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EXCLUSIVE: Katie O'Connell Marsh has been named Fremantle’s next global scripted boss, Deadline can reveal. Baywatch and M. Son of the Century producer Fremantle has been seeking out a UK-based executive to effectively replace Christian Vesper, the CEO of Global Drama and Film who exited his post…

Ahead of NBCUniversal’s forthcoming spin-off from Comcast, the media company has named Christopher Halpin as chief financial officer. Halpin, who had been serving as COO and CFO of People Inc., will report to Comcast Co-CEO Mike Cavanagh, who is slated to become CEO of NBCU after the separation…

Lynette Howell Taylor has been re-elected to a second term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. The news Wednesday comes as AMPAS’ board of governors revealed election results for president and officer positions for 2026-27. Others…

Ari Emanuel is throwing his weight behind Paramount’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, blasting the antitrust lawsuit against it as “trash” in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. From the headline arguing the merger “could save Hollywood” to its coda urging…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran television executive and producer Robin Schwartz has joined Story Syndicate, the film and television production company founded by Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan, as Head of Scripted. Schwartz will lead all scripted development and production for Story Syndicate, which recently renewed…

EXCLUSIVE: Curiosity Entertainment has named former CBS exec Laurie Seidman as its TV and film chief, as the production house and its publishing subsidiary, Storyteller Media, unveiled a debut page-to-screen slate. Seidman’s title is Head of Film & Television, handing her control of Curiosity’s…

Jamie Stevens is stepping down as EVP of Worldwide Consumer Products at Sony Pictures after a decade leading the studio's worldwide consumer products organization across film and television. Stevens' last day will be Sept. 4 with her replacement to be announced at a later date. Since…

Amazon MGM Studios is getting a dedicated senior marketing executive to oversee its slate of original series for the first time. Pia Barlow, EVP Originals Marketing for HBO Max, is joining the studio as VP of Series Marketing. Amazon MGM Studios’s Head of Marketing, Sue Kroll, to whom Barlow will…

EXCLUSIVE: Next-generation talent management firm Select Management Group has upped talent manager Paul Luckenbaugh to Head of Theatrical Talent, Deadline has learned. Whereas traditional agencies have had film & TV as a pillar, getting increasingly into the creator economy as time has gone on…

It's shaping up to be a busy year for Teddy Leifer's documentary-focused production company Rise Films as it marks its 20th anniversary. Having previously conquered Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, IDFA and Tribeca, the London-based company will make its Venice debut in September with Erik Shirai's Sum…

Using the word “independent” multiple times to describe NBCUniversal’s forthcoming spin-off, Comcast Co-CEOs Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh said they are already talking with potential partners. Speaking to Wall Street investors on Comcast’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday, the execs said…

Black Bear Releasing has hired Bianca Parkes as their new Head of Marketing and Heather Phillips as their new Head of Publicity. Parkes joins from Neon where she led creative campaigns for Best Picture winners and hit genre films. Phillips is longtime publicity vet having worked at 20th…