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Gloria Fan, former VP Current Programming at 20th Television, has joined Disney Branded Television as head of Current Series. In the newly created role, Fan will oversee original series for both Disney Channel and Disney+, reporting to Reena Singh, SVP Development and Current Series. At Disney Channel, Fan will…

EXCLUSIVE: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson said Monday that her current term will be her last. She signed a new deal in March of 2020 for what was expected to be three years through May of 2023, but a statement to be released later today does not specify an actual date of her departure…

Brianna Bennett is moving from CBS TV Studios to ABC Entertainment to head up drama for the Disney-owned network. Bennett has joined as SVP, Network Drama, ABC Entertainment, where she will lead the drama series development team. It comes after Brian Morewitz left the company in July. Bennett, who reports to Simran…

Diane Weyermann, the longtime Chief Content Officer at Participant who also produced or exec produced dozens of films including Oscar winners An Inconvenient Truth and Citizenfour, died today of cancer in New York, the company said. She was 66. Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery A two-time Emmy…

NBCUniversal is bolstering the digital side of its television and streaming ranks. The company has promoted digital marketing executive Margaret Walker to SVP, Audience Acquisition and Growth for the Entertainment and Sports divisions. Reporting to Jennifer Storms, CMO, Entertainment & Sports, Walker will oversee…

EXCLUSIVE: Sanaz Yamin is moving from management into production. Yamin, who was a partner at management company Mainstay Entertainment, which represents Trevor Noah, has been named as President of The Daily Show host's production company Day Zero Productions. Yamin's appointment comes after Haroon Saleem, who was…

Big theater chain Cinemark has named Melissa Hayes Thomas, chief financial officer of Groupon, as its new CFO and executive VP effective Nov. 8. Current CFO Sean Gamble will step back from that role but continue as president and chief operating officer, the company said Wednesday. He’ll become chief executive on Jan…

Hilary Smith, a 23-year NBCUniversal PR veteran who most recently served as EVP Corporate Communications and Social Impact, is leaving her corporate communication role to focus on the social impact part of her responsibilities full-time. The announcement was made internally this morning by Adam Miller, Chief…

EXCLUSIVE: Smosh, the longtime supplier of YouTube comedy videos, has hired its first CEO. Daniel Tibbets, a media veteran who most recently served as general manager for Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network, will guide the company as it looks to broaden its reach. Smosh, which has 45 million subscribers and 10 billion…

MRC Television has promoted Mary Claire Manley to SVP of Development. Reporting to EVP of Development, Ken Segna, Manley is responsible for sourcing and developing material for the independent studio. The upcoming MRC Television projects Manley oversees include Apple TV+ limited series The Shrink Next Door, starring…

It is truly the end of another era at Walt Disney Studios. In a move that many were expecting, Alan Horn, 78, is retiring as Chief Creative Officer of Disney Studios Content, effective December 31. It will end a nine-year run at the Burbank, CA lot in an executive TV and motion picture industry career that has spanned…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ longtime Chief Operating Officer Albert Cheng, who also has served as Co-Head of Television for the past three and a half years, will focus solely on his duties as COO going forward, with Co-Head of Television Vernon Sanders becoming Head of U.S./Global Television at Amazon Studios. The…