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Company Launches
Bleecker Street: Andrew Karpen has launched this new independent film distribution company. The new venture has financial backing from the founder of 5 Hour Energy, Manoj Bhargava, and will seek to release between three and five films in the next year. Karpen has launched his company with an output deal between Bleecker Street and
Shivani Rawat’s ShivHans Pictures.
Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
ABC Entertainment: Missy Fox has joined as Director, Alternative Series & Specials.
CBS Entertainment: Dorey Poder has been named Manager, Casting.
Fox International Channels: Prentiss Fraser has joined as Senior Vice President, Global Entertainment Sales.
Cherry Yates has joined as Vice President, Corporate Communications.
Relativity Media: Matt Alvarez has joined as Executive Vice President, Production and President, Multicultural Division.
Scripps Networks Interactive: Dylan Jones has joined as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications.
Melissa Mick has joined as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller.
Shaftesbury US: Kristopher Galuska has been named Creative Development Executive.
The CW: Traci Lynn Blackwell has been named Senior Vice President, Current Programming.
Dana Theodoratos has been named Senior Vice President, Talent & Casting.
Whalerock Industries: Aaron Ensweiler has joined as Vice President, Film & Scripted Television.
Film
Lord Miller: Will Allegra has been named Director of Development.
SAG Foundation: Cyd Wilson has joined as Executive Director.
Television
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Chuck Dages has been named Chairman.
Nicholas Sparks Productions: Stacey Levin has joined as Executive Vice President, Television.
Sonar Entertainment: Jenna Glazier has joined as Senior Vice President, Television Series.
Peter Keramidas has joined as Executive Vice President, Planning, Strategy & Administration.
SundanceTV: Rob Friedman has been named Senior Vice President, Programming & Scheduling.
Univision Communications: Kevin Cuddihy has been named President, Local Media.
Jessica Rodriguez has been named Chief Marketing Officer.
Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
APA: Luke Cahill has been named Agent, Concerts Division.
Aaron Dixon has been named Agent, Concerts Division.
Elizabeth Meczka has been named Agent, Concerts Division.
DKC Public Relations: Ella Robinson has joined as Senior Vice President, Entertainment.
Jenner & Block: Daniel A. Rozansky has joined as Partner.
Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment: Kevin Rowe has joined as Manager, Literary.
Sutton, Barth & Vennari: Ferenc Laczko has joined as Agent, Voice-Over.
The Cartel: Bradford Bricken has joined as Manager, Literary.
The Gotham Group: Shari Smiley has joined as Manager, Literary & Book Department.
Cable
A+E Networks: Glen Hansen has joined as Vice President, Content Distribution, Asia-Pacific.
Prem Kamath has joined as Deputy Managing Director, Asia-Pacific.
El Rey Network: Skip Chaisson has joined as Senior Vice President, Creative & On-Air Promotion.
Digital
8i: Rainer Gombos has joined as Executive Creative Director.
Blue Ant Media: Gwen Jones McCauley has joined as Director, International Sales.
Buzzfeed: Greg Coleman has joined as President.
Ze Frank has been named President, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.
Michael Shamberg has joined as an Advisor to BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.
Collective Digital Studio: Scott Weller has joined as Chief Revenue Officer.
Jukin Media: David O’Hare has joined as Director, International Licensing.
Publishing
Los Angeles Times: Austin Beutner has joined as Chief Executive Officer and Publisher.
Music
Universal Music Publishing Group: Rebekah Alperin has joined as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications.
