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Lionsgate TV prexy Kevin Beggs has been elected co-chair of NATPE, while NBC Universal Intl. honcho Roma Khanna has been elected to a second term as co-chair of the programming org.

Beggs succeeds Hearst-Argyle TV veep Emerson Coleman as co-chair of the National Assn. of Television Program Executives. Coleman will remain a member of NATPE�s executive committee. Beggs will work alongside Khanna, NBC U�s prexy of global networks and digital initiatives, and NATPE prexy Rick Feldman in steering plans for the org�s conference and exhibition in Las Vegas in January.

Also newly elected to the NATPE board of directors are Chris Coelen, chief exec of RDF USA and Pangea Management Group; Tony DiSanto, exec veep of series development and programming at MTV; Jordan Hoffner, YouTube�s head of content partnerships; BET entertainment prexy Reginald Hudlin; Diane Robina, Comcast prexy of emerging networks; Lori H. Schwartz, senior veepee of Interpublic Emerging Media Lab; Fernando Szew, CEO of MarVista Entertainment; and Jon Vlassopulos, senior veep of digital media and branded entertainment at Endemol USA.