PERSONALS

Television Digest with Consumer Electronics, Dec 20, 1999

Larry Jacobson, pres.-Fox TV Network, joins USA Networks' Ticketmaster as pres.-COO... Jonathan Klein, former pres.-CBS TV stations, joins board of RT-SET... James Hedges, ex-Buena Vista TV, named senior vp-finance, ABC Entertainment TV Group... Jonathan Klein, ex-CBS, elected to board, Real Time Synthesized Technology Ltd... Karly Young, ex-NovaLogic, named dir.-brand mktg., Fox Interactive... Helen Rosenberg promoted to CFO, USA Bcstg... Renee Rutledge appointed gen. mgr., WDFX-TV, Ozark, Ala... Joseph Scotti advanced to pres.-domestic distribution & mktg., Pearson TV/N. America... Karl Bieber appointed dir.-govt. relations, Waitt Media.

Karen Gulick, ex-legal adviser to FCC Comr. Tristani, joins law firm Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis... Terry Canning, ex-Bell Gateways, appointed vp-mktg., Leitch... Replay Networks changes: Anthony Wood named pres.-products; Randall McCurdy, ex- StreamGate, appointed dir.-business development... Dana Mehnert promoted to managing dir.-international govt. sales, Harris Corp.

Bill Goodwyn and Bill McGowan promoted to exec. vps, Discovery Networks... Jude Brennan named senior vp-programming, Oxygen... Emilio Sotil, ex-Salomon Smith Barney, appointed managing dir.-CFO, Mediacom Ventures... Alex Netchvolodoff, Cox, and Frank Thomas, Stephens Group, elected to Media Institute board... Thomas Heymann promoted to senior vp & gen. mgr.- Interactive Div., A&E Networks... Larry Wangberg, ZDTV, elected to board, GiveMeTalk.com... Peter Venetis, Atlantic Bank of N.Y., elected to Adelphia Communications board... Mary Dixon, ex-White House, named vp-public affairs, Lifetime... Promotions at TV Guide Networks: Amy Buckingham-Bates to pres.-marketing, Suzanne Meeks to vp-promotions & publicity, Fontana Fitzwilson to senior dir.- research... New at High Speed Access Corp., both from Primestar: Michael Mossman as vp-customer care, Michael Furst as senior dir.- customer care... John Duff, ex-MTV and DirecTV International, joins Bravo Networks as senior mktg. vp-western div.