People News – Realscreen

Canadian media vet Mark W. Johnston to head RiverRock Films unscripted team

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:48:49 +0000

L.A.-based production company RiverRock Films is launching a new unscripted division, RiverRock Real, which will be led by veteran executive producer, writer and director Mark W. Johnston. “RiverRock has long anticipated ...

Extra: TCA cancels summer press tour; Phil Gurin’s TGC GE hires int’l sales agents

Andrew Jeffrey — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:06:53 +0000

TCA cancels summer press tour The Television Critics Association has canceled its 2023 summer press tour due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. In a statement released on Friday (June ...

Fremantle UK names new MDs for Naked and Thames labels

Justin Anderson — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:55:00 +0000

Fremantle UK has announced two internal promotions to fill the vacant managing director slots for its unscripted labels Naked and Thames. Tom O’Brien, current acting managing director of Naked, has now ...

CBS Studios production head Kevin Berg departs

Andrew Tracy — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:19:25 +0000

Kevin Berg, a 25-year veteran of CBS Studios, is departing from his post as senior executive VP of production, as part of Paramount Global’s restructuring and centralization of its television ...

Cream Productions announces trio of creative promotions

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:35:41 +0000

Toronto-based Cream Productions unveiled three key promotions on its creative team this week, headlined by Patrick Cameron being elevated to general manager. Taking on his new role after previously serving as ...

ITVS names Carrie Lozano as new president & CEO

Andrew Jeffrey — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:15:54 +0000

San Francisco–based non-profit ITVS has announced that former Sundance Institute executive Carrie Lozano will lead the company as president and CEO effective August 7, succeeding the outgoing Sally Jo Fifer. Lozano ...

Chris Licht out as CNN chief

Justin Anderson — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:34:47 +0000

Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday (June 7) that Chris Licht, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, has stepped down, effective immediately. The news comes on the heels of an unflattering profile ...

RS West ’23: Amazon’s CJ Yu talks unscripted content wishlist, data-driven strategy

Andrew Jeffrey — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:31:00 +0000

Docusoaps, music competition series, and projects that feature A-list talent were some of the new unscripted priorities laid out by Amazon Studios’ CJ Yu in a keynote conversation at Realscreen ...

Tiffany Haddish inks unscripted development deal with Hearst

Andrew Tracy — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:13:24 +0000

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) has partnered with Emmy- and Grammy-winning actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready) in a development deal to produce two ...

Extra: Banijay’s “The Fifty” for Telemundo; DCD Rights closes CEE sales

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:18:28 +0000

EndemolShine Boomdog producing Banijay format The Fifty for Telemundo in U.S. Banijay has revealed more details about the upcoming U.S. Hispanic edition of The Fifty for Telemundo, after the Spanish-language network ...