NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment hired Chika Chukudebelu as VP, programming & diversity. She most recently served as director of original scripted programming at BET.
In an exec shakeup at All3Media America, Greg Lipstone is stepping down as CEO and Dan Donahue is exiting as COO, effective immediately. The business decision to change the company’s leadership is understood to be amicable, according to Deadline.
Mosheh Oinounou will become executive producer of the CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor beginning February 5, replacing Steve Capus, who is stepping down from the role. Oinounou joined CBS News in 2011 and served on the management team that created CBSN, among other benchmarks.
Katie Newman, formerly director of development and production at Lord & Miller’s 20th Century Fox TV-based production company, joined 3 Arts Entertainment as a manager.
Jason Abbruzzese is joining the NBC News Digital team as senior tech editor. He previously was a business editor at Mashable.
Data analytics company 605 appointed Sal Romanello as general counsel at 605. Romanello most recently was a partner in the complex commercial litigation practice group at law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Annette Page joined research insights consultancy Three as a strategist in the firm’s Raleigh, NC, office. Page, most recently was VP at System1 Research.
Univision Communications Inc. promoted Michael S. Mueller to SVP of business development. Since joining UCI, Mueller has served as VP of business development for Univision Local Media. Before UCI, he held various roles at Conde Nast and Hachette Filipacchi Media.
Helen Jackson, the BBC Worldwide content chief, is exiting as the company merges with BBC Studios. Jackson, who’s been with BC Worldwide for 31 years, was responsible for acquiring stakes in British production companies Expectation Entertainment and Lookout Point, among others.
All Def Media hired Brooke Goldstein as co-president and COO, and promoted Chris Blackwell to co-president and chief digital officer. Scott Weintrob also was promoted, to executive creative director. Goldstein most recently was head of sales at ESP Properties, North America. The appointments are the first since company co-founder Russell Simmons exited amid sexual assault allegations.
Creative & digital agency We Are Royale hired Eric Zapakin as head of production. Zapakin joins Royale from Imaginary Forces, where he was a senior producer.
Research firm MarketCast hired Lee Doyle as EVP, global client strategy, and Jenny Matkovich as marketing director.
Endemol Shine Group appointed James Ward to the newly-created position of Deputy General Counsel. Previously, Ward was Deputy General Counsel across corporate development, legal affairs and M&A in European, Middle East and Asian media sectors for 21st Century Fox.
