Business
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Bleecker Street Sets Kent Sanderson as CEO After Death of Andrew Karpen
Tyler DiNapoli has been upped to President and CMO, while Rachel Allen will become EVP of Publicity
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Nicole Clemens to Lead Prime Video International Originals
The former Paramount TV Studios boss will oversee the development and production of original movies and series across more than 20 territories
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The Lede Company Acquires Element Brand Group
Heather Leeds Greenfield and her team will join Lede’s Amanda Silverman, Christine Su, Meredith O’Sullivan and Sarah Rothman
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Netflix Sets Film4/Channel 4 Drama Head Ollie Madden as Director of UK Film
Farhana Bhula and Gwawr Lloyd will step up in his place for the interim
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Fubo and DAZN Strike Multi-Year Sports TV Network Partnership
The pact will see the streamers distribute their owned-and-operated linear channels on each other’s U.S. platforms
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Paramount Nominates 3 New Board Members Amid Trump Lawsuit, Pending Skydance Deal
Mary Boies, Roanne Sragow Licht, Charles Ryan will be up for election at the media giant’s annual meeting on July 2
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Entertainment Partners Acquires Production Payment and Expenses Platform CASHét
The deal will expand the production payroll company’s financial suite with more digital resources
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3 Arts Acquires A&A Management Group
Aaron and André Eanes will oversee and expand 3 Arts’ sports division
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Comcast’s Versant Finds Temporary Location for New York HQ
Employees will begin moving to the space, which has been referred to internally as “Summer Camp,” in August
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Mattel Combines Film, TV Units Under Robbie Brenner
The exec and “Barbie” producer will be president and chief content officer of the unified company
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Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs Across TV, Film, Corporate Finance and More in Latest Round of Layoffs
This marks the fourth and largest staff reduction at the media conglomerate’s TV operations in the last year
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TelevisaUnivision US Ad Sales President Donna Speciale Steps Down
She will be replaced by Tim Natividad, who will assume the role starting June 9
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Allen Media Group Hires Moelis to Explore Sale of TV Stations
Byron Allen’s media company has 28 owned and operated ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX affiliate television stations in 21 U.S. markets
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Hallmark Media Sets John Matts as President, Jessica Tasler Noble as CCO
Outgoing chief culture officer Sabrina Wiewel will become executive vice president of Crayola Studios
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Producers Open Up on Tech’s Takeover of Hollywood – and Its ‘Dictatorial’ Approach to Budgets
Scott Free’s David W. Zucker lamented that the relationship between producers and studio execs has become “grossly imbalanced”
