605, the advanced data and analytics company focused on the media and entertainment industry, said it has appointed five execs to help form its senior leadership team, reaching into areas such as analytics, technology, client services and finance.

New York-based 605 launched late last year following the acquisition of Analytics Media Group (AMG) by Dolan Family Ventures, the newly formed investment fund run by former Cablevision Systems execs Kristin and James Dolan.

RELATED: Kristin and James Dolan Form Tech Investment Fund

The new appointments at 605 are:

-Ray Casazza, senior vice president of finance and administration. He previously was VP of financial planning and analysis at Cablevision Systems and Altice USA (which acquired Cablevision last year).

-Colleen Moraghan, senior vice president of data solutions. She most recently was VP of audience measurement at Cablevision.

-Chris Frommann, group vice president of technology. He most recently was founder and VP of engineering for AMG.

-Peter Foley, Ph.D., group vice president of analytics. He joins 605 after serving as director of analytics at AMG.

-Gaurav Shirole, group vice president of product and client solutions. Shirole was a founder of AMG and served as VP of product and client services.

Those execs join 605’s leadership team, comprised of founder and CEO Kristin Dolan; co-founder and president Ben Tatta; EVP of client solutions Chauncey McLean; and SVP of marketing and communications Charlstie Veith.

“Following the acquisition of AMG, we have built a strong management team at 605 – everyone on the team is deeply embedded in the industry and well-suited to drive success for our growing company,” Kristin Dolan said, in a statement. “We are very pleased with the depth, quality and tremendous momentum we have created thus far.”

“We have been working closely with everyone on the senior leadership team at 605, providing clearly defined roles and responsibilities and we feel confident that we have the best team in place to spearhead every facet of our business,” Tatta added.

605 is code for “DCV,” or Data Co. Ventures, the original project name of Dolan Family Ventures. DCV is also the Roman numeral equivalent of 605.

Former Cablevision Systems executives Kristin and James Dolan are dipping their toes into venture capital waters, forming an investment fund aimed at providing capital to data, analytics and technology-based businesses in the media space.

Dolan Family Ventures is headed up by former Cablevision chief operating officer Kristin Dolan and her husband, former Cablevision CEO James Dolan.

Kristin Dolan, who has a deep background in the technology industry – she had served in several tech roles at Cablevision during her tenure with the company – is managing partner and founder of DFV. James Dolan will serve as an investor and strategic advisor to DFV. PJT Partners, an independent advisory-focused investment banking firm, provided advice, consulting and support services on the formation, financial and operation structure of DFV.

As COO of Cablevision, Kristin Dolan led all aspects of the company’s cable operations, overseeing thousands of employees, including the company’s entire customer and field service workforce. Among her other responsibilities, she oversaw Cablevision Media Sales, the company’s advertising sales division, which was widely recognized for its data strategy.

James Dolan, as CEO of Cablevision has been a technology buff over the years – he helped start Cablevision Media Sales and the company was one of the pioneers in high-speed data service and advanced advertising. Cablevision sold out to Altice USA in June in a deal valued at $17.8 billion.

In an interview, Kristin Dolan said that while tech start-ups can navigate the bits and bytes associated with the technical side of the business, translating that to the television industry is more difficult.

“I’m constantly amazed by how new media and digital companies for whatever reason struggle to get TV,” Kristin Dolan said in an interview. “Having worked on both sides of the table, to look at some of these investment opportunities and imagine what they can become relative to the businesses we’ve owned in the past and are still involved with, is pretty fun.” 

She added that DFV will seek out companies that are in various stages of development, ranging from start-ups to more established entities. She declined to reveal the average size of investment or the amount of capital available to be invested, but added that DFV is casting a wide net.

“Anything that we choose to pursue will be well funded,” Dolan said.