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Big media s massive restructurings and pandemic-driven business troubles thrust experienced talent in the TV and film industries onto the job market last year.
Business Insider identified 24 respected TV, film, and streaming-video execs on the market who are adept at navigating the shifting media landscape.
The list, based on our reporting and nominations we received, includes industry veterans and rising stars, such as Blair Rich, Kay Madati, Jane Wiseman, Steve Pamon, Kevin Reilly, and more.
2021 has kicked off with some big executive moves.
Univision hired ad-sales veteran and former WarnerMedia exec Donna Speciale, studio Warner Bros. named former Universal exec Josh Goldstein as its marketing chief, Masterclass brought in former Disney streaming exec Vanna Krantz as its CFO, and Ava DuVernay s Array expanded it executive team.
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As COVID-19 shuttered productions, Paramount had no movies shooting, but Disney had a half-dozen. Apple and Amazon went on buying sprees, while MGM bid on big-ticket packages and Sony fast-tracked movies with minimal casts.
This year, studios threw out their playbooks. Leadership structures were overhauled, eight-figure deals came out of virtual film festivals, executives navigated COVID-19 production halts, and the crumbling theatrical window was shattered.
One studio s delayed theatrical title became another studio s new original streaming film. While some focused on remounting pipeline productions, others fast-tracked new productions that allowed for contained stories with minimal casts. Big-ticket packages were purchased with the hope of a future return to theaters and franchise films rejiggered to allow for
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WarnerMedia has parted ways with at least 35 top execs since Jason Kilar became CEO in May.
Some of the people were dismissed as part of a reorganization that led to mass layoffs at the company this year, while others elected to exit or retire like longtime Warner Bros. TV boss Peter Roth.
Business Insider reviewed articles, talked with current and former employees, and spoke with recruiters to compile a list of the departed execs.
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WarnerMedia’s production partners are eyeing court battles over its day-and-date HBO Max plan, and top talent like Denzel Washington aren t pleased by woefully inadequate overtures.
In the aftermath of WarnerMedia’s decision to put its entire 2021 slate of films on its HBO Max streaming service the same day the titles open in theaters, the AT&T division seems to recognize the need for damage control but not quite how to go about it.
As Hollywood has revolted publicly against the plan, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is making rounds of brief calls to the company’s various creative partners, assuring them breezily that everything will be smoothed over before ringing off. And the offers that follow? One producer involved in the mess tells