Joanna Padovano Tong

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Fuse Media has named Red Bull TV exec J-T Ladt to the newly created position of chief content officer, effective March 20.

NEW YORK: Bungalow Media & Entertainment has named former Oxygen exec Mallory Thiel as the company's new director of development.

LOS ANGELES: Gary Gradinger has been appointed as executive VP of global business and legal affairs at eOne Television.

NEW YORK: FilmRise, a movie and television distribution company, has appointed industry veteran Melissa Wohl as head of sales.

LOS ANGELES: Brian Robbins has stepped down as CEO of AwesomenessTV, the global entertainment media brand for Generation Z that he co-founded.

NEW YORK: Keith Cox has been given the newly expanded position of president of development and production for Viacom's Paramount Network and TV Land.

STAMFORD: NBC Sports Group and the Red Bull Air Race World Championship have inked an exclusive multiyear U.S. media rights deal that kicks off with the 2017 season.

LOS ANGELES: Turner veteran David Wolkis has been elevated to senior VP of production for TBS originals, a newly expanded position.

MUMBAI/NEW YORK: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has launched the Telugu movie channel Zee Cinemalu on DISH and Sling TV in the U.S. as part of the Telugu pack.

CHICAGO: A+E Networks has taken an equity stake in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), with the two companies teaming up to launch NWSL Media, a new media and commercial JV sponsored by Lifetime.