Amazon Installs Ukonwa Ojo As Chief Marketing Officer Of Prime Video, Amazon Studios

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios and Echo Lake Entertainment are adapting the NY Times’ bestseller I’ve Got Your Number by author Sophie Kinsella. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Jessica O’Toole are attached to pen the adaption.Dakota Fanning will produce along with Brittany Kahan Ward & Mary Jane Skalski of Echo Lake Entertainment as well Joey Plager and Freddie Highmore, through his Alfresco Pictures.

Natalie Oganesyan editorHoward University and Amazon Studios will continue the Howard Entertainment program, a partnership designed to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for Black and other marginalized students, for a second year.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHoward University and Amazon Studios are launching Howard Entertainment for the second consecutive year, a program designed to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for African-American students and other underrepresented populations to train and study alongside entertainment executives.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorWriter-producer Francesca Sloane (Atlanta, Fargo) has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios, and set her first project, a series based on the works of Anaïs Nin.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterChris Spadaccini, chief marketing officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment, is exiting his role at the company, Variety has confirmed.Spadaccini is an HBO veteran, having been with the company for 21 years upon the time of his departure. He was named CMO of WarnerMedia Entertainment in 2019.“My 21 years at HBO have been nothing short of an extraordinary experience,” Spadaccini said in a statement.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Chris Spadaccini, who spent two decades at HBO and became WarnerMedia Entertainment’s chief marketing officer in 2019, is exiting the company.His departure comes as WarnerMedia continues to undergo significant reshaping at the direction of CEO Jason Kilar, the former Hulu CEO and Amazon executive who took over in the spring.Spadaccini spearheaded campaigns for shows like Watchmen and Succession, which led HBO to a dominant showing at Sunday night’s Emmys.

Ozzy Osbourne is celebrating 40 years of his debut solo album, ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’, with a host of new content, merchandise and experiences.In addition to the previously announced expanded digital edition of the record, Osbourne has shared a newly created animated music video for ‘Crazy Train’ and is re-releasing the 2010 documentary 30 Years After the Blizzard in HD.Blizzard-themed merchandise has also landed in Osbourne’s online store, including a replica of the 1980 tour T-shirt, jumper, tour

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterBREAKING: In a competitive situation, Amazon has closed a deal with Berlanti Productions to produce untitled pic based on the acclaimed novel My Policeman with Harry Styles and Lily James in negotiations to star.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA filmed version of Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed, Tony-nominated Broadway play What the Constitution Means to Me will premiere Oct.

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Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has come on to produce the actioner All the Old Knives, starring Chris Pine and Thandie Newton.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAmazon Studios has tapped Lorenza Muñoz as senior global awards executive, Variety has learned.Muñoz joins the studio from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where she led the internal member relations and awards department.

Also Read: Amazon's 'Jack Reacher' Finds Its Jack ReacherBelow is Hopkins’ full memo announcing the new hire.Hello Team -I’m writing today to share some news. One of the world’s leading marketing executives, Ukonwa Ojo, is joining the Amazon team as Chief Marketing Officer, Prime Video and Amazon Studios.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMarketing veteran Ukonwa Ojo has been named CMO of Amazon’s Prime Video and Amazon Studios, joining the ecommerce giant’s entertainment division from chief marketing post at MAC Cosmetics.Ojo is responsible for leading global brand and originals marketing, reporting directly to Mike Hopkins, SVP of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, who joined the company in February.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorThe overhaul of WarnerMedia continues, with Jay Levine earning a promotion to a top strategy role and digital chief Tomas Gewecke heading to the exit.The moves come as the company’s Studios and Networks Group, a key element of CEO Jason Kilar’s restructuring plan, takes shape.Levine’s new position, Chief Strategy Officer and EVP Business Operations, is a new one for the organization.

Jay Levine has been promoted to chief strategy officer and executive vice president of business operations for WarnerMedia’s newly formed Studios and Networks Group, the company announced Thursday.In his new role, Levine (above left) will report directly to Ann Sarnoff, head of the Studios and Networks Group to “develop, modify and execute the operational structure and long-term plans as part of the broader restructuring of WarnerMedia,” according to the company.