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Matt and Ross Duffer have appointed Josh Stern as president of Upside Down Pictures, the production company under their exclusive deal with Paramount.  “We are beyond thrilled that Josh is joining us at Upside Down,” said Matt and Ross Duffer. “Not five minutes into our first meeting, we knew we…

Chris Sussman has been named as the BBC’s Director of Comedy. The former BBC Studios comedy chief will replace Jon Petrie in the biggest job in British comedy. He was previously Director of Scripted Series at Netflix UK, exiting in 2022, and has an expansive track record in major UK comedy and…

Banijay Entertainment has confirmed Patrick Holland will be Executive Chairman and CEO of Banijay UK following the merger with All3Media. The news was widely expected and is now official. This means Holland, who was held the same role at the pre-merger Banijay UK, will oversee around 40 labels at…

Amazon MGM Studios' Head of Global Television Peter Friedlander has filled the last senior scripted role on his team, Head of YA. Carina Walker, who had already had been working in the arena, has been named to the post. She will be reporting to Friedlander who just announced the promotion internally…

EXCLUSIVE: Skydance Sports has a new SVP of Alternative Unscripted. The Paramount-owned company has hired Kitty Gambel, who was SVP, Unscripted and Alternative TV at Amazon's MGM Alternative. Gambel joins the company on September 8 and will report to Skydance Sports' Head of Unscripted Jon…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay is closing All3Media International's New York office, a move that will see a new round of layoffs following its mega-merger with the British production group. It marks the latest move by the companies behind The Traitors, Big Brother and Peaky Blinders after they completed the…

EXCLUSIVE: Independent producer and production company executive Danny De Lillo is gearing up for the American Film Market in November, where he will have some major news to reveal. At AFM, De Lillo will officially launch Sweet Humans, a new entertainment company that has plans to establish a…

Former NBC and BBC news chief Deborah Turness is joining Independent Talent Group (ITG) to launch a creative studio. She will become President of Independent Talent Studio, focusing on building media brands, franchises and IP around creative talent.  This comes after she exited BBC News in…

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian producer and showrunner Marlo Miazga is launching a production company with a “deeply personal” documentary for CBC about the death of her teenage child. M Media will operate out of Toronto, as a IP-focused media business making scripted and unscripted content, with former…

Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, is departing after three decades at the company. The news was announced internally Tuesday by Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks, to whom he…

EXCLUSIVE: Noah Wyle is scaling up his company Last Call Productions as part of The Pitt star and executive producer’s overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, which is behind the Emmy-winning medical drama. In his first major move six months into the multi-year pact, Wyle has brought in veteran TV…

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Robbins has confirmed the executive leadership team installed at his next-generation family entertainment company Big Shot Pictures, including the appointment of Sherry Liu as President. As President, Liu will oversee the company’s overall strategy, operations, and revenue…