Current Viacom evp, ops and Viacom Enterprises Bob Bakish was appointed pres, MTVN Intl. — Viacom promoted Wade Davis to svp, strategy, mergers and acquisitions. He will assume much of Bakish’s prior duties. – MTVN Intl subsidiary VBS Global named Mark Jones, Samantha Maltin and Eva Hiltner vps. — The T. Howard Foundation, a nonprofit org focused on diversity in the multimedia and entertainment industry, elected the following cable execs officers of its board: Fox Cable Nets pres, distribution Lindsay Gardner, chmn; Showtime evp Tom Hayden, vice-chmn; NBCU pres, cable investments Doug Holloway, vice chmn; and MTVN svp, affil sales & mktg Sandy Ashendorf, secretary.

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Football Forecast: NFL-YouTube Experiment a Sign of the Future

Tonight’s the first time an NFL game will exclusively stream live and without a paywall on YouTube, and while it’s expected to attain a hefty number of viewers, the question then becomes whether YouTube—and the networks of internet providers enabling access—can handle the blitz.

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