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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...
Netflix Will Face Hurdles in Courting Advertisers, But Biz Abuzz About Streamer’s New Model
Netflix has held Madison Avenue at arm’s length for years. Now, the popular streamer wants to draw the advertising industry in a tighter...
Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment
The Batman (Courtesy of Warner Bros. / The Everett Collection) The new owners of all things Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are...
Warner Bros. Discovery Aims to Become Aggressive ‘Global Operator’ in Wide World of Sports
‘NBA on TNT’ announcer Charles Barkley (Courtesy of Richard Shotwell/Invision) There’s a new contender in the arena. As Discovery begins...
Sue Naegle Departing Annapurna as Chief Content Officer
Courtesy of Annapurna Pictures Annapurna’s chief content officer Sue Naegle is stepping down from her post, Variety has confirmed. The...
SXSW: ‘Slash/Back’ Producers Announce Good Question Media Production Company
Good Question/UTA Ahead of the SXSW debut of their latest film, “Slash/Back,” three of the thriller’s producers —- Scythia Films’ Dan...
Discovery Shareholders Approve $43 Billion WarnerMedia Merger
Discovery investors voted in approval of the company’s $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T to create Warner Bros. Discovery...
Fremantle Takes Stake in Fabel Entertainment, Spin-Off ‘Bosch: Legacy’ Lands on IMDb TV
Courtesy of Red Arrow Fremantle has bought a minority stake in “Bosch” producer Fabel Entertainment, and has already set up a spin-off...
SkyShowtime Appoints Senior Leadership Team
Courtesy of SkyShowtime SkyShowtime has made a number of senior appointments to its leadership team under CEO Monty Sarhan ahead of the...
ITV Buys Out BBC’s Share of BritBox U.K.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (Courtesy of BritBox) ITV has bought out BBC’s share of BritBox U.K. ahead of the launch of its new streaming...
Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Industrial Media in $350 Million Deal
Courtesy of ABC/Eric McCandless Sony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production...
Netflix to Acquire Finland’s Next Games, Maker of ‘Stranger Things’&‘Walking Dead’ Titles, for $72M
Next Games’ “Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales” Courtesy of Netflix Netflix, in its second games-related acquisition, plans to buy Next...
Launch of Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India to Boost Creator Opportunities
L-R: Sanford Panitch, Vijay Singh, Shridhar Subramaniam Courtesy of Sony Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment have...
Paramount Communications Boss Chris Petrikin Exiting After Jim Gianopulos’ Departure
We are hearing that Chris Petrikin, EVP of Global Communications and Corporate Branding, is leaving Paramount. The news comes in the wake...
Brian Robbins Officially Tapped to Lead Paramount
Courtesy of Rob Latour/Variety/REX/Shutterstock Brian Robbins has officially been named president and CEO of Paramount Pictures,...
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