(1) ASHLEY PARRISH has been upped to VP of strategic content for NBC News Group. Parrish, who will continue to manage Today Digital, will oversee the development of editorial programming across NBC News, MSNBC and Today. ■ (2) MELINDA WITMER has been named to Tegna's board of directors. Wit-mer was most recently executive VP and chief content officer for Time Warner Cable. She left the role after Charter Communications acquired TWC in 2016. ■ (3) BRANDON BURGESS has extended his deal as chairman and CEO of Ion Media through 2019. Ion Television has 60 full-power stations that reach 98 million homes. ■ PETER SHIELDS has been re-elected as managing partner of Wiley Rein. The appointment marks Shields' third term atop the communications law firm. ■ MIKE NAP0DAN0 has been tapped as senior VP and chief technology officer for Disney-ABC Television Group. Napodano was previously president and co-managing partner for Channel Media Solutions. At Disney-ABC Television Group, he will oversee the technology strategy and implementation. ■ (4) MIGUEL MONTEVERDE has been appointed chief operating officer of video monetization platform Rumble. Mon-teverde, who was a principal at Green Mountain Advisors, will oversee Rumble's day-today operations, including the management of its media partnerships. ■ CHRISTINE COOK has been named senior VP of global sales and brand strategy for Great Big Story, CNN's digital short film unit. Cook, who joins CNN from Flipboard, will oversee the company's revenue strategy and advertising growth.
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