ATEME announced that Karen McCone, a well-known and respected broadcast and media sales and marketing executive, has joined the company as its vice president, media accounts for the Americas region, reporting to Mike Antonovich, SVP and general manager, Americas. McCone has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience with companies as diverse as Aldea Solutions. Kangaroo TV, Verisign, Pittsburgh International Teleport, Invidex, Microcell Telecommunications and Spectra Telecommunications.

In her new role, she will bring the ATEME market-leading compressed digital video solutions to major media clients across Canada and the northeast United States. She will continue to build upon the relationships she has developed through the years of customer service excellence in satellite, cable, fiber and broadband service and the emerging opportunities in streaming and file-based media deployments.