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Authentic Brands Group has hired former WarnerMedia exec Jessica Holscott as Chief Financial Officer. She succeeds Kevin Clarke, founding partner and longtime company leader, who is becoming the company’s Executive Vice Chairman. Authentic has a portfolio of several dozen entertainment, media and lifestyle brands (among them Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali, plus apparel makers like Brooks Brothers and Reebok) generating $23 billion a year in retail sales in 150 countries. At WarnerMedia, Holscott was EVP and CFO of Studios and Networks. She previously held exec roles at HBO and GE Capital. As CFO of Authentic, Holscott will lead the company’s finance teams and work with founder, chairman and CEO Jamie Salter and the executive team to shape financial strategy and fiscal performance. She will be based in the company’s New York City headquarters and report directly to Salter. “We are thrilled to welcome Jessica to Authentic,” Salter said. “Jessica has … [Read more...] about Authentic Brands Hires WarnerMedia Vet Jessica Holscott As CFO

EXCLUSIVE : The Gotham Film & Media Institute has unveiled the winners of its fourth annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase. The five filmmakers chosen are Saleem Gondal ( Post Term , Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema), Yingtong Li ( The Silent Whistle , Emerson College), Taylor Mannsman ( Obscura , University of Texas at Austin), Shannon M. Sutherland ( They Flew Like Blackbirds , Florida State University) and Cheryl Wong ( Stigma, Style , NYU). The Gotham’s Short Film Showcase aims to discover and empower a diverse group of emerging filmmakers, and to foster multi-platform distribution of their work. Winners of this year’s showcase, supported by returning partners JetBlue and Focus Features, as well as new partner Soho House, had their works selected by a jury of filmmakers, curators and critics, with shorts from 23 graduate schools having been submitted. Each was recognized during the 2022 Gotham Awards Ceremony on November 28, received … [Read more...] about The Gotham Names Winners Of 4th Annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase

A lawyer for President Joe Biden said that additional documents with classified markings were found at his Wilmington home, after previously saying that a single page was found in that room. Richard Sauber, a White House lawyer, said in a statement on Saturday that because he has a security clearance, he went to the Wilmington home on Thursday evening to secure a single document that was found a day earlier. “While I was transferring it to the DOJ official who accompanied me, five additional pages with classification markings were discovered among the material with it, for a total of six pages. The DOJ officials with me immediately took possession of them.” Biden’s team had previously acknowledged the discovery of documents with classified markings in the garage of the residence. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel on Thursday to investigate the handling of the documents and whether any laws were broken. The initial batch of … [Read more...] about White House Says More Documents Marked As Classified Were Found At Joe Biden’s Home

Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma of the Television Academy has named his six new appointees to the Executive Committee for 2023. They will advise on the organization’s diverse initiatives and help lead the Academy throughout the upcoming year. “I’m thrilled to welcome these accomplished executives back to serve on our Executive Committee,” said Scherma in a statement. “They will continue to bring their extensive experience and insight to our dynamic organization.” The new committee members are Casey Bloys , Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content; George Cheeks , President and CEO, CBS, and Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+; Pearlena Igbokwe , Chairman, Universal Studio Group; Gloria Calderón Kellett, award-winning writer, producer, director and actress; Lisa Nishimura, Vice President, Independent and Documentary Films at Netflix; and Zack Van Amburg, Chief Content Officer and Head of Worldwide Video for Apple TV+. Additionally, the Academy’s … [Read more...] about Television Academy Installs Six Industry Vets To 2023 Executive Committee

Michael Porseryd is stepping down as the CEO of SF Studios , the Nordic production and distribution powerhouse behind the recent Tom Hanks-starring drama A Man Called Otto . The company said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that the board of SF Studios and Michael Porseryd had jointly agreed that Porseryd would leave his position as CEO after six years. “To ensure a smooth transition”, it said, SF Studio’s board chairman Jan Bernhardsson will take over as acting CEO. The board is now starting the process of recruiting a new regular CEO. “I want to thank Michael Porseryd who, during his six years as CEO of SF Studios, drove the development by changing from being a company focused on distribution to also strengthening its production operations,” said Jan Bernhardsson. “The changeover has been successful and was recently crowned by the premiere of A man Called Otto , the English-language version of A Man Called Ove . SF Studios is now entering a … [Read more...] about Michael Porseryd Departs ‘A Man Called Otto’ Nordic Film Powerhouse SF Studios

Fox News said today that its besieged co-president Bill Shine is out, calling it a resignation. Shine becomes the latest to exit as the cable news network is battered by sexual harassment claims against bigwigs. He has been with the network since its inception and was seen as the right-hand-man of ousted Fox News chief Roger Ailes . “Sadly, Bill Shine resigned today,” 21st Century Fox chief Rupert Murdoch said in a memo informing staff who had been mostly clueless this latest exit was coming. “I know Bill was respected and liked by everybody at Fox News. We will all miss him.” Read the full memo below. The protégé of Ailes had been named in a number of related legal actions and accusations since being tapped in August by Rupert Murdoch to take over with Jack Abernethy , each being named co-president. Among the allegations, Shine has been accused of allowing a culture of sexual harassment and bullying to exist at FNC under Ailes, who was pushed out after Gretchen … [Read more...] about Bill Shine Resigns As Co-President Fox News

Erin Calhoun , EVP, Communications, Showtime Networks & Paramount Television Studios, has been appointed to a new role as EVP, Communications, Paramount Streaming and Cross-Company Publicity. The promotion comes on the heels of Paramount Global’s announcement yesterday that Showtime is being integrated into Paramount+, with the linear cable network getting renamed as Paramount+ with Showtime. As part of the change, SVP Susan Lundgren is leaving after a decade. Lundgren came through CBS Interactive and later became SVP Communications for ViacomCBS Streaming. The promotion of Calhoun, a seasoned communications executive who brings decades of experience to the role, is the first of what is expected to be a slew of changes in the Showtime executive ranks as a result of the integration with Paramount+, including reassignments, voluntary departures and layoffs. There will be further consolidation of Paramount’s streaming communications teams from Paramount+, Pluto TV … [Read more...] about Showtime’s Erin Calhoun Named Head Of Communications For Paramount Streaming, Susan Lundgren To Exit

EXCLUSIVE: Former Made Up Stories and Netflix executive Allie Goss has been appointed President of Brillstein Creative Partners , the production arm of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Goss, who started late last year and oversees the existing team, succeeds Amy Powell who left in October to join Amazon as Head of Entertainment, Culture & Social. “Allie is a talented producer and executive with impeccable taste,” said Jon Liebman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. “She is well-respected within the creative community and has worked across some of the most successful and acclaimed television series in the last decade. We’re thrilled to have her lead Brillstein Creative Partners.” Most recently, Goss was EVP for Made Up Stories, the production company founded by Bruna Papandrea. There, Goss produced the TV adaptation based on Sarah Vaughn’s best-selling novel, Anatomy of a Scandal for Netflix, directed by S.J. Clarkson and … [Read more...] about Allie Goss Named Head Of Brillstein Creative Partners