Seattle, Washington-based REALNETWORKS, a company specializing in Internet
media delivery, has promoted THOMAS FRANK to chief operating officer and
hired MARTIN PLAEHN as senior vice president of media systems. Frank, who
joined RealNetworks in January of this year, was previously senior vice
president of media programming and publishing. Plaehn joins RealNetworks
from Viewpoint Digital, Inc., a computer graphics company, where he was
President. . . UNIVERSAL PICTURES has promoted GREG SUCHERMAN to vice
president of field operations. In his new position, Sucherman will oversee
all regional publicity in the US and Canada, which includes press junkets,
personal appearance tours, satellite tours as well as all regional
promotional campaigns, screening programs, radio promotions and
word-of-mouth programs. Most recently, Sucherman served as director of
field operations.