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Amazon Merges Prime Video and Freevee Unscripted Under Chris Castallo
Ryan Pirozzi, Lauren Anderson, Chris Castallo Amazon Studios is merging its Prime Video and Freevee unscripted teams under the oversight...
Nexstar to Acquire 75% Stake in the CW Network From Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Discovery
Rebecca Brenneman/THE CW Nexstar Media Group revealed Monday it is finally set acquire a 75% majority stake in the CW Network from...
U.S. Agencies Court International Distributors as Market Consolidation Puts Domestics in Disarray
WME Independent / UTA / CAA As the global film industry emerges from the worst of the pandemic — and wide-ranging consolidation in the...
HBO Max International Chief Johannes Larcher, LatAm Boss Luis Duran to Exit Warner Bros. Discovery
L-R: Johannes Larcher and Luis Duran (Courtesy of HBO Max) Johannes Larcher and Luis Duran, respectively HBO Max’s general managers of...
HBO Max U.S. General Manger Brad Wilson to Exit Amid Warner Bros Discovery Shakeup
Brad Wilson, HBO Max’s U.S. general manager and executive vice president of global data, CRM and growth, is exiting the streamer amid an...
Spotify Reorgs Podcast Content Studios, Promoting Parcast’s Max Cutler and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons
L-R: Max Cutler and Bill Simmons (Courtesy of Courtesy Images) Spotify is making management changes to bolster the leadership of its...
Oscar-Winning VFX Studio Framestore Reveals New CEO Mel Sullivan
L-R: Sir William Sargent and Mel Sullivan (Courtesy of Framestore) Sir William Sargent, CEO and founding member of Oscar-winning VFX...
Warner Bros. Discovery Plans One-Stop Shop for Sports and Entertainment in U.K. With BT Sport Deal
AP Warner Bros. Discovery’s international streaming lead JB Perrette has said that an extensive joint venture with BT Sport, which was...
Johanna Fuentes, Tom Ascheim to Exit Warner Bros. Discovery
Johanna Fuentes is about to exit her post as head of global communications for WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group. Tom Ascheim,...
Brett Weitz Out as General Manager of TBS, TNT and TruTV at Warner Bros. Discovery
Courtesy of David Buchan/Variety Brett Weitz is exiting as general manager of TBS, TNT and truTV, Variety has learned. Weitz, who was...
Crackle Owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment to Acquire Redbox
The $375 million all-stock deal is premised on growth in the free ad-supported streaming market. Redbox CEO Galen Smith (COURTESY OF...
‘Conversations With Friends’ Producer Element Pictures Sells Majority Stake to Fremantle
Courtesy of Hulu In another major M&A coup, Fremantle has taken a majority stake in Irish production company Element Pictures, the...
Channel 4 Hits Back at U.K. Government With New $1.25 Billion Plan to Stay Independent
Alex Mahon/Channel 4 U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, which is facing the threat of being privatized by Boris Johnson’s government, has...
Netflix Reorganizes Marketing Team as Layoffs Hit Department
Courtesy of AP Netflix is reorganizing its marketing department, promoting some key executives, while eliminating several positions. As...
Sundance Retires Pilot Program, Consolidates Others in COVID-Related Cuts
Scott Roth/Invision/AP/REX/Shutt The Sundance Institute has consolidated or cut two programs for filmmakers in an effort to stay nimble...
Warner Bros. Discovery Cuts Scripted Programming Development at TBS, TNT
Snowpiercer (Courtesy of David Bukach) TNT and TBS are pausing their scripted game under new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, which...
Bodhi Tree, Reliance and Viacom18 Strike $2 Billion Deal to Create Giant Indian TV/Streaming Company
India’s Reliance and Viacom18 have entered a strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, a platform of James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems...
MGM Film Chiefs Michael De Luca, Pam Abdy Out at Amazon in Shake-Up
L-R: Michael De Luca, Pam Abdy (Courtesy of AP) Amazon has parted ways with two top MGM film executives roughly a month after it closed...
Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Out International Leadership Team, Puts Focus on Regional Heads
Warner Bros Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery has set out its long-awaited international leadership team under Gerhard Zeiler. Zeiler, as...
