News of Note—In Demand, Comcast, Nielsen and more

> In Demand has named veteran cable network distribution and marketing executive Dale Hopkins president and CEO. Multichannel News story

> Comcast has received an Emmy Award for technology and engineering from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the voice remote technology in the cable company’s X1 platform. Press release

> Comcast Cable has announced the promotion of its top video executive, Matt Strauss, putting all residential products under his purview. FierceCable story

> Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has signed a multi-year deal with Nielsen for audience measurement of its networks. Multichannel News story