UPDATED with shareholder vote results. Reed Hastings is officially no longer affiliated with Netflix, the streaming giant he co-founded 29 years ago. In an SEC filing Friday, the company confirmed Hastings’ exit indirectly, noting the results of Thursday’s annual shareholder meeting. Venture capitalist Jay Hoag, a longtime Netflix investor and board member, was elected chairman […]

EXCLUSIVE: Former CBS Entertainment Chairman Nina Tassler has recruited another veteran TV executive-turned-producer, Joanna Klein, for her Kismet Creative Group. Klein has joined Kismet, which is under an overall deal at Sony Pictures Television Studios, as Senior Vice President. “I am thrilled to have Joanna join Kismet Creative Group,” Tassler said. “As a producer, former […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has set its television BA leadership in the wake of decorated business executive Sandra Stern stepping down as Vice Chairman of Lionsgate Television Group with the promotion of Keith Warren, a 12-year company veteran, to EVP. While not a replacement for Stern who had a broad range of top-level responsibilities, Warren will serve […]

Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns says AI will save the company “tens and tens of millions of dollars a year” across film and TV production as well as areas like FAST channel curation. Along with the cost efficiencies, which studios and creatives alike have been touting of late, Burns even included AI firms as “wild-card” […]

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Shaftesbury is doubling down on the franchise game. The Murdoch Mysteries maker has named Jay Bennett as its Senior Vice President, Franchise Strategy & Innovation – a role that puts the veteran producer and media strategist in charge of expanding its IP acvross platforms, audiences, brand partnerships and emerging media ecosystems. Bennett made […]

EXCLUSIVE: “I have been in this business a long time, and I have never seen anything this bad,” a CBS News insider told Deadline today amid the fallout of recent firings at 60 Minutes and accusations of political interference at the Bari Weiss-ruled division. After a verbal dust-up this week between 60 Minutes correspondent Scott […]

Two Netflix series that had launched atop Netflix’s weekly Top 10 for English series with their first seasons, The Four Seasons and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, returned with their second installments last week. Neither could repeat their debut performances, ranking as No. 3 (The Four Seasons, 4.4M views) and No. 9 (A Good […]

“The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable,” Scott Pelley said late Tuesday just hours after being fired from CBS News after almost 40 years at the network. “The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well,” the former CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent added in […]

NBCUniversal Media Chairman Matt Strauss, who oversees Peacock, says the 6-year-old streamer will finally turn a profit in the current quarter. Entering the black is “a big milestone for the company” and “a big milestone for the team,” Strauss said during an appearance at the Evercore Global TMT Conference on Tuesday. “It’s also a beginning […]

Emily Feingold, who has been at Netflix since 2017, most recently as VP of Communications, is departing the streamer. “Emily has been a dedicated member of the Netflix team for eight years, making meaningful contributions throughout her tenure. We’re deeply grateful for all she has done for our team and for the company, and we […]

Keshet International has appointed former Amazon MGM Studios development executive Liz Cohen as EVP, Scripted for Keshet Studios, its U.S.-based production arm. In her role, Cohen will oversee the development, packaging and production of Keshet Studios’ scripted projects across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Based in Los Angeles, she will lead efforts to identify and […]

The NWSL’s Gotham FC has hired the Florida Panthers’ Mark Zarthar as president, according to multiple people familiar with the details. Zarthar was named the Panthers’ chief revenue officer last August after more than two years as the NHL club’s chief strategy officer. Gotham, which is controlled by Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, has not formally had a president […]

Don Garber, who is nearing the end of his three-decade tenure running Major League Soccer, said the league’s thinking about a commissioner succession plan was upended when longtime president Mark Abbott stepped down in 2022. Speaking on the latest episode of Sportico Sports Business Presented by Endava, Garber discussed the ongoing search for MLS’s next […]

EXCLUSIVE: All3Media International’s long-serving Australian sales exec Julie Dowding is set to retire. Dowding has been with All3Media’s sales division in Sydney for a decade, most recently as Senior VP, Australia and New Zealand. Overall, she has more than four decades of experience in the industry. All3Media, which is in the process of merging with […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Gives Back, the nonprofit providing a safety net for the comedy community through financial crisis, mental health care, and recovery services, has announced Zoe Friedman’s elevation to Executive Director. In her new role, Friedman is charged with leading the nonprofit into its next phase of growth, ensuring it remains a vital and enduring force […]

