider Syniverse names Scott Hatfield, ex-Capgemini, chief technology officer … Tribune Media Services promotions: Dan Kazan to CEO; John Kelleher to president-chief operating officer … Rick Parkington, ex-General Dynamics, becomes senior vice president-chief technology officer, network and cybersecurity firm STG.
David Fiske, FCC deputy director-media relations and ex-Communications Daily, retiring Dec. 31 … Edward Breen, Tyco International, resigns from Comcast board … Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, R.B. Murphy and Associates, effective Nov. 1. … New at Univision Political & Advocacy Group: Joe DelGrosso, ex-Comcast, becomes executive vice president and managing director; Matt Boxer promoted to senior vice president, leading political sales development effort … Joe Lagani, ex-NBCUniversal, becomes Martha Stewart Omnimedia chief revenue officer.