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EXCLUSIVE: AI film and animation studio Asteria has appointed DreamWorks Animation vet Don Allen Stevenson III as Creative AI Pipeline Director. Stevenson, a former artist trainer for DWA, is a prominent voice in generative AI. His new post will involve combining artistic talent with AI-powered…

Oscar de la Renta has named former UTA agent Chloe Popescu as its new Chief Marketing Officer.  In her new position, Popescu will be responsible for the brand's marketing and content strategy, partnerships and new category development.Popescu previously led Brand Consulting for UTA's Luxury…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Harris, who has been overseeing casting for Netflix’s comedy series for the past three and a half years as Director, Series Casting, Comedy, has been promoted, adding casting oversight of the streamer’s drama series too. As Director, Drama/Comedy Series Casting, he will have dual…

When Mumbai commercial powerhouse Reliance Industries and Disney India decided to team up and form India’s largest broadcasting, production and streaming business, it was clear the ambition was as big as the $8.5 billion price tag slapped on the deal. Reliance, owned by India’s most wealthy man…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran film producer and former 20th Century Fox Vice-Chairman Hutch Parker has signed a producing deal with Sony Pictures under his eponymous production banner Hutch Parker Entertainment with President/Partner Dan Wilson. Exclaimed Sanford Panitch, President of Sony Pictures Motion…

A+E Networks has shuffled distribution chiefs, installing Jane Rice and Michelle Strong as Co-Presidents as David Zagin exits the company. Zagin spent more than 25 years at A+E, about 15 of which involved supervising and working closely with Rice and Strong. He will continue to be an advisor to…

Regal Cineworld Group has appointed Adam Rymer to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer – US. Rymer has 20-plus years working in the technology, media, and entertainment sectors. He’ll lead the strategy and execution of food and beverage, box office, pricing, sales, loyalty and…

Recent bends by Disney related to a court battle and diversity programs that appear to appease President Donald Trump and the MAGA crowd has left the home of the self-described happiest place on Earth not so joyful for some staff. The moves at Disney come amid a hard push by the new Trump…

Big changes to the content game in Australia, where Alison Hurbert-Burns is exiting pay-TV and streaming giant Foxtel Group after six years. Hurbert-Burns is known for leading original program development at the pay-TV service Foxtel and streamer Binge during a period when the content company…

HBO pulled all the stops with a glitzy Thailand-themed premiere event Monday night for the upcoming third season of The White Lotus, Mike White’s social satire anthology wrapped into a murder mystery. It was a throwback to the network’s signature must-attend elaborate shindigs of years past while…

Billionaire media sage John Malone, who has built and presided over a number of influential companies in telecom, cable, sports and digital, will publish his memoir in September. Simon & Schuster said Wednesday it will publish Born to be Wired: Lessons from a Lifetime Transforming Television, Wi…

Studiocanal is heading into a new era. Not only is the Paddington producer coming off the back of a banner year, with its titles having grossed close to $300M at the global box office in 2024 (up 94% year-on-year), but in December its parent company Canal+ made a headline-grabbing debut on the…