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EXCLUSIVE : Marketing veteran Matt Brubaker has exited Trailer Park after two decades to join Black Adam and Nope ad agency Buddha Jones , which has upped Bill Neil to Partner. Brubaker joins the outfit as Head of Theatrical/Streaming following a lengthy Trailer Park stint during which he was creative director on campaigns for the likes of The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Tenet, Elvis and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . He will work alongside Head of TV/Streaming Joshua Rogers, Head of Games Scott Carson and Head of Social and Strategy Julie Bloomfield to oversee the company’s creative leadership. Meanwhile, Neil becomes Partner following a 15-year Buddha Jones stint creating trailers for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Nope and The Wolf of Wall Street, amongst others. He broke through in 2003 helming the seminal Texas Chainsaw Massacre trailer. Buddha Jones Co-owner Pharida Long said: “[Bill and Matt’s] experience in the industry is … [Read more...] about ‘Black Adam’ Ad Agency Buddha Jones Signs Trailer Park’s Matt Brubaker & Promotes Bill Neil To Partner

The 21st season of HBO ’s Real Time with Bill Maher began with a new, slightly more rock ‘n’ roll theme song. “How about our new theme song from Green Day ?” Maher asked the audience as he bounded onstage. Regular listeners will recognize the theme’s usual thumping beat is now accompanied by a pulsing guitar. Gone is the guitar solo that used to wind in and out of the beat. It’s actually a much simpler tune. Appropriate to the Tik-Tok era, the new intro is less than half as long as its predecessor, clocking in an a slim 10 seconds vs. 23 seconds for the 2017 version. The graphic style is a fairly consistent with that of its predecessor, using negative images and splashes of color mixed with illustrations of some of Maher’s touchstones: The planet, cell phones, social media symbols, handcuffs and a skull with x’s for eyes. The previous intro by Los Angeles–based ad agency Stun Creative was designed to portray “contrasting history” via what Communication Arts … [Read more...] about Bill Maher Debuts New ‘Real Time’ Theme Song From Green Day To Kick Off Show’s 21st Season

EXCLUSIVE : Christina Hall , star of numerous HGTV series, launched her own production company, Unbroken, last year, and she’s starting to bolster her slate. Hall, whose latest series Christina in the Country launched last week, and her husband Josh Hall teamed with Nancy Glass’s Glass Entertainment Group, the company behind Frozen In Time , to launch Unbroken Productions . Unbroken will work alongside Glass Entertainment banner Balthazar Entertainment, which produces Christina in the Country as well as Christina on the Coast , which launched its third season in December, on future series. The first new series to emerge out of this partnership is Coastal Crazy Rich Agents , which features Keven Stirdiv, who along with his family, owns KASE Real Estate in Southern California, which sold over $365 million in real estate last year. Coastal Crazy Rich Agents follows Keven, a former pro-skateboarder, and his family as they run their lavish and fast-paced … [Read more...] about HGTV Star Christina Hall Preps OC Real Estate Series As She Bolsters Her Own Unbroken Production Slate

Media vet and Emmy-nominated producer Evan Shapiro will keynote this year’s Mip TV in April. The Portlandia and Brick City producer will unveil research that shines a light on global industry trends as he takes to the Cannes Palais des Festivals on Monday 17 April for the start of the market. Last year’s keynote was delivered by Kevin Mayer. Shapiro is Professor of Television at New York University and has become a media commentator over the years, along with hosting podcast Cancel Culture and running change agency ESHAP. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy 20 years ago for Dinner for Five and went on to produce a wealth of shows. Lucy Smith, who runs Mip TV, described him as a “one-off whose predictions are bold, incisive and thought provoking,” adding: “In a rapidly evolving global ecosystem such insights are not only invaluable but inspirational.” Shapiro said he is “coming to Cannes to challenge the international TV community to move beyond … [Read more...] about Media Vet Evan Shapiro To Keynote Mip TV

AMC Networks is choosing to host an in-person event during the spring upfront season, confirming plans for a presentation for about 200 to 250 guests. The event, slated for Tuesday, April 18, at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, will resemble last year’s pitch to advertisers at Peak, a restaurant near the top of a Hudson Yards skyscraper. AMC Networks has entered some choppy waters of late, with the abrupt departure last November of CEO Christina Spade after just three months in the job. James Dolan, whose family controls most of the company’s shares, was named interim executive chairman after the company signaled its intent to lay off 20% of its workforce, citing ongoing cord-cutting and other economic pressures. The annual TV upfront ritual, a blitz of in-person presentations for ad buyers with billions of ad dollars in the balance, is being evaluated across the media business. The upfronts have started to look different in recent years due to larger shifts in the media … [Read more...] about AMC Networks Confirms In-Person Upfront Event For Advertisers In April

