Atlanta Launches Production Assistant Training Program

Angelique Jackson United Talent Agency (UTA) and its partner company Klutch Sports Group have announced plans to establish a new base of operations in Atlanta. The move makes UTA the first major talent agency to establish a significant on-the-ground presence in the city, and the new office will add to UTA’s network in Beverly Hills, Nashville, New York, and London.“Atlanta is an epicenter of sports, music, art, business and culture,” UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said, announcing the move.

UTA is expanding to Atlanta, billing its full-service presence in the burgeoning entertainment and sports market as a first for any major Hollywood agency.

Broadcaster Gray Television has acquired Third Rail Studios, a film and TV production facility in Georgia, from Integral Group for $27.5 million.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is investing £1.2 million ($1.6 million) in a new careers initiative for the U.K.

TV writers/producers Tanya Saracho (Vida), Mike Royce (One Day at a Time), and Liz Hsiao Lan Alper (Day of the Dead), along with the Writers Guild Foundation, have announced graduates of the inaugural class of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program.

Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the East Coast of the U.S., devastating Louisiana — where millions are without electricity — and causing severe flooding as far away as New York City.

Gregg Leakes was a businessman who was the husband of NeNe Leakes, a star of “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”Leakes was a real estate investor who married NeNe Leakes twice – first in 1997, and again in 2013 after a 2011 divorce. He began appearing on “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alongside his wife in 2008, continuing to appear through 2019.

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Nene Leakes' husband Gregg has died at the age of 66, it has sadly been confirmed. Gregg has been battling colon cancer, and passed away on Wednesday, his publicist confirmed in a statement.

Gregg Leakes, who appeared on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta with his wife, NeNe Leakes, had died. He was 66. The family’s publicist and friend, made the announcement in a statement to Deadline but did not provide details.

Gregg Leakes has sadly died.

Jordan Moreau Gregg Leakes, NeNe Leakes’ husband who appeared on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” with her, has died after battling cancer, his family’s publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 66.“Today the Leakes family is in deep pain with a broken heart.

As Atlanta Black Pride prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, it is important to acknowledge the roots of the annual celebration. We were founded and formed in 1996 by a group of six friends who set out to fill a void of inclusion and diversity in the Atlanta metro.

Following on ABC’s announcement that Olympic gymnast Suni Lee and teen pop sensation JoJo Siwa will be the first two celebs to join the 30th season of “Dancing With the Stars”, a new report is claiming that a familiar face from the “Real Housewives” franchise will be dancing it up alongside them.

EXCLUSIVE: The BFFoundation, the nonprofit organization formed late last year to produce the Geena Davis-chaired Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas, is launching a production company that like the foundation and fest will champion women and inclusive voices in filmmaking.

NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Imagine Exhibitions today announced that Downton Abbey: The Exhibition will open in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, September 25. The exhibition will be held at Perimeter Pointe in Sandy Springs for a limited engagement.

Kanye West is giving fans an inside look into his life with every listening event he does for his upcoming album, . At Thursday's event at Chicago's Soldier Field, fans were left in awe once again when the 44-year-old rapper seemingly lit himself on fire, staged a mock wedding with his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian West, and featured cameos by DaBaby and Marilyn Manson.

Martin Freeman has been spotted on the set of the upcoming movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever!