Encoda System has appointed Toni McHugh as senior vice president of sales for the company's Media Management Solutions division to oversee its expanded sales strategy for the Americas. According to Encoda, McHugh and other recent management changes have stemmed a renewed commitment from its investor group to provide c

Encoda Systems recently appointed Paul Stewart to the post of senior vice president of sales. His chief responsibility will be to integrate Encoda's Business Management and Automation Solutions groups into one sales unit. Stewart has 21 years of experience in sales and marketing to clients in the broadcast, telecommun

Adam Schadle was recently promoted to president of Optibase. Schadle--former vice president of sales--will oversee U.S.-based activities of the digital video encoding and streaming technology provider. Previously, he managed worldwide sales in the Optibase video technology business unit. "Adam is truly an expert in vi

The Management Solutions Division of Encoda Systems, Inc. has opened a regional office in South Florida. Marcos Santos, vice president of Latin American sales for Encoda, and Pat Garst-Napier, Encoda media services manager, will work out of the Fort Lauderdale office.

OmniBus Systems has appointed Jay Schwartzberg as vice president of worldwide sales of iTX. The company said iTX is a new transmission system that builds on IT-based technology rather than standalone hardware for master control and automation operations. He will be responsible for the telephony, streaming media and I

Jack Valenti, a fixture on the media circuit in Washington, D.C., has died at the age of 85.

Encoda Systems has acquired Arkemedia Technologies.

Chyron Corp. has appointed Kevin Prince as its new vice president of strategic marketing. Prince will be responsible for new product introductions, market branding and product awareness for the Melville, NY-based company. Prince comes from Pinnacle Systems where he worked for nearly eight years in the graphics product