BRAVO MEDIA
Ryan Flynn was elevated to senior vice president of current production at Bravo Media, based in Los Angeles. He has worked on series including the Real Housewives franchise, Vanderpump Rules, and The Rachel Zoe Project.
MACHINIMA
Machinima, the video game-focused digital service, has added Steve Reed as vice president, brand partnerships. He had been a founding partner of Tier Zero, a boutique agency advising Fortune 500 brands on digital strategies.
DISCOVERY
Discovery Communications has elevated Howard Lee to president and general manager of TLC and Discovery Life Channel. The 20-year veteran was executive VP, development & production at TLC and GM of Discovery Life.
SIMULMEDIA
Preetham Mallikarjuna has rejoined New York-based ad technology firm Simulmedia as chief product officer. Formerly linear ad product lead at ESPN, he was with Simulmedia from 2012 to 2016, most recently as senior VP, product strategy.
INSP
Russell Cooper has rejoined INSP in Indian Land, S.C., as vice president of affiliate sales and distribution. He comes from Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, where he was director of distribution and affiliate marketing.
VAB
Lauren Leff has joined the Video Advertising Bureau in New York as vice president of marketing and communications. The veteran TV industry PR and communications executive was most recently a senior VP at Kite Hill PR in New York.
EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS has added Luis Jiménez Tuzon as global executive vice president, data business line. He is the former senior VP of Vodafone Spain and CEO of Vodafone Enabler. … COMEDY CENTRAL reported several promotions: Anne Harris and Christian McLaughlin advanced to senior vice president, talent and development; and Tara Schuster,Ari Pearce and Jordan Ellner were elevated to vice president, talent and development … PAC-12 NETWORKS in San Francisco has tapped Larry Meyers as executive vice president, content, and promoted Sam Silverstein to vice president, editorial. … Automation, content management and integrated channel specialist PEBBLE BEACH SYSTEMS has named David Russin as vice president of sales. Also, Robert Amoroso was tapped as sales engineering manager for North America.
