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EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the heels of a big win at the Clio Entertainment Awards last night, transatlantic creative agency Silk Factory has made a trio of hires and opened an interactive production arm in the UK. Stephen Schwartz and Amanda Pulver have joined as Vice Presidents, while executive producer…

The Television Academy today revealed its 2025-26 Board of Governors, who will begin serving their two-year terms on New Year’s Day. The organization notes that this is its most inclusive board ever. Here’s a list of the 13 newly elected governors, and their fields, who will serve their first…

Disney CEO Bob Iger had a “hot mic” moment on the company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings call Thursday morning, questioning aloud whether he should have revealed key streaming numbers. Fielding a question from a Wall Street analyst about the growth outlook and pricing strategy of Disney+, Iger…

UPDATED November 13, 2:59 p.m., with exclusive details: Netflix VP Film Niija Kuykendall is the latest executive out at the streamer amid staff trimming heading into the holidays. We hear that Kuykendall will depart after a transition period through the end of the year. No next destination was…

Creative Artists Agency has named John Storey Chief Financial Officer. Storey joins after 19 years at Asurion, a company focused on technology protection and support, where he most recently served as President of Finance and Operations. During his time at that company, he held the role of CFO for…

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Lacob has been appointed president of XTR, the film and television studio he co-founded with Bryn Mooser. Today's announcement comes as Mooser shifts his focus to leading XTR's parent company, the newly established AI film and animation studio Asteria. "Lacob is a two-time…

EXCLUSIVE: Amplify Pictures has hired former CAA, Quibi and Picturestart exec Luke Esselen to take on a senior role as the international studio pushes into scripted. Esselen has been named Senior Scripted Executive, reporting into Amplify’s Amsterdam-based Chief Content Officer, Rachel Eggebeen. He…

Germany's historic studio complex Studio Babelsberg has appointed film and TV industry veteran Joerg Bachmaier as its new CEO. He replaces Andy Weltman who was CEO from 2022 and oversaw the integration of Studio Babelsberg into the global Cinespace Group, following its acquisition the year of his…

Nickie Sault, who has produced many of Shane Meadows’ titles, has branched out on her own and launched independent producer Class 5. The BAFTA-nominated producer is launching her Sheffield-based company with a film adaptation of author Ben Myers’ novel ‘Rare Singles’ in development, in association…

(Updated with more details) Just over six months before the Walt Disney company was scheduled to go to trial in a potentially $300 million pay equity class action, the parties have come to a deal. As always in these things, details are confidential with a Motion for Preliminary Approval expected to…

Disney’s process to identify CEO Bob Iger’s successor will officially include external candidates as well as four current executives. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday morning on the deliberations extending to outsized candidates. One particular outsider, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew…

EXCLUSIVE: Niara Simon-Hollis has been promoted to head of marketing at Tastemade. In her new role, she will oversee the brand marketing strategy throughout all of Tastemade with specific goals including streaming growth, Tastemade+ memberships, consumer engagement, and overall brand awareness…