CAA Taps Hilary Krane As Chief Legal Officer

ABC Signature has found its new comedy chief.

Jeremy Doig has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer for Disney Streaming. There, he will lead the technology organization and global technology strategy for The Walt Disney Company’s portfolio of direct-to-consumer streaming services.

North West might be “Encanto”‘s biggest fan.

Funny Girl arrived on Broadway to a full house last week, selling out its first preview at the August Wilson Theatre.

Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins has just made it effective that the studio’s COO Andrew Gumpert will be taking on the additional oversee of Nickelodeon Studios.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAnnapurna’s chief content officer Sue Naegle is stepping down from her post, Variety has confirmed.The show business veteran had served as Annapurna CEO Megan Ellison’s top content executive for nearly six years, and helped buttress the indie company through the pandemic and other periods of great uncertainty. Naegle is said to be focusing on her forthcoming slate as a producer, and some of those projects were developed and will continue at Annapurna. Insiders close to the company said that Naegle will not be replaced, and the current leadership structure will move to absorb her duties.

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Naegle is leaving Annapurna after five and a half years at Megan Ellison’s film and TV company, most recently as Chief Content Officer, overseeing film as well two divisions she has been instrumental in launching, television and theater. Naegle’s departure is said to be amicable and she is expected to focus on producing, including a number projects she put in development while at Annapurna.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTV streaming provider FuboTV announced Henry Ahn, a longtime television executive most recently at TelevisaUnivision, has been hired to the newly created position of chief business officer.Ahn will start in early April at the company’s New York City headquarters and report directly to David Gandler, co-founder and CEO. In conjunction with this appointment, Ahn will give up his current role on FuboTV’s board of directors after joining the board in July 2020.Also Friday, FuboTV announced that Julie Haddon, an owner of the NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars and a former NFL exec, has been named to its board of directors.

Once a Raven, always a Raven! Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz appeared together on screen for the first time since One Tree Hill on the Wednesday, March 23, episode of Good Sam, and snuck in a few references for their diehard fans.

All but six of the current 22 Broadway productions filled more than 90% of their available seats last week, and most of the ones that didn’t hit that mark came close, according to the first detailed box office figures released this season by the Broadway League.

While the threat of another industry-crippling COVID-19 wave still looms, the end of this past winter’s Omicron surge has given new hope to indie and specialty distributors trying to get moviegoers back into arthouses. But like the wider blockbuster scene, the biggest specialty success was driven by younger moviegoers with “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which scored another victory for Sony’s import wing Crunchyroll.

What's next for Jussie Smollett after his release from jail on Wednesday? Several legal experts gave their opinions in interviews with Fox News Digital. Smollett was granted a release on bond from the Cook County Jail in Illinois pending the appeal of his conviction.

Broadway box office last week rebounded from the previous week’s slip, gaining 13% in receipts and 10% in attendance. In all, the 20 productions grossed  $22,375,926.

Chicago’s top prosecutor, state’s attorney Kim Foxx, says the justice system failed disgraced actor Jussie Smollett, who was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate hoax crime.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning country star Maren Morris was on turbo speed after her first two records, scoring multi-platinum hits and crossover success with songs like “The Middle” and “The Bones."But as she heads back on tour after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic and becoming a mother, she's just not ready for arenas, even if she's likely to sell out.“My outlook and strategy from the get go, even with my first record, was like, do the underplay as long as you can and not overshoot too quickly,” said Morris.

Jussie Smollett learned his fate Thursday after a judge delivered the terms of his sentence following a contentious four hours in a Chicago courtroom. Mere minutes after being ordered into custody to begin serving 150 days in jail, the actor addressed the court one last time – despite the fact he said prior to having his sentence read that he had nothing to say. The former "Empire" star, 39, stood up and affirmed his innocence in a passionate declaration to Cook County Judge James Linn, saying, "I'm not suicidal." "I respect you, your honor," Smollett said as he placed his hands together in a gesture toward the bench.

Galatt was first VP of advertising sales, and then promoted to president of advertising sales for the AMG Global Syndication division. In his newly-elevated position, Galatt will continue to be responsible for advertising, sponsorships, and new business development across the full portfolio of the AMG broadcast syndication, television networks, and digital platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Welsh network S4C’s new Chief Content Officer has issued a call for collaboration to “global streamers and respected U.S. heavyweight broadcasters.”

Broadway box office took a 14% stumble last week, with total receipts for the 19 productions dropping to $19,746,606 from the previous week’s sturdier $23,004,259. Total attendance was down by the same percentage, to 153,269.