ACA Connects has named three new members of its leadership team, including staffers from both sides of the political aisle and one longtime top communications executive from the National Association of Broadcasters. L-r: Zamir Ahmed, VP of external affairs; Olivia Shields, VP of public affairs and communications; and Max Staloff, VP of regulatory affairs.
ShowSeeker, provider of a cloud-based order management system, has added Rose Schneider to its senior leadership team as vice president of technical operations. She has more than two decades in technical operations […]
In a memo, Stephanopoulos says he decided to step aside to give CEO Mark Thompson the “freest hand possible” to shape the organization.
Less than a week after Paula Abdul accused Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her twice over the past 20 years, the So You Think You Can Dance co-creator has been hit with another suit from two other women. However, unlike the action by the former American Idol judge, this latest blow against Lythgoe may not pack much legal punch.
Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Aaron Rodgers‘ comments about the latenight host’s potential connection to the list of Jeffrey Epstein‘s associates. During an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, the New York Jets quarterback suggested that Kimmel was among those named on the Epstein list, saying, “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hoping that doesn’t come out.” Kimmel took to X to dismiss Rodgers’ claim about his connection to Epstein, writing, “Dear Aasshole: for the record, I’ve not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any ‘list’ other than the clearly-phony nonsense that soft-brained wackos like yourself can’t seem to distinguish from reality. Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”
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After almost 45 years in the media business including 35 years at CBC, Susan Marjetti has announced that she is retiring from her role as general manager of CBC News. As of […]
Law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer has added Amy Klemt as a partner in its Denver office. She joins the firm from Rubicon Law Group, where she was outside corporate counsel […]
The Los Angeles Times invited a panel of top entertainment industry executives from companies including Sony’s TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros. and United Talent Agency, along with producers of hits such as Barbarian, Wednesday and BS High, to participate in a wide-ranging discussion of topics including the damage done by the strikes, the challenges facing the theatrical movie business, the uncertain future of streaming and linear television and how studios and artists are responding to the threat of artificial intelligence technology.
The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left American Idol and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show So You Think You Can Dance.
When you lend your likeness to a nationwide ad campaign, things don’t always go perfectly. Just ask Milana Vayntrub, AT&T’s Lily.
DELANO, Calif. (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions. Authorities said Wednesday that […]
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, died Tuesday at 86.
The Christmas holiday period began in a not-so-festive mood at Fox News with reports of the deaths of Adam Petlin, the director of Chicago bureau operations, and Matt Napolitano from Fox News Audio. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott shared the news with staffers via two company-wide memos over the holiday weekend.
The parade of CEO pay disclosures in regulatory filings in 2023 will be remembered for bad timing, ugly optics and symbolic shareholder votes.
