Starz Retools Affiliate-Sales Dept.

Starz Encore Group LLC announced three additions within its affiliate-sales
group.

Skip Desjardin joins the company as director of sales for the Time Warner
Cable account team. He had been vice president, video-products group for
ESPN.

Paige Holmes was named director for the Adelphia Communications Corp. group.
She had been director of sales for the Time Warner Cable account team.

Dan Ferguson was promoted to director of sales for the DirecTV Inc. account
team, from manager, strategic initiatives.