Hallmark Channel parent Crown added 3 to its board: Cella Group chmn/CEO Bill Cella, Hallmark Cards assoc gen counsel Dwight Arn and Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions pres Brad Moore. — NBCU appointed Salil Dalvi svp, mobile platform development in its digital distribution group. — Andy Singer was promoted to vp, programming at DIY. Laura Sillars was named HGTV‘s vp, programming. Freddy James becomes vp, site director for HGTV.com. — Scripps Nets svp, research Mike Pardee will join the board of the Advertising Research Foundation. — NAMIC is upping its director level staff positions to the rank of vp. That makes James Jones vp, education; Daphne Leroy, vp, marketing & communications and Daniel McGlone, vp, fund development. — Casey Patterson was named svp, event production and talent dev for Spike and TV Land.

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Ringing In 35 Years: NCTA’s Bell Looks Back at Events that Shaped Cable

Last week, NCTA SVP, Creative Services Mark Bell clocked in for the final time after 35 years with the association. That role made him a critical strategist for NCTA’s former trade shows and its current live events, including the just-wrapped reimagined Kaitz Event. Before he headed off into retirement and Kristin Buch stepped into his role, Cablefax chatted with Bell about his time in the industry.

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