ARTEL
Mike Rizzo was named president and CEO of broadcast-quality video transport solutions provider Artel Video Systems in Westford, Mass. The 20-year executive had most recently served as a consultant to midsized businesses and private-equity firms.
CABLEVISION
Cablevision Media Sales in Bethpage, N.Y., has named John Verre vice president, automotive sales. He previously served as VP, regional sales.
KRE8 MEDIA
Winter Park, Fla.-based DRTV, digital media and advertising agency Kre8 Media has named Tina Wisner vice president, data science and analytics. She comes from Hawthorne Direct in Los Angeles, where she was director, data science and analytics.
NBCUNIVERSAL
Denise Colella has joined NBCUniversal’s advertising sales divison as senior vice president, advanced advertising products and strategy. She had been CEO of Maxifier, a digital advertising performance optimization platform.
PAPERNY
Joy Huang has joined New York-based production company Paperny Entertainment as vice president of development, based in New York. She was VP, current series and development at Original Media.
SLING TV
Ben Weinberger has joined Dish Network’s Sling TV platform as senior vice president, chief product officer. He is the cofounder and former CEO of video-discovery solutions developer Digitalsmiths.
TRIBECA
Jeff Bronikowski has been named president of Tribeca Shortlist, a subscription video-on-demand service from Lionsgate and Tribeca Enterprises set to launch later this year. He comes from Universal Music Group, where he was senior VP, business development.
TURNER
Turner Broadcasting System has upped Scott Miller to senior vice president and associate general counsel, legal and business affairs, Turner Content Distribution. He was VP, assistant general counsel.
UNIVISION
Carlos Deschapelles was upped to executive vice president, network and digital sales at Univision Communications. He had been senior VP, sports sales.
