Endeavor Content Names Former CBS All Access Exec Eric Pertilla as VP, TV Development and Production

Liesl Copland— a partner atEndeavor Content— has joined Participant media to focus on how the company's slate of projects can bebest placed in the ever-changing global distribution infrastructure. Copland, wholed the Non-Scripted Advisory practice focusing onfeature documentaries and premium non-fiction series atEndeavor, will join Participant in the newly established role of executive vp of content and platform strategy.

If you want to speak truth to power, then write a story. That was Aaron Sorkin’s message at the 2017 WGA Awards when he picked up his Paddy Chayefsky honor.

Former Endeavor Content Partner and EVP Liesl Copland is joining Participant in the newly created role of EVP Content and Platform Strategy.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterParticipant has tapped Endeavor Content veteran Liesl Copland to step into the newly established role of executive vice president of content and platform strategy, where she will be tasked with designing and implementing how the company’s film and TV slate fits into the global distribution infrastructure.Copland will oversee all sales and guide the company’s strategic options for all properties, working cross-functionally with exec VPs of narrative film Anikah McLaren

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAwards season contender “News of the World” is a departure for director Paul Greengrass after such high-adrenaline contempo movies as his Jason Bourne trio and “22 July.” He reunites with “Captain Phillips” star Tom Hanks in Universal’s Western about Captain Kidd, a man delivering the news to towns in Texas, accompanied by the orphan Johanna.

Connor Schell, ESPN's former executive vp of content, is launching a new unscripted content studio backed by Peter Chernin's Chernin Entertainment. Schell will serve as CEO of the still-unnamed studio which will "produce high quality, culturally relevant, non-fiction storytelling both inside and outside of the sports world," per the company.

Connor Schell, the former ESPN content chief who left the Disney-owned sports network last year, is setting up a non-scripted studio with Chernin Entertainment.

EXCLUSIVE: LL Cool J’s hip-hop brand for music, content and Black culture has named former BET executive James Cuthbert as President to oversee the growth of the company. Cuthbert will report to LL Cool J who will remain as CEO.

“I think often what can happen with period pieces, as well as Westerns, is they just get kind of fancy—and sometimes, it works for the story. But when you look at pictures from the time period of towns all over the U.S., on the edge of things, things were rough. No one was worrying about having the perfect colored front door.” — David Crank

CBS All Access crashed for many users ahead of the kickoff for Super Bowl LV. The app, run by Super Bowl broadcaster CBS, was not working ahead of the start of the game for users trying to join the live stream.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVViewers looking to stream the Super Bowl took a blindside hit Sunday.As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicked off against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday ViacomCBS’ streaming app, CBS All Access, experienced technical issues and outages for customers.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWME and the WGA have finally come to terms on a settlement that will allow WME to resume representing writers after a nearly two-year standoff with the guild.The WGA is expected to announce the pact later today.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterEric Pertilla is joining Endeavor Content to become its vice president of television development and production.He was most recently director of original content at CBS All Access for the past two years, where he oversaw Richard Linklater series “That Animal Rescue Show” and led development of “The Twilight Zone,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “The Good Fight,” and “Texas 6.”“Endeavor Content presents a tremendous opportunity to work with one of the industry’s most

Eric Pertilla will join Endeavor Content as its new Vice President, Television Development and Production.

Erika Jayne‘s estranged husband, Tom Girardi, has been placed under a temporary conservatorship, with his brother Robert being appointed to take control of his daily activities and personal care on Monday, February 1.

Donald Trump, has a book deal.Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that his book, currently untitled, was expected to come out in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor Content and Ink Factory are developing and co-producing a series adaptation of Yasmin Angoe’s anticipated debut novel Her Name Is Knight. The seven-figure deal was brokered by UTA in a competitive situation.

Former Yale Productions director of development Russ Posternak has launched Post Film, a new film production and financing company. Posternak becomes president of the indie production banner looking to work with in-demand writers, directors and stars.

EXCLUSIVE: Mira Sorvino is developing a series to help the survivors of human trafficking.