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EXCLUSIVE: Production services firm In Plain Sight Group (IPS) has expanded its management team and opened a trio of European production centers. Jen Han has joined LA-headquartered IPS’s executive team from sports, entertainment and travel logistics biz Road Rebel, where she was Managing Director in…

Industry vets Lloyd Braun, Sarah Bremner and Noah Oppenheim have announced the launch of Prologue Entertainment, an independent production studio. The indie studio, with financial backing from Jeff Zucker and RedBird Capital, will develop and produce premium scripted series and film content…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran VFX executive Christina Wise has joined Tippett Studio, the animation and visual effects production company of Oscar-winning filmmaker Phil Tippett, as Vice President of Business Development. Reporting to Tippett CEO Gary Mundell, Wise’s duties will include feature film development…

Nexstar Media Group, which has been trimming staff at The CW in recent months, plans to expand those belt-tightening efforts by cutting 2% of its total workforce. The reductions are centered on the company’s local station portfolio, which is the largest in the U.S. The 2% equates to about 260…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Television’s EVP of Talent and Casting Beth Klein will be leaving the studio at the end of the year when she will retire after a 37-year career as a casting executive. There is no immediate replacement. Klein has been Universal TV’s first — and only — head of casting. She joined…

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Saltzman has been named partner at bicoastal management company Schachter Entertainment. A 12-year veteran of the firm, Saltzman focuses on TV, film and theater actors from her new base in New York City. The company represents actors and writers in the US and the UK, including a…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Entertainment has hired Paramount and Bron Studios veteran Rona Cosgrove as EVP and Head of Film Business and Legal Affairs. Cosgrove was previously head of Paramount's business affairs and most recently was Chief Business Affairs Officer for Bron Studios. Reporting to Legendary…

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos described last month’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight as a triumph despite the live event’s technical glitches. “We hate to disappoint a member for one second,” he said during an appearance at the UBS Media and Communications Conference in New York. Even though many tuning in…

Roku veteran Kristina Shepard is joining NBCUniversal in the newly created position of EVP, Streaming and Performance Sales and Partnerships. As the leader of a newly formed team, Shepard will bring together key sales verticals including performance, small-medium business growth and all major East…

The Gotham announced today that Theresa Peters, Partner in the Talent department at UTA, will join the organization’s Board of Directors. As a Board member, Peters will work with The Gotham to advance its mission of celebrating and nurturing independent film and media creators by providing…

UPDATE: Rupert Murdoch has suffered a rare defeat with a Nevada court official denying the 93-year-old media mogul’s wish to alter his family trust in favor of his eldest son Lachlan. While the case took place behind closed doors in Reno earlier this year and all documents are under seal, Deadline…

EXCLUSIVE: ATG Entertainment, which owns, operates, or programs 64 iconic venues across the UK, the US, and Germany and presents more than 15,000 live performances every year, has hired Lori Hotz to serve as North American CEO and promoted Kristin Caskey to Chief Content Officer, North America. Hotz…