Joe Gorga is sharing his side of the story about what went down between Jennifer Aydin and him at this year’s BravoCon!
27.10.2022 - 17:31 / deadline.com
Athan Stephanopoulos has been tapped by CNN to serve as executive vice president and chief digital officer of CNN Worldwide.
There has been much speculation as to who CNN Worldwide chairman and CEO Chris Licht would select for the key leadership role. Stephanopoulos, who has been with Vox Media’s NowThis for the past eight years, will oversee digital editorial, product, technology, business operations and innovation strategies. He will report to Licht. He succeeds Andrew Morse, who departed last spring with the shuttering of CNN+.
Licht said in a statement that Stepanopoulos’ “vision for digital journalism, alongside his leadership and business acumen, is exactly what we need to build CNN’s digital future.”
Wendy Brundige, who had been interim leader of the network’s digital operation, will become senior VP of CNN Digital Worldwide.
Stephanopoulos’ appointment comes as CNN braces for a round of cost cutting and layoffs. Licht sent out a memo on Wednesday warning staffers of “unsettling” changes following a review of network operations. Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of CNN, said that it expects to incur to incur up to $1.1 billion in organization restructuring costs, including “severance, retention, relocation, and other related costs.” But Licht noted that CNN has already restructured its digital team and “are investing significantly in the product.”
Stephanopoulos served as president of NowThis, which is aimed at Gen Z and Millennial audiences, something that all networks are craving to reach given the older-skewing audiences of the linear cable network. Stephanopoulos also was founder and CEO of Cliptamatic, a social video distribution platform, which NowThis acquired in 2014. He also is a lifetime member of
Joe Gorga is sharing his side of the story about what went down between Jennifer Aydin and him at this year’s BravoCon!
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is not saying troubled Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is anti-semitic.
Rock documentary Meet Me In The Bathroom grossed $85,683 in four locations for a per screen average of $21,421 in week one, a milestone for the indie distributor. Two of four screenings were one night only, sold-out events at The Fonda in LA and Webster Hall in NY (live performances by The Moldy Peaches, Adam Green, Wah Together)
After selecting director David Leitch (“Bullet Train,” “Deadpool 2”) to helm their first “Fast & Furious” spinoff film “Hobbs & Shaw,” Universal Pictures is reuniting with the action-focused filmmaker for a feature film version of the ’80s series “The Fall Guy.” An impressive collection of actors has already been assembled, with Ryan Gosling (“Blade Runner 2049”), Emily Blunt (“Edge of Tomorrow”), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Bullet Train”) attached to the project.
EXCLUSIVE: Longtime APA literary agent Adam Perry has been promoted to Partner.
It’s not uncommon for a major news event to spawn multiple TV and film projects. Often, these are welcomed because it’s always interesting to watch different filmmakers and writers take a stab at a major news event.
Angela Russo-Otstot has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at AGBO, the film and television studio co-founded by Anthony and Joe Russo.Russo-Otstot, the company’s current president of creative, will continue to oversee development of all of AGBO’s projects. In her new role, she will expand her purview to physical production, marketing and story development and will still report to AGBO co-founder Mike Larocca.“Angela has been a critical part of the success of AGBO over the past several years.
British actor Henry Cavill (“The Witcher“) made waves recently by announcing his official return to the Superman role with early development on a sequel to “Man of Steel.” But that’s not the only thing on the horizon as he’s already teamed with director Matthew Vaughn (“The Kingsman” franchise) on the Apple franchise-starter “Argylle” which could give the streaming service its own run of blockbuster-level spy films.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is almost out in the world. Already seen by critics, including yours truly, the Marvel film is action-packed and fierce, yes.
There’s a new showrunner at the helm of HBO Max’s The Batman prequel series about Arkham Asylum. The Staircase creator Antonio Campos has been tapped to serve as showrunner-executive producer and also will direct on the series, Deadline has confirmed.
Even though “Black Adam” hasn’t even officially hit theaters yet, there’s already lots of buzz about the film’s end-credits scene. So, a spoiler alert if it’s not apparent to the reader what that scene entails: Henry Cavill returns as Superman to stare down Dwayne Johnson‘s Black Adam.
Joe Gorga and Jennifer Aydin had it out hours after a BravoCon 2022 event wrapped! And the network is NOT happy about it!
José Lopez from Puerto Rico was crowned Mr Gay World 2022 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on Saturday night.
Love Island exes Adam Collard and Paige Thorne awkwardly dodged each other behind-the-scenes at the National Television Awards, an onlooker has exclusively told OK! . The pair, who called time on their romance after "cheating" accusations, both attended the showbiz event on Thursday evening, but couldn't have been further apart. Our onlooker explained that Paige, 24, was at one side of the room, while Adam, 26, was at the other with a mystery blonde.
EXCLUSIVE: Former Navy Seal Jason Cabell has been tapped to direct an episode of the Paramount+ series SEAL Team‘s sixth season. The completed episode, which was shot in Los Angeles and in Jordan, is set to air early in November.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s criminal record has been wiped clean. After completing the terms of his no-jail plea deal in his Manhattan sex abuse case, the "Jerry Maguire" star had his charge downgraded Thursday to second-degree harassment for kissing a woman against her will at a nightclub in 2018. Prosecutor Coleen Balbert said Thursday Gooding had completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling, allowing him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a harassment violation. Balbert said she has received "positive reports for the last six months" from Gooding’s therapist.
3RD UPDATE: Cuba Gooding Jr. will receive no jail time in his forcible touching case after pleading guilty to a lesser charge today in Manhattan Criminal Court and complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April. Gooding replaced his misdemeanor plea with a plea to a noncriminal harassment violation and faces no additional penalties.