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2G DIGITAL
Burbank, Calif.-based digital media services firm 2G Digital has named Stephen Buchsbaum its CEO. He had been chief operating officer.
AVECO
Jim O’Brien has joined worldwide broadcastautomation specialist Aveco as head of global sales. He is the former president of Building4Media, now PrimeStream.
BRAVO MEDIA
Shari Levine was upped to executive vice president, current production at Bravo Media. She had been the network’s senior VP, current production.
CISNEROS
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Helen Jurado has been named senior director of sales and business development at Cisneros Media Distribution in Miami. She comes from BBC Worldwide, where she was VP, sales and distribution, Latin America and U.S. Hispanic.
EUTELSAT
Eutelsat Communications has tapped Aymeric Getty as CEO of its AlternaTV Latin American TV-distribution platform. He comes from Eutelsat in Paris, where he was VP, sales for France and French-speaking markets.
HARMONIC
Bart Spriester has been named senior vice president, video products at San Jose, Calif.- based video delivery infrastructure provider Harmonic. He comes from Encompass Digital Media, where he was executive VP and GM, North America, and CTO.
SIMULMEDIA
Simulmedia, a targeted advertising firm, has tapped Peter Ban as senior vice president of business operations.
SUMMIT BROADBAND
Orlando, Fla.-based video, voice and Internet provider Summit Broadband has tapped Mark Lipford as chief operating officer. The 33-year industry veteran has worked at such companies as Comcast, Cablevision Systems and Cox Communications.
WILEY REIN
Washington, D.C., based law firm Wiley Rein LLP has added former Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell as a partner in its communications practice. McDowell served as a Republican commissioner from 2006 to 2013.