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March 17, 2013

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1AC01A32Christopher Meloni has joined the cast of an upcoming comedy pilot at Fox, based on the Justin Halpern book “I Suck at Girls.” The longtime “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” actor most recently appeared on “True Blood.”

Univision has named John Kelly executive vice president of digital sales, working with executive vice president of advertising and sales Steve Mandala. Kelly was previously a sales executive at NBCUniversal.

Actor Dallas Roberts has joined the cast of CBS’s “Unforgettable,” playing an NYPD detective in the show’s upcoming second season. Roberts most recently had recurring roles on “The Good Wife” and “The Walking Dead.”

 

Magazines

 

Cosmopolitan magazine has a new fashion director, naming Aya Kanai to the position. Kanai was most recently head stylist at Shopbop.com.

Bobby Ghosh has been named editor at Time International, taking over for the outgoing Jim Frederick. Ghosh was previously deputy international editor.

Fairchild Fashion Media has promoted Melissa Brecher, naming her chief marketing officer. Brecher had been vice president of marketing and communications.

 

Newspapers

 

The Guardian has made a pair of U.S. hires, naming Jason Kleinman vice president of brand partnerships and Cecilia Dobbs vice president of product. Kleinman joins from The New York Times, Dobbs from Fox News.

Joshua Sebold has been named a reporter covering law firms and the legal industry at the San Francisco Daily Journal, a daily legal newspaper. Sebold was previously editor and staff writer at Emlen Media.

 

NewMedia

 

Hulu has named Andy Forssell acting chief executive officer, replacing the departing Jason Kilar. Forssell’s most recent position at the company was senior vice president of content.

Tamra Lichtman has been named chief marketing officer at TuneCore, an online music distributor. Lichtman has previously held positions at BuySaveGive, Shutterstock and Webloyalty.com.

 

Radio

 

Former NFL quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Mark Malone are teaming up to host “Under Center with McNabb & Malone” at NBC Sports Radio, with the new show premiering on April 1. The new show will air on the 3-7 p.m. timeslot.

 

Tags: Andy Forssell, Cecilia Dobbs, Christopher Meloni, jason kilar, Jason Kleinman, Joshua Sebold, Mark Malone, Melissa Brecher, Tamra Lichtman

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