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Company Launches
Amplify: GoDigital and Variance Films have merged to form this bi-coastal, all-rights film distribution company.
Logan Mulvey has been named as Chief Executive Officer, while
Dylan Marchetti has taken the role of Executive Vice President, Theatrical Distribution and Marketing, in New York.
Electric Ray: Karl Warner and Sony Pictures Television have partnered to launch this London-based production company. Warner will serve as Managing Director.
Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
CBS Corporation: Steve Mirante has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Human Resources, in New York.
CBS Corporation: Josie Thomas has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer.
CBS Entertainment: Matt Hernandez has joined as Vice President, On-Air Promotion Design.
CBS Television Studios: Lori Erickson has been promoted to Manager, Casting.
Disney ABC Television: Irv Schulman has been promoted to Head, Syndication Ad Sales.
Disney Channel: Heather Curtis has joined as Director, Current Series.
Disney Channels U.S.: Dana Green has been named Vice President, Communications.
FX Networks: Kevin Wandell has been promoted to Director, Development.
Fox Animation: Andrea Miloro has been promoted to Senior Vice President.
Fox Broadcasting Company: Nicole Nicholas has been promoted to Manager, Alternative Entertainment.
Sony Pictures Television: Jordan Feiner was named Vice President, Current Programming.
Universal Cable Productions: Richard M. Rothstein was named Head, Current Programming.
Viacom: Martha Riley has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Music Sales, Music and Logo Group, in New York.
Film
Allison Shearmur Productions: Stephen Meinen has been promoted to Vice President.
Atlas Entertainment: Topher Rhys-Lawrence has been promoted to Creative Executive.
Benaroya Pictures: Ben Sachs has been promoted to President.
Cannes Film Festival: Pierre Lescure has been named President, beginning summer 2014.
China Film Group: La Peikang will take over as Chairman of the state film body, as of January 31
st.
Cinetic Media: Ryan Werner has joined as Senior Executive, in New York.
Gravitas Ventures: Dustin Smith has joined as Vice President, Theatrical Distribution.
Huaxia Film: Fu Ruoqing will become Chairman of the China-based film distributor, as of January 31
st.
Indian Paintbrush: Nora Skinner has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Production, in New York.
Indian Paintbrush: Kara Van Abeele was named Senior Vice President, Development, in New York.
Miramax: Zanne Devine has joined as Executive Vice President, Production and Development.
The Weinstein Company: Matthew Hechinger has been named Manager, Acquisitions.
Television
CCTV6/China Movie Channel: Cao Yin will become Head, as of January 31
st.
Condé Nast Entertainment: Joe LaBracio has joined as Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming.
Endemol Studios: Chris Dickie has been promoted to Manager, Development.
Naegle Ink: Kit Giordano has joined as Vice President, Development,
Ali Krug has been named Manager, Development, and
Jessica Held has come aboard as Coordinator.
Raw: Katherine Butler will become Head, Film and Television Drama, in London, as of late February.
Ryan Seacrest Productions: Matt Sims has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Unscripted Development.
Shine America: Audrey Chon has been named Vice President, Scripted Television.
Shine TV: Tanya Shaw has joined as Creative Director, in London, beginning in the spring.
Zodiak Rights: Steve Macallister has joined as Chief Executive Officer, in London and Paris.
Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
AMT Artists, Inc.: Arthur Toretzky has joined as Owner and Agent, Talent.
Carol Elsner has joined as Agent, Talent, Commercial, and Print.
Gerry Koch has joined as Agent, Talent.
CAA: Jack Whigham has been promoted to Co-Head, Motion Picture Talent.
ICM Partners: Ryan Wackerman has been promoted to Agent, International TV & Media.
LBI Entertainment: Christopher Donnelly has joined as Manager.
Next Management: Kyle Hagler has joined as President, in New York.
Paradigm: Ellen Gilbert and
Rachel Altman have joined as Agents, in New York.
Cable
A+E Networks: Laura Fleury has been promoted to Vice President, Programming and Development, LMN.
A+E Networks: Thomas Moody has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Programming, Planning & Acquisitions for FYI and LMN.
Cablevision: Robert Comstock was named Executive Vice President, Operations, in New York.
Discovery Networks International: JB Perrette has been named President. He will be based in London.
The Hub Network: Lou Fazio has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Scheduling, Acquisitions & Planning.
The Hub Network: Joshua Meyer was named General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs.
Spike TV: Frank Tanki has joined as Executive Vice President, Brand Marketing & Creative, in New York.
Starz: Kevin Kasha has been promoted to Head, Acquisitions.
Univision Communications: Mehul Nagrani was named Senior Vice President, General Manager, in New York.
Digital
Scripps Networks Interactive: Tamara Franklin has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Digital, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Publishing
The Hollywood Reporter: Hugo Lindgren has been named Acting Editor.
Time, Inc.: Jess Cagle has been named Editor of
People and Editorial Director of
Entertainment Weekly.
Tribune Broadcasting: Kathy Clements has joined as Chief Operating Officer, in Chicago.
