Telestream, a provider of workflow automation, processing and quality monitoring and management solutions for the production and distribution of video, has named Diana Horowitz as VP sales, serving the eastern U.S. region. Horowitz will be based in New York City and brings a wealth of advertising market and video experience, commercial expertise and technical knowledge to Telestream’s team. As well as contributing to Telestream’s go to market strategy, she will oversee all of Telestream’s business and customer relationships in the strategically important U.S. East region. She comes over from Tavant where she was regional director of sales for media & entertainment.  Previously, Horowitz was executive director of sales for IBM Watson Media; also working with Comcast Technology Solutions, where she held positions as global client director, and director of VOD Sales; and Scripps Networks Interactive (now Discovery, Inc.) where she led the digital advertising sales team in the Northeast for Food Network and Cooking Channel. Horowitz started her career at The New York Times Company, where she held numerous leadership roles in both New York and Paris, including global sales development director for the International Herald Tribune and managing director, corporate advertising for The New York Times….

Riedel Communications, which designs, manufactures and distributes real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks for broadcast, pro audio, event, sports, theater, and security applications, has appointed Jason Ross as sales manager for Canada. Based in Toronto, Ross reports to Rich Zabel, VP of sales for Riedel Communications North America. Ross joins Riedel from Applied Electronics, where he served for almost eight years as a senior account executive. In that role, he oversaw and delivered complete broadcast system projects for high-profile clients including The Shopping Channel, MTS Center for the Winnipeg Jets, Tim Horton Field for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and an augmented reality project at the Rogers NHL Studio. Other previous positions include account executive for Video Equipment Rentals, operations manager for OB/mobile truck provider Tri-Lite TV, production coordinator/video engineer/lighting director for Woodbine Entertainment Group, and UK studio manager/production coordinator for Bloomberg Financial News in London….

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