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Studiocanal is moving into the Big Apple. The Paris-based production-distribution house will launch an office New York City, with Anne Chérel promoted to Chief Commercial Officer to oversee the base. Studiocanal, which is in throws of making Paddington in Peru, already has an office in LA and a…

Shelley Lewis, a former senior executive at Wasserman and real estate and hospitality firm Caruso, has joined UTA as VP of Communications. In announcing the hiring, UTA called Lewis “a trusted adviser to the C-suite,” noting her experience working with execs as well as media, employees, investors…

Netflix’s 18-month-old advertising subscription tier could well see its price ($7 a month in the U.S.) rise in the not-too-distant future, but Co-CEO Greg Peters says execs “love” the strategic advantages of the current level. “In terms of raising that price, we think about it similar to pricing in…

Peter Naylor, the former head of advertising at Hulu, is leaving Netflix after less than two years in a senior executive role. The move was confirmed to Deadline by a person familiar with the company’s ad exec roster. It followed a strong quarterly earnings report, which included extensive commentary…

Former Showtime Networks and Paramount Pictures executive Geoff Stier is returning to the Melrose lot as the latter’s EVP of Production, reporting to Paramount Motion Picture Group Co-Presidents Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland. Stier was recently at Showtimes Networks as SVP of Original Programming…

EXCLUSIVE: Higher Ground is stepping up its TV series efforts. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's media company, which just re-upped its Netflix deal with a multiyear first-look film and TV agreement, has brought in Showtime’s Jessie Dicovitsky as Head of Television. This marks the first time…

María José Rodríguez, the veteran international TV executive who just exited her role in charge of original production at Amazon’s Prime Video in Spain, has been hired as managing director of Globomedia, the Spanish-based content producer run by The Mediapro Studio. In the new role, Rodríguez, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Bjelajac has been set as Netflix’s new VP of U.S. publicity, events and publishing. Bjelajac joined Netflix 6 1/2 years ago. Before that she was at Fox for 10 years and Sony Entertainment for six years. She began her career in personal publicity at BWR. Campaigns she has played a…

Armando Nuñez Sr., the longtime international television distribution executive who worked for CBS, 20th Century Fox and ITC Entertainment, died of natural causes July 10 in Miami. He was 96. The Cuba-born Nuñez worked for 20th Century Fox both in Havana and New York before moving to ITC…

EXCLUSIVE: Hidden Empire Films has hired Tracey L. Kemble as Head of Feature Development. Kemble previously worked at Jesse Collins Entertainment, where she served as EVP of the company's scripted content. Prior to that she was SVP Development & Production at Reina and Regina King's Royal Ties…

Steven Cardwell, the former vice president of Originals Marketing at HBO and Max, has joined the entertainment strategy and audience insights agency Waiting in the Sky as a partner. In his new role, Cardwell will help bolster the company’s mission to “build a home for the world's most inspiring and…

Warner Bros Discovery’s international kids content unit has reshaped, with several execs taking on expanded roles and APAC chief Christopher Ho exiting. Kids content chief Vanessa Brookman outlined the changes in the past few minutes in a note to staff seen by Deadline. She was promoted to GM of…