JANE WALSH has joined directDeutsch as senior vice president, creative director. She will be working on all directDeutsch accounts, including the recently awarded Monster business, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis. Walsh had previously been group creative director at Wunderman.

Sawyer Riley Compton has promoted PENNY KEMP to vice president/director of account management. In her new role, Kemp is responsible for leading the company’s team of account managers through various project initiatives.

CAROL FLETCHER has been named vice president, media planning director for The Buntin Group. Prior to joining, Fletcher spent 14 years in media planning with Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago working with international clients including Kraft, Hallmark, Pillsbury, Altoids, and Motorola. Her most recent position at the agency was vice president, strategy director.

Also at Adlink,RICK OSTER has been promoted to executive vice president, general sales manager. Oster was promoted from vice president and general sales manager. Oster joined Adlink as local sales manager in September 2002 and was promoted to vice president and general sales manager in 2003.

Adlink has hired BROCK PALMER to join SportsLink L.A., a division of Adlink, as account executive. In this position, he will provide clients customized marketing solutions across Adlink's sports-dedicated networks. In addition, Palmer will also be responsible for growing the client base. Before joining Adlink, Palmer was an account executive at Infinity Radio, Los Angeles, responsible for Dodger radio ad sales on KFWB 980 AM.

JOANNA WAGNER joins Sigma Group as account supervisor. Wagner is responsible for project management, account service functions, and new business development. Before joining Sigma Group, Wagner was an account supervisor at Linett & Harrison, where she provided account management and client services for such accounts as The Herald News, PBI Regional Medical Center, and SI Bank and Trust.

Viamedia announced that JOHN MILLER has joined as general manager for the Washington D.C. market. Miller comes to Viamedia from Comcast Spotlight where he served as director of sales for Washington DC. In addition to his tenure with Comcast Spotlight, Miller also held cable sales management positions for TCI Media Services.

SEAN LABOUNTY was named creative director of Hanft Raboy & Partners (HRP). Prior to joining HRP, LaBounty ran his own creative consulting business working for agencies such as Cliff Freeman and Partners, TBWA/Chiat Day, Kaplan Thaler Group, and Hal Riney & Partners.

Scripps has named six new posts at the network. KRISTEN JORDAN was promoted to senior vice president of international development. She was previously vice president of international development. KEVIN KRITCH was named vice president of operations for Shop At Home Network in Nashville, Tenn. ANNA ALVORD, a five-year veteran of Scripps Networks, has been promoted to director of international development for Scripps Networks. Previously she was a manager in the international development group. DOUG GEORGE and JOHN CENICEROS were named regional account directors of affiliate ad sales. Lastly, LAURA SILLARS has joined Home & Garden Television as its director of …

Also at Scripps,JANET MANTEL has been named vice president of interactive sales - Eastern division for Scripps Networks. Mantel is responsible for interactive advertising sales and business development for company's online, broadband, and video on demand (VOD) properties. Mantel also will manage syndicated broadband and VOD business partnerships for Scripps Networks. Mantel joined Food Network in 1998 as director of ad sales and business development for Foodnetwork.com.