Variety: Viacom has hired three execs to lend oversight to a corporate effort that helps marketers place advertisements more precisely across its portfolio of cable networks and other media properties. The company said it hired Bryson Gordon as SVP of data strategy and Viacom Vantage; Gabe Bevilacqua as VP of product management for Viacom Vantage; and, Kodi Foster as VP of data strategy. Viacom Vantage is an effort that uses information about how consumers watch the company’s TV networks to help advertisers reach the consumers most likely to be interested in their specific pitches.