EXCLUSIVE: Disney ’s Carol Choi has seen it all in the East Asian entertainment business, working for the studio in various roles in China from 2006, then heading up The Walt Disney Company Korea, before being appointed Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company Japan. She currently wears two hats, also serving as EVP Original Content Strategy, across the Asia Pacific region. Disney moved into Asian local-language content in a big way in 2021, unveiling a bumper slate of Korean, Japanese and Indonesian originals for its Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar streaming platforms, followed by another wave of content announcements late last year. Choi oversees the studio’s long-term collaborations and partnerships with content creators and artists across the region, including a deal struck last year with Korean entertainment giant HYBE , home of the world’s biggest boy band, BTS . Two shows under that deal are already streaming – concert film BTS: Permission To Dance On … [Read more...] about Disney’s Carol Choi Talks BTS And Super Junior K-Pop Docs, Korean Crime Drama And Passion Projects In Japan

EXCLUSIVE : Anonymous Content and Federation Studios have appointed UBBA agent Rosalie Cimino as MD and producer for Anonymous Federation, their French joint venture. She will lead the JV alongside Pascal Breton, Lionel Uzan and Patrick Wachsberger on behalf of Federation, and Dawn Olmstead, David Levine and David Davoli on behalf of Anonymous Content. Ciminio begins her new role effective January 30. Among projects already underway, she is working on Veerle Baetens’s new film. The actress and director’s first movie, When It Melts , is currently in competition at Sundance in the World Drama category . Cimino was a talent agent and partner at French talent agency UBBA since 2010 and before that spent eight years at agency Intertalent. She has repped or worked closely with talent including Matthias Schoenaerts, Mélanie Thierry, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Albert Dupontel, François-Xavier Demaison, Alexandra Lamy, Jérémie Guez, Coralie Fargeat, Anouk Grinberg, Nadine … [Read more...] about Anonymous/Federation Appoints UBBA Agent Rosalie Cimino As Managing Director In Paris

EXCLUSIVE : Criminal Productions , the rising podcast studio founded by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer, has been acquired by Vox Media . It is the latest major acquisition in the audio space and follows Amazon’s purchase of Wondery, a slew of deals for Spotify and The New York Times Company’s acquisition of Serial Productions. Vox Media, which owns publications including New York Magazine, Eater, Recode and Vox, has been expanding its podcast business with the acquisition of Preet Bharara’s Cafe Studios, and sales and distribution partnerships with the likes of The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, Longform, Gastropod, and Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast. Criminal Productions is behind hit podcasts Criminal, This Is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery . The company was formed in 2013 by Judge and Spohrer, who previously worked together at public radio station WUNC. Criminal , which features close-end episodes of up to 30 minutes, tells stories of people who’ve … [Read more...] about Vox Media Buys Podcast Studio Criminal Productions

EXCLUSIVE: Marc Munden ( Utopia ) and Fernando Meireilles ( The Two Popes ) have been tapped to direct episodes of The Sympathizer , a drama series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, produced by and co-starring Robert Downey Jr. The HBO/A24 series also has added three new cast members, Duy Nguyen, Kayli Tran and VyVy Nguyen. The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States. Described as a “blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel and a powerful story of love and friendship,” the novel is hailed as a new classic of war fiction and has been compared to the works of Kafka, Orwell, and le Carré. Munden will direct episodes 5,6, and 7 and Meirelles will direct episode 4. Duy Nguyen will play Man, the Captain’s blood brother and spy … [Read more...] about ‘The Sympathizer’: Marc Munden & Fernando Meirelles To Direct HBO/A24 Series, Three Cast

Getty The Yankees gave Aaron Judge 360 million reasons to return to New York, but it wasn't just about the money ... #99's adorable puppy is best friends with teammate and friend Anthony Rizzo 's little pup, and the MVP couldn't split them up! Judge -- who signed a 9-year, $360 million deal with the Yanks this offseason -- joined Jimmy Fallon on 'The Tonight Show' where he revealed Rizzo's dog Kevin was one of the reasons he ultimately came back. . @ARizzo44 was calling and texting @TheJudge44 daily to make sure he stayed with the @Yankees . #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/v5Zqch7THx — The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) January 24, 2023 @FallonTonight Judge, whose pending free agency hung over the team as he met with different organizations who pitched him on leaving NYC -- told Fallon that Rizzo texted and called him daily, letting the slugger know he needs to resign! But, that wasn't all Rizzo did ... the 4x-time Gold Glove first … [Read more...] about Aaron Judge Says Anthony Rizzo’s Dog Helped Convince Him To Re-Sign W/ Yankees