Company Town

* Fox Television has agreed to finance the launch of Galan Entertainment, a new production enterprise that aims to produce programming for the Latino market in the United States and Latin America. Galan Entertainment is headed by Nely Galan, co-founder of Tropix, the Latino division of HBO.

* Sander Schwartz has been promoted to senior vice president, business affairs, Columbia Pictures TV.

* Nancy Taylor was promoted to director, business and legal affairs, at MCA Entertainment Group.

* Margaret McSharry has joined Kushner-Locke Co. as vice president, feature film development.

Separately, August Entertainment President Gregory Cascante will oversee the expansion of Kushner-Locke’s feature film division into the international marketplace and Dina Metzger is joining the company as director of development.

* Briggs Ferguson has been named senior director, strategic marketing, for EMI Records Group North America.

* Jon Podell has been named senior vice president and head of the New York concert department for talent agency International Creative Management.

* Former Paramount Pictures video chief Timothy A. Clott was named chief executive of Lyrick Studios, the Texas-based parent of “Barney” producers The Lyons Group.

* Priority Records named Melisa Wolfson director of marketing and creative services. Separately, Jasmine Vega was named director of publicity and Nancy Levin senior vice president, promotion.

* Ilena Kahn was named as a special creative consultant to producer Cabin Fever Entertainment.

* Bruce J. Sallan was named executive producer for drama, long form and specials at New World Entertainment.

* Scripps Howard Productions named Allan Chalfin vice president of finance, production and administration.

* Lon G. Von Hurwitz was named vice president of marketing for North America for Columbia TriStar Home Video.