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Disney CEO Bob Iger has changed strategic course on Hulu, revealing that “cordial” and “constructive” discussions have started with Comcast about Disney acquiring its one-third stake in the streaming service. “I mentioned on the first earnings call that I did [in February] when I came back that…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical on Wednesday announced their appointment of former Amazon Prime Video exec Jason Pecora to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Distribution. The L.A.-based Pecora will be responsible for overseeing Sales, Marketing and Operations. He begins immediately, reporting…

Disney will roll out a single streaming app with programming from Hulu and Disney+ by the end of this year. CEO Bob Iger announced the move during the company’s fiscal second quarter earnings call, describing it as a “logical progression of our DTC offerings.” Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will continue to…

‘Gomorrah’ Writers To Adapt David Szalay Novel ‘Turbulence’ Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddelena Ravagli has been tapped to adapt Man Booker-shortlisted novel Turbulence into a TV series with Envision Entertainment. The book, from David Szalay, comprises interconnected…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC boss Charlotte Moore, director Kevin Macdonald and Sky UK drama chief Meghan Lyvers are set to appear at an Edinburgh TV Festival conference on climate-focused content. The pair will speak at the first Climate Content Summit in London on June 7 at the Barbican center. Other highlights…

EXCLUSIVE: Scout Productions, the company behind Netflix's Queer Eye, has hired Elizabeth Davies as SVP of Production and Operations. Davies has previously worked on series including Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian and Secret Millionaire. She will oversee all domestic and international…

Kristin Dolan, who took over earlier this year as CEO of AMC Networks, said the company is “very well positioned” to manage through the WGA strike. Speaking on the company’s first-quarter earnings call, Dolan said AMC Networks is in good shape “through this year and into next year, so we have no real…

Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 has hired former Netflix senior counsel Kay Kimmel to serve as the local’s in-house counsel, where she will also assist as counsel to the Teamsters Motion Picture and Theatrical Trade Division. Kimmel took on her new roles May 2, the first day of the Writers Guild of…

As the official rollout of "Paramount+ with Showtime approaches, the Paramount Global platform unveiled a unified Paramount Streaming Data & Marketing Group led by Domenic DiMeglio, EVP and chief marketing officer, Paramount Streaming. Key organizational changes: Michael Engelman was named CMO…

EXCLUSIVE: Mortal Media, Blake Griffin and Ryan Kalil’s Los Angeles-based film and television production company, is expanding its senior leadership team with the addition of Tessie Goodrich as Vice President of Film and Television. In her new role, she will focus on development and production across…

Thomas Follin, the former director general of shuttered French streaming platform Salto, has joined France's Canal+ Group in the role of Chief Global Transformation Officer. His mission will be to accelerate recent growth and create synergies and cooperation across the group. Underlining its…

Warner Bros Discovery’s hour-long earnings call with Wall Street analysts Friday morning included nary a mention of the WGA strike, unlike many other such calls in recent days. But the company’s CEO told CNBC’s Squawk Box in an appearance prior to the call what he believes will bring the impasse to…