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Frank Scherma has been re-elected for a second term as Chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, which announced its newly elected board and governors for 2022-23 today. Joining Scherma, who’s from the Academy’s Commercials and Producers peer groups, for two-year terms starting January 1 are Vice Chair Sharon…

EXCLUSIVE: Wondery is going global. The company behind podcasts such as Dr. Death and The Shrink Next Door has hired Audible's Jessica Radburn as Head of International Podcast Content, where she will lead the creative endeavors of international original production for Wondery and Amazon Music. Radburn was previously…

EXCLUSIVE: Crystal Hopkins has resigned as president of IATSE Local 871, in part because of her dissatisfaction with IATSE's new film and TV contract. Marisa Shipley, the local's current vice president, will be the local's next president, running unopposed to succeed Hopkins in the local's ongoing election. Hopkins…

EXCLUSIVE:  Film, television and media production company Olive Bridge Entertainment, which is led by filmmaker Will Gluck and producer Richard Schwartz, today announced the promotions of Madison Jones and Jacqueline Monetta. Jones has been elevated to Director of Development in the company's TV division. Upcoming…

EXCLUSIVE: The law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman has promoted Ashley Briskman, Cary Dobkin, Kristi Eddington and Miles Metcoff to partner positions. “Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys…

Top communications executive Raina Falcon has been promoted to Senior Vice President, HBO Max Publicity, from her previous VP role. In her expanded position, Falcon will continue to spearhead all publicity efforts for Max Originals, acquisitions and library content, overseeing the team of publicists leading the…

Following the news of Marc Weinstock’s new oversee of a unified global marketing and distribution team at Paramount as President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, we’ve received news that a re-organization of both departments is underway Wednesday as the studio looks to meet consumers’ accelerated demands for…

Walt Disney Television has hired a new President of Entertainment. Former Netflix exec Bryan Noon has been appointed to the role after the departure of Craig Hunegs earlier this year. Hunegs joined Disney in 2019 but left six months after a major restructure changed his role. Noon, who spent eight years at Netflix…

EXCLUSIVE: Kathryn Busby, EVP and head of TriStar Television, is leaving the Sony television label to become President of Original Programming at Starz. Reporting to Starz President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch, Busby will lead the programming and development team, staying the course set by the premium network and global…

As it gets ready for kickoff in April 2022, Fox Sports’ revival of the USFL has filled out its senior management team, installing several execs with Fox ties. Brian Woods, who founded The Spring League and served as CEO of the developmental organization from 2017 to 2021, will be the USFL’s president of football…

EXCLUSIVE: Sheila Walcott is returning to Warner Bros Pictures as VP Creative Development. Walcott was previously Director of Development at the studio from 2017-2020, when she worked on such films as Ocean's 8, In the Heights, multi-Oscar winner Judas and the Black Messiah and the upcoming Will Smith movie King Richar…

EXCLUSIVE: Makeready has brought in Collin Creighton to be a producing partner alongside founder Brad Weston and oversee the company's production slate. Creighton most recently served as Director of Original Studio Film at Netflix, where during his tenure he was instrumental in building out the company's original film…