Company Launches
The Ideas Room: Jeremy Dear has launched a new London based production company. The Ideas Room will concentrate on U.S. and U.K. marketplaces, focusing on factual entertainment, popular science and lifestyle-based content.
Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
ABC: Mike Dean has joined as the Vice President, Programmatic & Data Driven Sales.
ABC Family: Salaam Coleman Smith has joined as Executive Vice President, Strategy & Programming. Catalogue
Amazon Studios: Dan Seligmann has joined as Development Executive, Comedy Series.
Discovery Networks: Dominic Coles has joined as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Western Europe division.
Fox Television Group: Gary Newman and
Dana Walden have been named co-Chairmen and co-Chief Executive Officers of Fox Television Group, the newly formed business unit within Fox Networks Group which will oversee both Fox Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television.
NBC Universal: Lauren Skowronski has joined as the Vice President, Corporate Communications, as of August 11, 2014.
Paramount Television: Adam Fasullo has been named a Creative Executive.
PBS: Scott Nourse has joined as Vice President, Digital Product Development.
Scripps Networks: Sameer Deen has joined as the Senior Vice President, Multi-Platform Distribution & Strategy.
Sony Pictures Entertainment: Doug Belgrad has been named President of the Motion Pictures Group.
Universal Television: Daniel Shear has joined as Vice President, Comedy Development.
Warner Bros: Niki Sherrod has been named Senior Vice President, Music.
Film
Compact Media Group: David Johnson has been named Chief Executive Officer.
Myriad Pictures: Stacy Glassgold has joined as Manager, Sales & Distribution.
Skydance: Jesse Sisgold has been named Chief Operating Officer.
Television
9 Story Entertainment: Neil Court has joined as Executive Chairman.
CORE Media Group: Simon Shaps has been named Consultant.
Dick Clark Productions: Amy Thurlow has joined as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
FanFare Productions: Kate Gill has been named Manager, Creative Affairs.
HSN: Bill Brand has been named President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Imagine Television: Jon Radler has joined as Vice President.
IWC Media: Paul Murray has joined as Head, Formats.
Keshet International: Karina Dolgiej has joined as the Manager of Sales, Latin America.
Kinetic Content: Katie Griffin and
Karrie Wolfe have been named co-Heads of Development.
Revolt: Dave Duff has joined as the Vice President, Content Distribution.
Studio Lambert: Tania Alexander has been named Director, Factual Entertainment.
Jack Burgess has joined as the Head of Development.
Tim Harcourt has been named Creative Director.
TwoFour Arabia: Yara Awad has been named General Manager.
Warner Horizon Television: Kyle Schmitz has been named Manager, Comedy Development & Current Series.
Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
Authentic Talent and & Literary Management: Jason Egenberg has joined as a Manager.
Alissa Feldman has joined as a Manager.
Brand Arc: Kevin McAuliffe has joined as the Managing Director, New York.
Resolution: Rachel Sheedy has joined as an Agent.
Slate PR: Elyse Weissman has joined as an Account Executive.
Cable
A+E: Lee Boykoff has been named Vice President, Digital Analytics and CRM.
Julya Fridman has been named Vice President, Multiplatform & Distribution Analytics.
Tom Pellegrino has been named Senior Vice President, Brand Research.
Marcela Tabares has been named Senior Vice President, Revenue Research.
Bravo & Oxygen Media: David Kaplan has been named Senior Vice President, Research & Insights.
Cartoon Network: Christina Miller has joined as President and General Manager of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang.
Food Network: Megan Lawrence has joined as Vice President, Programming and Development.
Digital
Maker Studios: Charles Gabriel has joined as Chief Advertising Officer.
Music
DMI Music & Media: Kevin Gore has joined as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Island Records: Eric Wong has been named Executive Vice President and General Manager.