Call him Mr. International: Luis Silberwasser has been named international head of content for Discovery Networks International, reporting to president and chief executive officer Mark Hollinger. Silberwasser was previously head of the company’s Latin American content group.

VH1 has signed on NFL player Chad Ochocinco for “The Tournament,” a 10-episode reality dating competition that will be set up tournament-style. This is just another TV gig for the colorful wide receiver, who is set to appear in the upcoming season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”

Actresses Constance Zimmer and Kat Foster have joined TBS’s drama pilot “In Security,” about two sisters who take over their dad’s security business. Zimmer previously appeared on HBO’s “Entourage,” while Foster has had recent roles on “'Til Death” and “The Unusuals.”

Mark Pinney has been promoted to chief operating officer at Tremor Media, which runs an online video advertising network. Pinney was previously chief financial officer.

Time magazine has made two promotions, moving Michael Elliott to deputy managing editor, the magazine's No. 2 behind managing editor Rick Stengel, and Nancy Gibbs to executive editor. Elliott was most recently international editor, while Gibbs wrote cover stories. Elliott replaces Romesh Ratnesar, considered a candidate to succeed Stengel some day, who will remain a contributing editor but wants to pursue other writing projects.

Merlin Olsen, a former football player who also had a TV acting career, died early Thursday at age 69 after battling a form of lung cancer. Olsen is an NFL Hall of Fame member and began his TV career on “Little House on the Prairie.” He later starred in “Father Murphy” and appeared in “Aaron’s Way.”

Fox has added Jon Voight to the cast of its drama pilot “Midland,” about a con man who lives two lives in separate Texas cities. Voight will play the father of one of the women the main character lives with.

Add another to NBC’s “Rockford Files” remake. NBC has added Alan Tudyk to the cast, where he’ll play Det. Dennis Becker opposite star Dermot Mulroney. Tudyk most recently appeared on Fox’s “Dollhouse” and ABC’s “V.”

Adam Nagourney is going from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles. The New York Times has promoted Nagourney, naming him Los Angeles bureau chief. He was previously the paper’s chief political correspondent, based in D.C.

USA Today is getting social. The newspaper has made two promotions, naming Brian Dresher manager of social media and digital partnerships and Alexandra Nicholson manager and social media strategist. Dresher had been online marketing manager, and Nicholson was previously communications manager.

Read all about it! Newspaper company Journal Register Co. has promoted William Higginson, naming him chief operating officer. Higginson has been with the company for 24 years, most recently as senior vice president of production.

Sports and entertainment marketing agency Octagon has named John Ferriter managing director of Octagon Entertainment, based in its Los Angeles office. Ferriter was previously executive vice president and worldwide head of non-scripted television at William Morris.

Public relations firm The Rosen Group has made two promotions, naming Pamela Brown and Abby Berman senior account executives. Both were previously account executives.