Bruce Gilmer has been promoted at MTV Networks International, becoming senior vice president of talent and music. Gilmer had been senior vice president of music programming.

Actor Kevin Bacon is set to executive produce the new Showtime series “The Booths,” about actors and brothers Edwin, Junius Brutus Jr. and John Wilkes Booth. The series will focus on the brothers’ dysfunctional relationship in the years before president Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

Yardbarker Network, an online media network aimed at men, has named Christopher Compton senior director of West Coast sales, reporting to vice president of ad sales Tim Ware. Compton was most recently senior director of business development at Real Branding.

BrightLine iTV, which develops interactive ads for TV, has named Phyllis Ehrlich senior vice president of business development. Ehrlich was previously senior vice president of promotions and marketing at Cartoon Network.

Newsweek has added Pamela Raley, naming her chief revenue officer, a new position at the magazine. Raley was previously vice president of advertising sales and marketing at Hearst Digital Media.

Lucky magazine has promoted Caitlin Marnell to associate beauty editor, up from her old position as beauty assistant. Simone Kitchens has been named the title’s new beauty assistant.

ABC News has named Ian Cameron executive producer of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” putting him in charge of production and editorial content of the show. For the past seven years Cameron had been Washington senior producer for “World News.”

Katz Media Group has named Leo MacCourtney president of Eagle Television, which provides national sales for 40 TV stations around the country. MacCourtney was previously executive vice president of agency and advertiser relations for Katz Television Group.

Paris Bennett, a former contestant on Fox’s “American Idol,” has given birth to a daughter named Egypt, her first child. The baby was born Monday and weighed five pounds, 15 ounces.

Pervaiz Shallwani is leaving as features editor of the free daily amNewYork, where he was in charge of the Dining Out, Eating Well, Health, Travel and Career sections. No replacement has been named, but arts and entertainment editor Emily Hulme will help fill the void.

Anne DeLorenzo has joined interactive agency Javelin Direct, becoming senior vice president and managing director of the New York office. For the past 14 years DeLorenzo was with Draftfcb.

Harmelin Media, a buying and planning agency, has promoted Bernie Shimkus, naming him vice president of research. Shimkus was previously director of research at the agency.

Minneapolis agency Olson has re-hired Chris Henderson as creative director, after a previous stint with the agency earlier this decade. Henderson had been interactive creative director at BBDO Proximity.

Branding agency Siegel+Gale has named Matthias Mencke creative director, working out of the Los Angeles office. Mencke is a former design director for Interbrand in New York, as well as an independent consultant.

DG FastChannel, a digital media services company, has named Richard Kidd managing director, in charge of Europe. Kidd was most recently senior director of rich media for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at DoubleClick/Google.