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Gerhard Zeiler has been named president at Turner Broadcasting System International, which runs international versions of TBS. Since 2003 Zeiler had been chief executive officer at RTL Group.

Cristina Schwarz has been named vice president of programming and production at Univision Cable Networks, reporting to Univision Cable Networks senior vice president Jessica Rodriguez and Galavisión senior vice president and operating manager Sebastian Trujillo. Schwarz previously ran her own consulting firm, CSLR.

Travel Channel has named Marietta Hurwitz senior vice president and general manager of digital, based in the network's offices in New York and Chevy Chase, Md. Hurwitz was previously a digital media consultant.


Scott Young has been named vice president of video sales at Alloy Digital, which creates and distributes online video content. Young joins from YuMe, where he was senior sales director.

Yahoo has shaken up its board of directors, adding Alfred Amoroso and Maynard Webb as directors. In addition, chairman Roy Bostock won't stand for reelection, nor will directors Gary Wilson, Arthur Kern and Vyomesh Joshi. The company recently named a new CEO and is trying to turn around after years of struggle.

Lois Romano has joined Politico, becoming a senior political reporter at the web site. Romano had been a writer at Newsweek/Daily Beast.



New York magazine has named Kathryn Schulz book critic, writing a monthly essay in the magazine and occasional online pieces. Schulz's work has appeared in a number of publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and Time.


Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow could appear on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" at some point, according to former winner J.R. Martinez. In an interview with Celebuzz, Martinez said he ran into Tebow while in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl and told the quarterback he'd do well on the show. "He said, 'Maybe in a year' … That’s pretty much what he said," according to Martinez. But the Broncos don't seem so keen on the idea, at least not in the near future. A team representative told TheWrap that Tebow is focusing on preparing for the 2012 season and "does not have any interest in participating in the show."

Emmy winners Tony Shalhoub and Allison Janney have joined the cast of NBC's comedy pilot "Friday Night Dinner," about a family who has dinner together every Friday. Shalhoub and Janney will play the parents in the family.


Journal Communications, which publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has named Andre J. Fernandez president, in addition to his role as chief financial officer. Fernandez takes over for Steven J. Smith, who will stay on as chairman and chief executive officer.

Manny Lopez, opinion page editor at The Detroit News, is leaving the paper to join the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He will work as managing editor of Mackinac's publication, Michigan Capitol Confidential.


Out-of-home agency Kinetic has made two promotions, naming David Krupp executive vice president of client services and Tanza Bove executive vice president of commercial operations. Both Krupp and Bove joined Kinetic in 2006.


More than 10 years later, Richard Hatch, winner of the first season of "Survivor," is still involved in tax drama. He has had a request denied in a Rhode Island court to give the IRS a reduced payment of $25 for the month of January. Hatch was previously jailed for tax evasion and has been ordered to pay 25 percent of his gross income to the IRS as part of his sentence. He claims he's only made $500 since December.



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