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AMC Networks Chief Financial Officer Patrick O’Connell is stepping down in order to pursue “an opportunity outside of the media industry,” the company said Thursday. In announcing the departure, the cable and streaming programmer didn’t offer details about O’Connell’s next career chapter. It…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Motion Pictures Chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy began 2025 with what on paper appeared to be a risky, auteur-driven slate with tentpole budgets. One of the earlier titles last year, Mickey 17 from Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho, didn’t work. As CinemaCon was getting underway…

EXCLUSIVE: Blumhouse-Atomic Monster has appointed Shudder’s Sam Zimmerman as Senior Vice President, Development and Acquisitions, Deadline has learned. In his new role, Zimmerman will oversee a focused slate of feature films from emerging filmmakers, reporting to Blumhouse President Abhijay…

EXCLUSIVE: Heather Hitchens has been reappointed President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing under a new five-year contract, extending her leadership at what the organization says is a pivotal moment. Previous agreements were three years in length. The Wing – the founder and…

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s JamPot Productions has found a CEO. Former Novel, Amazon and Sky exec Craig Strachan has been appointed to lead the company, overseeing the business strategy and creative direction at the Great Company With Jamie Laing producer. He’ll look to build…

Netflix’s senior management team continued to campaign Tuesday for their pending $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., billing it as a surprising opportunity they didn’t want to miss. Speaking Tuesday afternoon after the company reported a solid set of fourth-quarter earnings results…

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Sundance, The Musical‘s producer Greg Lauritano will be joining Utopia’s division Utopia Originals, expanding the New York presence of the Robert Schwartzman founded studio. Utopia Originals launched as a standalone entity, operating independently from its distribution…

Paul B. Stager Jr, a longtime television legal affairs executive who spent decades at major studios including Warner Bros Television, died Sunday at his Westwood home after a brief illness. He was 96. A family representative said Stager died peacefully after a brief illness. Born in 1929…

Pathé UK has announced the appointments of Emma Luffingham as Creative Director TV, and Claudia Yusef as Creative Director Film as it continues to grow it team. The hires come two months after Ben Browning, former FilmNation president of motion pictures, joined French mini-major Pathé as the…

EXCLUSIVE: On a rainy London day in December, not two hours after wrapping Star Wars: Starfighter with director Shawn Levy and a cast headed by Ryan Gosling, Kathleen Kennedy was ready to discuss the long-in-the-works transition of Lucasfilm. She's handing the reins to her longtime lieutenants…

In a long expected transition, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as president of Lucasfilm this week, after nearly 14 years leading the studio. She will continue as producer of the studio's next two theatrical films, The Mandalorian and Grogu (release date: May 22, 2026) and Shawn Levy's Star Wars: St…

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh SVP and Head of Global Corp Comms Matt Andrée Wiltens is heading to DDA to become new SVP, U.S. Entertainment & Strategy. In addition, DDA has hired Ryan Smith as Director, U.S./Domestic Film & Series. As part of Andrée Wiltens’ move, Gersh will be making the transition to DDA…