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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BBC Appoints Former ITN Chief John Hardie to Conduct Social Media Guidance Review After Gary Lineker
L-R: Gary Lineker, John Hardie (Courtesy of Getty Images) The BBC has appointed former CEO and editor-in-chief of ITN and executive VP at...
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...
Lionsgate Hires JP Richards as Marketing President, Keri Moore as Co-President
Courtesy of JP Richards/Warner Bros. Lionsgate has hired JP Richards and Keri Moore to lead the studio’s worldwide theatrical marketing...
HiddenLight Productions Hires Documentary Veteran Brenda Robinson as Head of Film Finance, Inclusion
Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions has named industry veteran Brenda Robinson as its first head of film...
ABC Entertainment Hires Felicia Joseph as Senior Vice President of Casting
ABC Entertainment has hired Felicia Joseph to serve as senior vice president of casting. Joseph joins ABC from MRC, where she most...
Riot Games Hires Mandy Beckner as Global Head of Live Action Development, Film & TV
Riot Games has hired veteran executive Mandy Beckner as its global head of live action development, film and TV. She joins the developer...
Vice Studios Global President Kate Ward Joins BBC Studios to Oversee Factual Portfolio
The well-respected executive takes on one of the most significant production portfolios in the U.K. industry. Vice Studios global...
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...
Blumhouse Names Universal’s Abhijay Prakash as President
AP Abhijay Prakash has been named president of Blumhouse, the genre juggernaut founded by Jason Blum over twenty years ago. Prakash joins...
Documentary Director RJ Cutler Expands His Development and Production Team
L-R: Ian Egos, Jim Czarnecki, Qadriyyah Shamsid-Deen, Sally Rosen Phillips Courtesy of This Machine This Machine, the production company...
Peacock Hires Netflix’s Shannon Willett as CMO, Hulu’s Brian Henderson as EVP of Programming
L-R: Shannon Willett, Brian Henderson (Courtesy of NBCUniversal) Peacock President Kelly Campbell is raiding rival streamers in building...
ViacomCBS’ Sam Schles Joins Madica Productions as VP, Scripted Development
Sam Schles (Courtesy of Madica Productions) Sam Schles, a longtime creative executive under the ViacomCBS content umbrella, has joined...
The Suite Life: Why These Hollywood Executives Are Suddenly Hot Commodities
L-R: Scott Stuber, Peter Rice, Emma Watts, David Zaslav, Donna Langley Courtesy of Variety It’s a pretty sweet time to be a top executive...
Hulu Hires WME’s Brandon Shaw as Vice President of Originals Publicity
Courtesy of Chyna Photography Hulu has hired Brandon Shaw to serve as vice president of originals publicity, Variety has learned. In his...
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...
Westbrook Taps Jannat Gargi as Head of Documentaries
Jannat Gargi (Courtesy of James Longley) Jannat Gargi has been named senior vice president and head of documentaries at Westbrook, where...
Chernin Entertainment Expands Executive Ranks With Bill McGoldrick, Juan Alfonso, Vibiana Molina
Bill McGoldrick (Left), Juan Alfonso (Center), and Vibiana Molina (Right) Courtesy of Kathryn Mueller Chernin Entertainment has expanded...
Former ITV Boss Adam Crozier Named Chairman of British Telco BT
Courtesy of Variety Adam Crozier, the former chief executive of ITV, has been appointed chairman of British telco BT. Crozier, whose...
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