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ABC Signature has enlisted CJ ENM’s Jiwon Park as its VP Drama Development. At CJ ENM America/Studio Dragon International, Park served as VP Series Development and managed the TV and film slate for its U.S. office, which included Parasite, Snowpiercer and the hit Korean drama Crash Landing on You. She served as a…

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel sees the wave of M&A transforming the media business is “further proof that content is in high demand and short supply.” Regardless of the form mergers take — a tech giant like Amazon swallowing MGM, or two legacy peers, WarnerMedia and Discovery getting together — they all need what Endeavor…

Former 495 Productions exec Drew Tappon has been tapped to run unscripted programming at OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Tappon replaces Robyn Lattaker-Johnson, who left the company in April, in the role. He becomes Head of OWN Unscripted Development, Programming & Specials and reports to OWN President Tina Perry. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Mona Garcea, a former producer with Chuck Lorre Productions, has joined Melissa Rauch & Winston Rauch’s Warner Bros. Television–based After January Productions as Head of Development and Production. The appointment comes on the heels of After January landing a pilot order at NBC for a Night Court sequel…

Elon Musk twice violated a court order meant to prevent the Tesla CEO from allegedly using Twitter to manipulate the stock market, according to documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a lawsuit that Musk committed fraud by tweeting about a potential…

Disney may be gearing up for its traditional celebration of Pride month, but on Tuesday a longtime executive has hit the House of Mouse with a lawsuit citing discrimination based on sexual orientation. "Plaintiff has direct and repeated complaints to HR about the discrimination he has endured while employed by…

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Gabay has been promoted to EVP Television at Berlanti Productions. Gabay, who joined the company in 2019 as SVP Development, most recently shepherded All American: Homecoming, the All American spinoff that emerged as one of the strongest CW pilots this season and landed a series order last week. He…

EXCLUSIVE: WWE has named sports media veteran Jamie Horowitz its EVP Development & Digital, effective immediately, overseeing much original content including scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media. He'll also be responsible for WWE Studios in Los Angeles, whose projects include a docuseries with…

EXCLUSIVE: Julie McNamara, EVP and Head of Programming for Paramount+, is leaving after 15 years at CBS and ViacomCBS. One of the top programming executives at the combined company, McNamara has been overseeing the original content strategy for ViacomCBS’ streaming service. Tom Ryan, ViacomCBS’ President & CEO…

WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, whose position was destabilized last week after Discovery and AT&T announced plans for a merger, says he will remain as CEO for the next 12 months. "My plan and my focus is to remain here in my CEO role at WarnerMedia. I am not thinking right now about post-merger,” he said during a town…

Erika Kennair, former SVP of development at Berlanti Productions, has moved to Malala Yousafzai’s production company Extracurricular as President of Production. This marks Extracurricular’s first hire since the company signed an original programming deal with Apple TV+ in March. In her new role, Kennair will work…

The $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM by Amazon assigns a rich valuation for the storied film and TV outfit, a multiple of about 37 times EBITDA. Given the scale of the overall streaming machine the parent company has built, however, the price could end up looking reasonable. It will take time, of course — not just to…