Company Launches
Little Wooden Boat Productions: Mark Cronin has started this company to create and produce comedic reality television.
Studios, Networks, and Media Conglomerates
20th Century Fox Television: Howard Kurtzman has been promoted to President, Business Operations.
20th Century Fox Television: Mark Pearson has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Brand Management and Digital Media.
ABC National Television Sales: Debra O’Connell has been promoted to President.
CBS Studios International: Barry Chamberlain has been promoted to President, Sales.
The CW Network: Chris Brooks has joined as Senior Vice President, Network Distribution.
The CW Network: Matthew Thunell has been promoted to Director, Scripted Development.
MundoFox: Ibra Morales has been named President.
NBCUniversal: Kathy Kelly-Brown has been named Senior Vice President, Global Talent Booking.
NBCUniversal Television & New Media Distribution: Bruce Casino has been promoted to Executive Vice President, United States and Canada.
Film
Goldcrest Post: Patrick Malone has joined as Managing Director.
Good Universe: Jeremy Needelman has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategy, Finance & Accounting.
Good Universe: Cristen Carr Strubbe has joined as Senior Vice President, Physical Production.
Good Universe: Erin Westerman has joined as Vice President, Production.
Spencer Wong has been promoted to Vice President, Production.
Millennium Films: Beth Bruckner has been promoted to Director, Development.
Skydance Productions: Jesse Sisgold has been named President, Business Affairs and Strategic Planning.
Television
9 Story Entertainment: Mike Drach has joined as Development Executive, in Toronto.
51 Minds Entertainment: Christian Sarabia was named President.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS): Six executives were named to the Chair-appointed executive committee, including
John Landgraf,
Michael Lombardo,
Steve Mosko,
Ted Sarandos,
Jay Sures, and
Nina Tassler.
CMJ Productions II: Lesley Jacobi has been named Development Creative Director, in Montreal.
Collins Avenue: Kamico Drakes has been promoted to Director, Development.
Collins Avenue: Michael Hammond has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Production.
Melanie Moreau has joined as Senior Vice President, Development.
Collins Avenue: Sandi Johnson has joined as Vice President, Current Programming.
Lindsay Schwartz has been promoted to Vice President, Development and Business Affairs.
Dick Clark Productions: Mark Rafalowski was named President, International.
eOne: Joey Sabella has joined as Director, United States Sales.
Giant Pirates Entertainment: Drew Ruesch has been promoted to Manager, Development.
Half Yard Productions: Matt Ayres has been promoted Director, Development, in Maryland.
Half Yard Productions: Matt Cohn has joined as Director, Talent & Casting, in Maryland.
Intrigue: Kelly Pancho has been promoted to Vice President, Development.
Leopard USA: Rex Vigil has joined as Vice President, Development, in New York.
Nancy Glass Productions: Eric Neuhaus was named Senior Vice President, in Pennsylvania.
Objective USA: Jimmy Fox has joined as Executive Vice President. Objective USA is the American arm of London-based Objective Productions, which is owned by All3Media.
Original Media: Daniel Laikind has joined as Chief Executive Officer, in New York.
Original Productions: Lisa Behlendorf has been promoted to Vice President, Production, and
Stewart Morris was named Head, Development.
T Group Productions: Rob Lobl has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Development and Current.
T Group Productions: Elyse Seder has joined as Vice President, Development.
Agencies, Management Companies, Public Relations, and Law Firms
APA: Josh Levenbrown has been promoted to Vice President, Alternative & International Television.
APA: Alan Moore has been promoted to Vice President, Alternative & International Television.
Gotham/Principal: Larry Galper has joined as Manager, Talent.
UTA: Greg Goodfried has joined as Agent, Digital Media.
Cable
FYI: Liz Fine and
James Bolosh have been hired as Vice Presidents, Development and Programming.
Nickelodeon: Sarah Noonan has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Live Action Content.
Nickelodeon: Jay Schmalholz has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Live Event Television.
USA Network: Jeffrey Kaufman has joined as Senior Vice President, Digital, in New York.
Digital
Google: Rebecca Mall has been promoted to Head, Industry, Media & Entertainment.
Xbox Entertainment Studios: Ari Mark has been named Head, Unscripted Programming.