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NBCUniversal TV and PBS SoCal alumnus Brenda Brkusic Milinkovic has joined Brendan Burchard’s GrowthDay to launch an entertainment division for the personal development and wellness app. Milinkovic will oversee the development of a slate of original series and short-form content for broadcast, cable and streaming drawing on Burchard’s books and material from other self-help experts […]

Tom Blyth (“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”) will star in Claire Denis’ “The Cry of the Guards.” Blyth joins the cast of the four-hander, which also stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, Matt Dillon and Isaach De Bankolé. The film, adapted from Bernard-Marie Koltes’ play “Black Battles With Dogs,” was written by Denis, Suzanne […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment has upped Keith Le Goy to the role of Sony Pictures Television chairman. In his new position, Le Goy, who most recently led the studio’s combined television and home entertainment distribution and marketing businesses, while also overseeing SPE’s cable networks in Latin America and Europe, will expand his oversight to lead all […]

Legendary Entertainment, the producer of “Dune,” is partnering with Oscar-winning “CODA” producer and veteran media executive Patrick Wachsberger on 193, a new stand-alone joint venture. Wachsberger, who previously served as chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, will lead 193 as CEO. The new company will be a global production and sales entity, focused on […]

For the first time, Variety will partner with VIBE on an exclusive event, Reimagining Creativity, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Reimagining Creativity, presented by Google TV and YouTube, will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the renowned Riverhorse on Main in Park City, Utah.

The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and NBCUniversal have announced their Emerging Executives Committee for 2025. Known as CEAPE, the initiative aims to fast-track the next generation of Asian and Pacific Islander assistant and coordinator-level employees. The initiative builds on the CAPE Leaders Fellowship, which has now completed its eighth year as a […]