Comcast’s programming group promoted Bill Bridgen to an as-yet-unnamed post at Comcast SportsNet, where he will help develop/expand CSN’s RSN roster; Alan Dannenbaum to evp, network distribution; and Earl Marshall to vp, business dev. The MSO’s content acquisition group upped Jennifer Gaiski to svp, content acquisition; Allan Singer to svp, content acquisition; and Matthew Strauss to svp, new media. — NBCU evp/general counsel Rick Cotton will serve as gala chair for the 35th Intl Emmy Awards, to be held Nov 19 in NYC. — Fox Broadcasting promoted Peter Liguori chmn, entertainment and named former FX exec Kevin Reilly pres, entertainment.

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Another broadcast deal received the blessing of the FCC Media Bureau over DirecTV’s objections. The Mario Peter Iacobelli Revocable Trust, which controls Heritage Broadcasting, got the green light Thursday to acquire Cadillac Telecasting’s WFQX and WFUP.

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