EXCLUSIVE: Heated Rivalry producer Accent Aigu Entertainment has reset its management structure. The Toronto-based production house today outlined a new structure and made several appointments. Among the changes, company co-founders Jacob Tierney, who wrote Heated Rivalry, and Brendan Brady, the show’s producer, will switch from co-Presidents to new roles. Tierney will become Chief Creative…

EXCLUSIVE: Tegna has named Fox Television Stations veteran Patrick Paolini CEO as the station group looks to resolve litigation seeking to undo its merger with larger rival Nexstar. Paolini spent 26 years at the Fox stations, including most recently as EVP of ad sales, departing the company last week. Before assuming the role at Fox […]

EXCLUSIVE: Former TikTok exec Stuart Flint has joined the advisory board of Influencer, the global creator marketing biz founded by Caspar Lee and Ben Jeffries. Flint was TikTok’s VP, Sales in Europe, leading the social media app on commercial operations in the continent and is now SVP and Managing Director, EMEA for DoubleVerify. We hear […]

Polish producer Ewa Puszczyńska has long been one of the country’s most recognized film producers who has steadily built a reputation for supporting some of the most ambitious cinema to come out of Europe across the last decade. She’s worked with directors such as Paweł Pawlikowski, David Lynch, Jonathan Glazer, Jesse Eisenberg and Agnieszka Smoczyńska […]

EXCLUSIVE: Indie studio Media Res (The Morning Show, Pachinko) has promoted Christina Malach to President of Scripted Series. Reporting to CEO and founder Michael Ellenberg, she will oversee the studio’s current and upcoming slate. Malach replaces Lindsey Springer who is stepping down after six years as President of Scripted. She will continue to produce with […]

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Warner Bros production veteran Kevin McCormick is departing the studio for a producing deal on the lot that encompasses both movies and stage productions. First up for him: Warner Bros’ reboot of The Bodyguard. McCormick’s most recent title was EVP Production and Senior Advisor during what was his second run at the studio. […]

Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro are set to join the NFL ownership club, acquiring individual minority stakes in the Las Vegas Raiders. The positions, confirmed to Deadline by a spokesperson for the duo, follow a steady building of their profiles in the sports business via the UFC and other assets. The investments are personal and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Stacy Weitz is stepping down as SVP Corporate Communications at Sony Pictures Entertainment after a decade working for the studio’s Sony Pictures Television division. She will be departing at the end of the month. “Stacy is one of those rare executives who is unfailingly principled and leads with integrity and warmth,” SPE’s Chief Communications […]

The International Documentary Association has named Rachel Denny deputy executive director of the nonprofit organization, reporting directly to IDA executive director Dominic Asmall Willsdon. Denny, who has served in leadership roles at the Sundance Institute, Film at Lincoln Center, and United States Artists, began her new role this week. She will be based in New […]

Warner Bros. Discovery’s lunch at the Food Network Kitchen after its upfront pitch to advertisers has become “an annual ritual,” in the words of Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell. This year’s edition, however, unfolded in the shadow of the pending $110 billion acquisition of WBD by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance. The industry-altering deal, […]

Comcast’s UK-owned pay-TV giant Sky is reshuffling its unscripted pack. Shirley Jones has been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Entertainment Commissioning at the SNL UK network, while Barbara Lee will leave her role as a commissioning editor in October after 14 years. Her exit follows that of Dwayne Easton in March. […]

Microdrama giant COL Group has added former Paramount and Disney execs to its ranks, and expanded Timothy Oh’s role. The Shenzen-listed company is building out its American business with the addition of Jason Ander, who will be Head of U.S. Partnerships in Oh’s international business division, with Eileen Low becoming Head of Partnerships and Sales […]

EXCLUSIVE: Wise Child Studios has appointed Kelsey Jackson as Head of Scripted, as it looks to scale up its narrative film and television business. Jackson joins after nearly four years as VP Narrative TV at Archer Gray, where she helped build out the television division. In her new role, she will oversee Wise Child’s scripted slate […]

When Josh D’Amaro was chosen as Bob Iger’s successor as CEO of the Walt Disney Co., he seemed to be straight out of central casting. The 55-year-old was not merely a popular and outgoing executive, equally comfortable at the head of a conference room or mingling with theme-park visitors. But with his salt-and-pepper hair and […]

Prodigy Public Relations has elevated Taylor Shannon to Executive Vice President of its Film department nearly a decade into her time with the company. In her new role, Shannon will oversee all strategic communications, campaign development, and client relations for the film division. She is based in Los Angeles. “Taylor has earned this moment through […]