Disney Names Asad Ayaz as First-Ever Chief Brand Officer
Asad Ayaz (Courtesy of Disney) The Walt Disney Company has named Asad Ayaz its first-ever chief brand officer. In the newly created role,...
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Arianna Bocco Steps Down as President of IFC Films
Courtesy of IFC Films Arianna Bocco has stepped down as president of IFC Films. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Scott...
Netflix Executives Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke Exit Company Amid Film Group Restructuring
Courtesy of Getty Images Two veteran Netflix creative executives are parting ways with the streamer following a restructuring of the film...
Disney Absorbs Marvel Entertainment Amid Layoffs, Dismisses Chairman Ike Perlmutter
AP Disney’s cost-cutting measures have reached to the top echelons of the company: Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, chairman of Marvel...
Disney Shuts Down Metaverse Unit as Part of First Wave of Layoffs
As part of a companywide cost-cutting effort, Disney has axed its cross-divisional Next Generation Storytelling & Consumer Experiences...
Tanya Giles to Exit as Paramount Global’s Chief Programming Officer for Streaming
Courtesy of ViacomCBS Tanya Giles is stepping down as chief programming officer for streaming at Paramount Global. Giles was promoted in...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Editors Reach Tentative Agreement With NBC and Avert Strike
Jenna Ortega on SNL (Courtesy of Rosalind O'Connor/NBC) The post-production editors behind “Saturday Night Live” have reached a...
Fremantle Acquires Israeli Banner Silvio Productions, Guy Hameiri to Preside Over Banner
L-R: Mika Timor, Yotam Guendelman, Andrea Scrosati & Guy Hameiri Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in Silvio Productions, the...
VH1 Breaks From MTV and Joins BET Media Group in CEO Bob Bakish’s Latest Paramount Shuffle
Paramount is moving oversight of VH1 over to the BET Media Group. That means the network behind the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Love and...
Matt Thunell Exits Netflix to Become President of Skydance TV, Bill Bost Steps Down to Form Company
L-R: Matt Thunell, Bill Bost Netflix executive Matt Thunell is leaving the streaming service to become the president of Skydance...
20th Television Promotes Jenna Riley to Head of Drama Development, Jade-Addon Hall Joins as VP
L-R: Jenna Riley, Jade-Addon Hall (Courtesy of Sharon Suh & Kyle Lau) 20th Television has promoted Jenna Riley to senior vice president...
Warner Bros. Pictures Names Jesse Ehrman President of Production and Development; Ups 3 to Senior VP
Jesse Ehrman (Warner Bros. Pictures) Warner Bros. Pictures has named longtime executive Jesse Ehrman as president of production and...
‘John Wick’ Writer Derek Kolstad, dj2’s Dmitri M. Johnson Launch Media Company Story Kitchen With AP
L-R: Derek Kolstad, Dimitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg Courtesy of Shannon Cottrell; Myles Lam; Myles Lam Derek Kolstad and Dmitri M....
FX Entertainment Names Eric Schrier President of Disney TV Studios & Business Ops, Bryan Noon Exits
Eric Schrier (Courtesy of Disney General Entertainment Content) FX Entertainment president Eric Schrier has been promoted to the newly...
Cohen Media Group Buys HanWay Films in Major Acquisition
Courtesy of Martin Dale Cohen Media Group has acquired producer Jeremy Thomas’ prestigious international sales company HanWay Films in a...
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...
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