EXCLUSIVE: Digital management company Made By All is launching Made By Us Studios, evolving from a social-first marketing agency into a premium studio built for the creator economy and in the process tapping former Range Partner Tanya Cohen as Co-CEO. Cohen will lead the new studio alongside Co-CEO Leanne Perice and President of Production Nic Stanish. …
EXCLUSIVE: EST N8, the global production and sales company established through a partnership between EST Studios and Bangkok-based N8 Studios, has appointed industry veteran veteran Jan Paul (JP) Villanueva as Executive Vice President of Acquisitions & Global Distribution. With a career backed by more than $100M in revenue generated across global markets, Villanueva will head…
Paramount CEO David Ellison will receive a $50 million cash award and restricted stock units, or RSUs, valued at $100 million after the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closes. In compensation actions “in connection with our pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery,” the Paramount board said in an SEC filing, Chief Strategy and Chief…
Julianne Moore reflected on her decades-long career in a conversation with Variety‘s Angelique Jackson during a Kering Women in Motion Talk at Cannes on Saturday, discussing everything from female representation in film to how she selects her roles. The Oscar-winning actor, who is receiving Kering’s Women in Motion Award at this year’s festival, kicked off…
The SAG-AFTRA board on Monday approved its four-year contract with the major studios, which includes a plan to merge the union’s two pension funds on Jan. 1, 2028. The deal now goes to the membership for a ratification vote. The pension merger has been a source of internal friction in the past. The Screen Actors…
EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest shows on television is relocating to Los Angeles with the biggest California tax credit for a series to date. CBS’ Tracker, starring Justin Hartley, will move from Vancouver, where the first three seasons were shot. Its studio 20th Television is currently locking down production facilities in and around L.A., with…