LISA CHOI OWENS joined Scripps Networks as senior vice president, online partnerships and distribution.Most recently, Owens served as vice president of new media business development for FUSE Networks.

Greater Than One named ELIZABETH IZARD APELLES chairman and CEO and RICHARD NEWMAN, president. In addition, JOELLEN SOMMER, who joined the company in 2007, was named chief financial officer.

MSG Media named ART VENTURA senior vice president of advertising sales. Most recently, Ventura served as local sales manager for WNYW-TV Fox5 and WWOR-TV My9.

NINA GARCIA was named editor-at-large at ELLEthrough September 1, 2008. Garcia, spent 13 years at ELLE, and served as fashion director for the past 8 years.

VALENCIA GAYLES joined Deutsch LA as senior vice president, group account director to lead the newly acquired Dr. Pepper account. Gayles was previously CEO/president of The TRUE Agency in Los Angeles, where her clients included Infiniti, Countrywide, AARP and Hilton Hotels.

Novus Print Media Network appointed BRIAN BURKE as CEO and GWENDOLYN MAASS as president.

JOHN JULIO was named vice president of digital media at Bernard Hodes Group. He joins the company from Monster Worldwide, where he was manager, agency relations.

PETER BERNTSEN joined Wizzard Media as Midwest account manager.

SpiralFrog named JESSE PAYNTER as senior vice president of sales and PAUL ROTHKOPF as senior vice president of sales strategy.

Mobile Posse hired BILL JENNINGS as chief revenue officer and DAVID COLLIER as chief finance officer.