LOS ANGELES: Rainbow Media Holdings, owner of AMC, Fuse, The Independent Film Channel, and WE: Women's Entertainment, has hired a new head of marketing and communications.

Jim Weiss takes the title of SVP at Rainbow, where he will be in charge of media relations, public affairs, employee relations, government relations, and financial communications. He will also be responsible for all activities relating to brand identity, including strategy and execution for major industry events. He reports directly to president and CEO ...