CNN Worldwide has tapped Otto Bell to oversee its creative marketing department.
03.02.2023 - 22:23 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Leading boutique firm, the Daniel Hoff Agency, is celebrating an impressive 30-year track record in entertainment via an expansion into Atlanta with a new office to be led by senior agents Renee Banks and Marta Parrillo.
Banks and Parrillo are both longtime veterans of the Daniel Hoff Agency who had previously been based in Los Angeles. The agency, with an established presence in both L.A. and New York, now looks to capitalize on the burgeoning hotbed of production in the South, with local agents to bring the personal touch that has been key to the firm’s growth over the decades.
Daniel Hoff Agency founder, Daniel Hoff, told Deadline: “Ten years ago, we seized the opportunity to open a Manhattan office with Dave Secor leading the charge, and in 2020, we expanded that New York presence as we brought on power Broadway and musical theater agents Dustin Flores and Marc Anthony Ferre. Now, with the explosive industry investment and growth in the South, planting our roots in Atlanta was an obvious next step for our clients and the agency.
“Our track record speaks for itself,” continued Hoff, “and we can’t wait to work closely with the extraordinary and diverse artists who live and work in this vibrant city.”
Added Banks and Parrillo: “We’re thrilled with the opportunity to expand our reach and have boots on the ground in this amazing community. We look forward to forging local, face-to-face relationships with clients, artists, and content creators.”
Representing clients across film, television and commercials, as well as some of Broadway’s biggest stars, the Daniel Hoff Agency boasts 20 agents across its three offices, with Garrett Hershey having recently been promoted to head up its commercial team. Leading
CNN Worldwide has tapped Otto Bell to oversee its creative marketing department.
Starz’s BMF has added Grammy winners 2 Chainz (The Enforcer) and Ne-Yo (Dance Monsters) to its Season 3 cast in recurring roles.
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Prepping for the big sale??
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Kim Zolciak-Biermann's home in Alpharetta, Georgia will soon hit the auction block following its foreclosure.According to a Fulton County notice of foreclosure posted Wednesday, Truist Bank will auction off the mansion on March 7 at the Fulton County Courthouse. According to the notice of foreclosure, as seen by ET, the foreclosure stems from Zolciak-Biermann and her husband, Kroy, defaulting on the $1.65 million loan they took out to buy the home on Oct.
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is rounding out the cast of The Pocketwatch (working title), a music- and dance-filled original movie sequel to the megahit Descendants franchise at Disney+. Production is underway in Atlanta.
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Playboy Carti is facing charges of aggravated assault after he allegedly choked his girlfriend during an apparent dispute in Fulton County, Georgia late last year. The news of this arrest and the allega
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