AT&T Inc. named Ann Sarnoff as the first woman to lead Warner Bros., filling a key vacancy created by the departure of Kevin Tsujihara following a sex scandal. Sarnoff is currently president of BBC Studios America and has more than 30 years of business and media experience, AT&T’s WarnerMedia division said on Monday. As chief executive officer of Warner Bros. she will oversee the worldwide operations, including film and TV production, marketing, distribution and interactive entertainment. The top post at Warner Bros. was the biggest opening in Hollywood and a prized role. The studio releases more than 30 films annually, including blockbuster superhero movies, and is a major producer of TV shows and video-game franchises. Sarnoff comes to Warner Bros. with a record spanning a variety of media and entertainment businesses, from Viacom Inc. to the NBA to Dow Jones to the BBC. She will officially join the company later this summer, working in Los Angeles. With the appointment, Sarnoff becomes one of the highest-ranking woman in Hollywood, overseeing the second-largest film studio and one of the largest producers of television programming. But she’s not alone. In October, Walt Disney Co. appointed Dana Walden to be chairman of the Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. And in June 2018, Amazon.com Inc. named Jennifer Salke, a longtime NBC executive, to run its in-house film and television studio. Tsujihara’s March exit came at a difficult moment for... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Sir Anthony Salz has been appointed as chairman of Bloomsbury. Salz will take over from Jeremy... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple may escape some of the penalties sought by the government in the ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Klipper, CEO of Barnes & Noble Inc.'s retail group, which includes its bookstores but not its Nook unit, sold about 67% of his shares of the company, according to an SEC filing late Monday.Mr. Klipper sold a total of about 400,996 shares for between $13.99 and $14.53 per share.He... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines International announced today that Arnaud de Puyfontaine has been appointed as managing director, Western Europe, of Hearst Magazines International. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Marina Warner is to chair the 2015 Man Booker International prize. The £60,000 prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Carrigan is stepping down as CEO of IDG Communications Worldwide, the company announced today. Carrigan will transition out of his role at the end of IDG's fiscal year, ending September 30, and will join the company's board of directors. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Morrison has been appointed as group HR director and Helena Peacock as group legal director... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Summit Media Group has named Joseph Angel its president and CEO. He takes over for co-founder Lloyd Ferguson who will remain as a consultant after heading the company for 20 years. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Cengage Learning c.e.o. Jill Jones has been appointed as an independent non-executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today’s tech titans are blessed with wondrous perks: company cars, private jets, even a free house for Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. But Russian oil titan Gazprom--one of the largest companies in the world--and its chief executive Alexey Miller, together have reached a new level: setting aside 119.7... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin US author community Book Country has appointed Lucy Silag as community & engagement... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch resigned after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter numbers. The bookstore chain also recently announced that it's seeking another company with which to produce the B&N Nook tablet devices. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Lynch has resigned as CEO of Barnes and Noble, while Michael Huseby has been appointed CEO of NOOK Media LLC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has appointed Colin Bettam, formerly vice-president of marketing at LG Electronics, to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With former Pottermore CEO Redmayne running HarperCollins UK, publishers wonder what his appointment foretells about the future of the book business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karen Ball, head of editorial at Working Partners, is to join Little, Brown as publisher for YA... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the completion of the merger between Penguin and Random House, CEO Markus Dohle announces the global senior executive team for the new Penguin Random House, which now controls around 25% of the trade book market in the US. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doug Ducate has announced his intention to step down as CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) by the end of 2013. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don Scales, iCrossing CEO, is leaving the company effective immediately and will be replaced by Brian Powley, who currently serves as North American president of the New York-based digital agency. Scales will take a buyout, per a source close to the situation, from parent Hearst Magazines,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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