TV/Video

Turner has promoted Michael Quigley to executive vice president of commercial operations, content strategy and monetization, reporting to president Kevin Reilly. Quigley was most recently senior vice president of brand distribution for Turner Content Distribution.

CNN has created a new investigative unit, promoting Lex Haris to executive editor. He had been executive editor of CNNMoney. In addition, famed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein has joined as a contributing editor, as has Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Steele.

Meanwhile, Rich Barbieri has been promoted to executive editor for CNNMoney, replacing Haris in the position. Barbieri had been CNNMoney’s managing editor.

YES Network has named Ted Marino vice president of finance, effective immediately. Marino joins from Westwood One, where he was vice president of financial planning and analysis.

Charlie Rowe and Jacqueline Byers have joined the cast of CBS’s summer series “Salvation,” about an asteroid that’s schedule to hit Earth in six months. Rowe previously appeared on “Red Band Society,” Byers on “Roadies.”

TBS has added Ernie Hudson to the cast of “Angie Tribeca” for season three, playing the father of Rashida Jones’ character. Hudson’s most recent TV appearance was on “Grace and Frankie.”

Agencies

Digital agency Wunderman has added Kat Gates and Jeffrey Castellano, naming them group creative directors in the New York office. Gates joins from Facebook, Castellano from Google.

Colorado agency Catapult Creative Labs has made two hires, naming Kelly Blake vice president of client services and strategy, and Meredith Powlison project manager. Blake joins from Golin, while Powlison was previously a freelancer.

Elsewhere

Media research company Coleman Insights has promoted John Boyne and Sam Milkman to executive vice presidents, as well as senior consultants. Boyne joined the company in 2000, Milkman in 2009.

Digital

Programmatic advertising company Quantcast has named Alan Godfrey vice president of North America account management, as well as general manager of its Austin office. Godfrey was most recently executive vice president of business and corporate development at Bazaarvoice.

Advertising technology company Impact Radius has brought in David A. Yovanno, naming him chief executive officer. Yovanno was previously chief executive officer at Marin Software.

Michael Della Penna has been named executive vice president of growth and strategic partnerships at Cuebiq, a geo-targeting technology company. Della Penna was previously group vice president at Oracle Marketing Cloud.

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