Christina Davis Steps Down as Starz President of Original Programming

Britney Spears’ conservatorship may not have ended after her heartbreaking testimony but people who are involved and somehow contributing are clearing the way to make the pop icon’s life easier.

New Pictures CEO Charlie Pattinson has decided to step down, eight years after co-founding the All3Media-owned company behind Sky/HBO series Catherine The Great.

HYBE, best known as the company behind K-pop juggernauts BTS, is stepping down form his role in order to focus on producing music.On July 1, HYBE announced the change is part of a company-wide restructuring of the agency to “accelerate global operations,” according to a press statement, per Variety.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterStarz has added five actors in recurring roles to its upcoming Watergate series “Gaslit.”Allison Tolman (“Fargo,” “Why Women Kill”), Chris Bauer (“The Wire,” “True Blood”), J.C. MacKenzie (“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “October Faction”), Hamish Linklater (“Legion,” “The Big Short”), and Chris Messina (“The Mindy Project,” “Argo”) have all joined the series.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBang Si-hyuk is stepping down from his role as CEO of HYBE, which was formerly called Big Hit Entertainment) as a part of a major restructuring of leadership at the company that launched BTS, one of the biggest groups in the world.However, he will remain with the company as chairman of its board of direcetors, and will focus on music production “which is his area of expertise,” according to a HYBE rep reported in Music Business Worldwide.The new CEO is Park Ji-won,

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDean Winters has joined the “Joe Exotic” series at Peacock in the role of Jeff Lowe.Fans of the hit Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” will recall that Lowe became Exotic’s business partner and ally in his fight against Carole Baskin before eventually turning on him.Winters is the latest addition to the already stacked cast of “Joe Exotic.” He joins previously announced series leads Kate McKinnon, who will play Baskin, and John Cameron Mitchell, who will play Exotic.

Peacock will launch a Tokyo Olympics destination on July 15 featuring live coverage of some the games’ biggest events, including gymnastics, track and field and the U.S. men’s basketball team’s pursuit of their fourth straight gold.

Chrissy Teigen is stepping down from the newly launched Safely brand.

Ubisoft Massive’s managing director David Polfeldt has announced he will be stepping down from his role on July 1.In a statement posted to the studio’s blog, Polfeldt said that he will be taking a six-month sabbatical before returning to Ubisoft in a new strategic role. His replacement has not been announced yet but has already been decided, according to Axios.

February report completed by the cable network and UCLA.Before Starz, Davis served as executive vice president, Drama Series Development, CBS Entertainment, a role she held from 2009 – 2017. She co-founded the television production company Maniac Productions, with writer-producer Michael Seitzman in 2017, based at ABC Studios.Deadline was first to report on Davis.

EXCLUSIVE: Christina Davis has stepped down from her post as President Of Original Programming at Starz after a little over a year. I hear Davis just informed her team of her decision.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Dangerous Liaisons” series at Starz has added over a dozen actors to its cast.Lesley Manville, Carice van Houten, Michael McElhatton, Paloma Faith, Koshar Ali, Nathanael Saleh, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Hilton Pelser, Mia Threapleton, Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Lucy Cohu, Fisayo Akinade, Maria Friedman, and Clare Higgins will all appear in the series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDisney Plus will now starting releasing its original series episodes on Wednesdays instead of Fridays, the streamer announced.The news comes on the heels of the launch of the Marvel Studios series “Loki” on the platform, which has now released two episodes on Disney Plus as of June 16.According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the decision will apply to all scripted, unscripted, and animated series going forward.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Waltons: Homecoming” special at CW has added ten new cast members.Ben Lawson, Marcelle LeBlanc, Christian Finlayson, Tatum Matthews, Samuel Goergen, Callaway Corrick, Rebecca Koon, Alpha Trivette, Marilyn McCoo, and Billy Davis Jr. will all star in the special.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLisa Sugar, more than 16 years after launching PopSugar as an entertainment blog, has stepped away from day-to-day management of the brand.Leadership of PopSugar, which was acquired in the fall of 2019 by Discovery-backed Group Nine Media, will be assumed by Angelica Marden — herself a 15-year PopSugar veteran — who has been named president of PopSugar.Asked what Lisa Sugar’s role is moving forward, a Group Nine rep said, “Lisa is the founder of PopSugar and will