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Barry Diller said his interest in Paramount Global “unquestionably” pushed Skydance to close its merger with the media company. Shari Redstone, who controls Paramount via her family holding National Amusements Inc. “ought to send a nice pot of flowers or chicken soup” as a token of appreciation…

Netflix plans to add signature flourishes to its live broadcasts of two Christmas Day NFL games, but remains circumspect about paying billions for major sports rights. That was the view from Co-CEO Greg Peters, who covered sports, advertising and a couple of other topics in a 25-minute appearance…

EXCLUSIVE: Alysia Russo, who was Head of Docuseries at Amazon MGM Studios, is moving to Netflix. It marks a rare senior executive moving directly between two rival studios. Russo is understood to be working on feature docs at Netflix. While there are two executives from this team on maternity…

UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer urged Hollywood’s creative community to rethink their approach in order to help audiences rediscover their passion for film, TV and streaming. “We have to encourage some of the best creators and the best writers to be a little bit more daring in the work they want to do because…

In some of his first pubic comments since the acquisition of Alamo Drafthouse, Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra said the theater chain may be small, but its customer loyalty is mighty. “It’s not going to be a massive business, but it’s going to grow a little bit,” the exec said…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Chief Legal Officer Savalle Sims, a longtime member of David Zaslav’s corporate inner circle, is leaving the media giant. The sudden news of the forthcoming departure of the company’s legal chief was unveiled by CEO Zaslav in a note to staff that was sent out in…

As Disney readies the sequels to its uber-grossing $1.75 billion Frozen franchise, Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee is segueing from her position to direct and write Frozen 3 and executive produce Frozen 4 with Marc Smith. Effective immediately, Oscar-winning Encanto…

The North Road Company has made a major hire in the UK, bringing in former Channel 4 drama boss Caroline Hollick. Based out of London, Hollick will be North Road’s Senior VP International Production and Development. She’ll work closely with North Road President of Television Amy Israel and her…

TelevisaUnivision is going to have a new boss in the morning. In a move that surprised some and seemed only a matter of time to others, Wade Davis is out as CEO and Daniel Alegre is taking over the Spanish-language media empire. The announcement of the ex-Activision Blizzard president and COO as the…

Nonprofit leader Cassidy Dimon, a film industry accessibility and inclusion veteran, has been named the inaugural executive director of FWD-Doc: Filmmakers with Disabilities. Dimon assumes her role immediately, leading an organization founded in 2020 that describes itself as "a global…

EXCLUSIVE: Sycamore Studios, the recently launched kids and family animation studio from former Participant exec Christian McGuigan and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Timothy Reckart, has made Cooper Waterman a Partner and appointed him to the role of Head of Production and Distribution. “Cooper brings a…

UPDATED with additional details: Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, is challenging his streaming competitors to be as “transparent” as his company is when it comes to publicizing what viewers are watching. Touting Netflix's next viewer report, due on Thursday, Sarandos said on Wednesday at the Fast…