Latest in Executives

When the highlight of a discussion between Dana Walden and Ken Ziffren is how to pronounce the series name 9-1-1, you know the keynote at the UCLA Entertainment Symposium is not going to be a big newsmaker. But at least the Disney Entertainment co-chair got to show off her wry sense of humor…

Trafalgar Releasing, a specialist in global event cinema, expanded its leadership with key promotions and a new hire after setting records over the past year. Its slate, from acclaimed restoration Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII to SUGA│Agust D TOUR 'D-DAY' THE MOVIE, hit 57 event films, the most…

EXCLUSIVE: The Austin Film Society has appointed veteran producer Elizabeth Lodge Stepp as Senior Program Director for a new Texas film financing initiative. In this role, Stepp will help build on AFS’s nearly 30-year track record of funding independent films via the AFS Grant and shape a new…

Netflix has decided to reject the resignation of venture capitalist Jay Hoag from its board of directors, despite his not achieving majority approval from shareholders to continue. After the outcome of the company's most recent shareholder meeting, Hoag submitted his resignation from the board…

The election of Shari Redstone and three other directors to Paramount Global’s board of directors should be blocked by shareholders at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, a leading proxy firm says. The recommendation Tuesday from Institutional Shareholder Services, however eye-opening, is…

Spin Master Corp., the Canadian toy and entertainment company behind the PAW Patrol franchise, has named longtime board member and former WarnerMedia executive Christina Miller as CEO effective July 7, 2025. She will succeed Max Rangel who is stepping down after four years in the top job. He will…

Robert Thomson, a close confidante of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch for decades, has been re-upped as CEO of News Corp. for another five years, through June 2030. The exec has overseen the media company, whose portfolio spans print, digital and book publishing, since 2013. Among the subsidiaries of…

Jason Lublin has left Endeavor after a two-decade run and will join Patrick Whitesell’s WTSL as president and partner. Most recently CFO at Endeavor, Lublin will now work closely with Whitesell to expand WTSL’s investment strategy as it seeks emerging companies to champion across media…

EXCLUSIVE: Finnish actress and filmmaker Salla Kozma has launched her own production house. Pig & Horse Productions has debuted as a docs and unscripted formats producer, with bases in Monaco and Finland. Kozma is working with former Fremantle Finland Head of Development Anssi Rimpelä on…

EXCLUSIVE: Lena Waithe is changing course for Hillman Grad, the company she founded in 2018 and has been building for the past seven years. The full-service media outfit is scaling back significantly to become a production banner for its Emmy-winning principal, who plans to refocus on purely creative…

CJ ENM America has hired Courteney Tarantin as Vice President of Scripted TV. Based in Los Angeles, she will oversee development and production of a slate of English-language scripted series for the Korean giant, and will help to adapt titles from its library. Furthermore, she’ll act as…

Brian Rolapp, one of the architects of the NFL’s rise to dominance as a media property, has segued to the non-contact sport of golf as CEO of the PGA Tour. The former Chief Media and Business Officer of the NFL will replace onetime IMG exec Jay Monahan in the role. Monahan previously said he had…