Former CAA Agent David Neumann Launches Animation Management Company Newmation

Discovery CEO David Zaslav, days after unveiling Discovery+, said the company had been “quietly and methodically” stockpiling content for several years and honing its IP for the last five to eventually launch its own service in a crowded market where it thinks it has distinct advantages.

WGA West David Young has given a blow-by-blow description of how talks with WME and CAA failed so far to produce an agreement. The goal was to allow the two agencies to become franchised by the guild and end their long-running legal battle over packaging fees and agency affiliations with corporately related production entities.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes knows exactly the type of pressure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under. Moyes is one of Solskjaer's predecessors in the Manchester United hotseat.

Natalie Oganesyan editorOutfest’s holiday fundraiser “’Twas the Night Before Give-Mas” on Monday night featured appearances by prominent LGBTQIA+ leaders and creatives, including Wilson Cruz, Margaret Cho, Charlie Carver, Candis Cayne, Alexandra Billings and “Veneno” star Jedet.The evening helped raise funds for Outfest initiatives, including OutSet, a joint collaboration with the Los Angeles LGBT Center that empowers queer youth to share stories through film; the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project,

EXCLUSIVE: While President-elect Joe Biden has yet to announce his pick for CIA director, an array of names has been highlighted, and among them is Darrell M. Blocker -- one of the highest-serving persons of color to have served in the clandestine service, Fox News has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Growing German studio Leonine has confirmed the appointment of former Red Arrow Studios exec Nina Etspüler to the role of Head of Entertainment Development and revealed key details about her role.

David Dinkins, who served as New York City's first and only Black mayor during the 1990s, has died at 93. Dinkins' health aide found him unresponsive in his Lenox Hill apartment Monday night, the New York Post reported. The NYPD confrimed the report.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing Finding Forrester, a drama series based on the 2000 Gus Van Sant movie, which starred the late Sean Connery.

Astro, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Ghost Of Tsushima were three of Sony’s biggest new IPs on the PlayStation 4. Ryan particularly highlighted Ghost Of Tsushima as a title that “outperformed everybody’s expectations.”In an interview with GQ, Ryan said that new IPs require much more investment from the publisher in order to be successful.

Former CAA motion picture agent David Neumann has launched Newmation, a management company for film and TV animation creators. Neumann's initial clients include Oscar winner Hugh Welchman (Loving Vincent), Anita Doron (The Breadwinner) and Gary Trousdale (Beauty and The Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeBunim-Murray Prods. chairman/CEO Gil Goldschein is leaving after a 20-year run at the pioneering unscripted production company.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: In the latest high-profile exit from UK agency Troika (now known as YMU Drama and Comedy), the firm’s Director & Head Of Comedy Sophie Chapman has joined management outfit 42.Respected rep Chapman spent six years at Troika and before that 12 years at Avalon.

A new online platform for Black content and creators is set to launch next year with buy-in from a stable of top talent. Blacktag is preparing the early 2021 debut of its platform, which will include both user-generated and premium produced content, with $3.75 million in backing led by Connect Ventures, the investment group launched by CAA and New Enterprise Associates.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Actor and Grammy-winning recording artist Kid Cudi (aka Scott Mescudi) has teamed with Dennis Cummings and Karina Manashil to found production and music management company Mad Solar with the backing of Bron, which provides corporate back office and production support, including financing, marketing, and sales.“Beyond excited to be launching my production company Mad Solar and partnering with Bron, whose creative vision and storytelling has

The moment Disney started making live-action remakes of its classic animated movies, it instantly became inevitable that they would one day remake “Lilo & Stitch.” We knew we would one day have to witness the horror of a photorealistic Stitch interacting with actual humans, and it seems like not even a pandemic could stop the house of mouse. Turns out, not only is the “Lilo & Stitch” remake very much alive and in development, but Jon M.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav forecasts high demand for his soon-to-launch direct to consumer streaming service, to be unveiled in December, because of a specific viewer: His mother. "I had to go to my mom's house to get her on Disney+ so she could watch Hamilton.