Britton to Manage Henson Creature Shop

Matt Britton has been appointed general manager of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop facility in Los Angeles.

* Jean Wyman is the new director of domestic sales and retail merchandising at MCA/Universal Merchandising.

* American First Run Studios in Sherman Oaks has named Gregory L. Stuart executive in charge of worldwide distribution.

* David McDonagh has been named director of international marketing for PolyGram Records Inc.

* Debbi Petrasek has been named vice president of domestic licensing for Paramount Licensing Group, a unit of Paramount Communications Inc.

* Steven J. Schoch has been named vice president and assistant treasurer for corporate finance at Walt Disney Co.

* New Regency Productions has named William S. Weiner to the newly created position of vice president for legal affairs.

* Live Home Video has promoted Beth Bornhurst to vice president of sales, sell-through and new technologies.

* Joel Millikin is the new vice president of media and co-op advertising for 20th Century Fox.

* Pacific Shore Media has named Tom Conroy vice president of sales and acquisitions.

* Teresa Redburn has been promoted to senior vice president at Levine Schneider Public Relations.

* Brian Neimark has been promoted to manager of distribution administration for MTM Worldwide Distribution.

* KCOP-TV has hired Michael Linder as executive news producer for “13 Real News.”

* Cantor Harry Horwitz has been named director of of marketing for Richard Degrandcourt Pictures International and has been appointed to the company’s board.