Communications Personals
FCC moves Claude Aiken to Office of General Counsel as associate general counsel and special adviser-Internet law and policy, taking over portfolio of Stephanie Weiner, who recently moved to Chairman Tom Wheeler's office to work on wireline issues and to succeed the departing Daniel Alvarez (see 1509240035); also at the agency, OGC moves William Dever to front office and names him special counsel-broadband competition policy, with focus on wireline and video competition, and to continue working for the transaction team, including on Charter Communications buying Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable ... Pillsbury hires Patrick Murck, ex-Bitcoin Foundation, as special counsel, Corporate & Securities Technology practice section.
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AMC Networks promotes Susie Fitzgerald to executive vice president-scripted programming, AMC and SundanceTV, and Senior Vice President Christian Vesper now helps oversee international programming, development, acquisitions and co-productions, SundanceTV; and the programmer hires, Kristin Jones, consultant to AMC, as senior vice president-international programming, development, acquisitions and co-productions, and Kristi Felton, ex-DirecTV, as vice president-scripted programming ... Signalhorn promotes Alexander Müller-Gastell to president-chief operating officer ... Comcast Cable promotes Michael Parker to senior vice president, western New England region ... Discovery Communications hires Jennifer Sarlin, ex-Benzo Creative who had previously worked at TLC, as senior vice president-marketing, TLC ... Drexel Hamilton hires Brian White, ex-Cantor Fitzgerald, as senior equity analyst, Technology/Media/Telecom research team, covering IT and software stocks ... Intel CEO Brian Krzanich to give preshow CES keynote Jan. 5, 6:30 p.m., Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom, Las Vegas ... Lobbyist registration: PayPal, Eris Group, effective July 20.