Freeform Promotes Jamila Hunter, Hires Former Quibi Docs Chief Jihan Robinson

For years the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked a tightrope—balancing his access to powerful Saudi Royals while pushing for reform in the kingdom—until the tightrope became a noose.

There’s still time to nab a record-breaking fish. A New Jersey angler caught what is expected to be a new state record during a chartered fishing trip off the coast of Cape May.

Unfolding with a sense of urgency that propelled his 2017 film “Icarus” to critical acclaim, and an Oscar win, Bryan Fogel’s follow-up “The Dissident,” which tracks the lead up to and fallout surrounding the Jamal Khashoggi assassination, is a propulsive call to action that stands as one of the best documentaries of the year.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAs 2020 lurches to a close, Columbia Records has given Sarah Mary Cunningham and John Salcedo some well-earned reasons to end it with a toast: They have both been given vice-president stripes, of publicity and digital marketing, respectively.Since joining Columbia in July of 2014, Cunningham has worked closely with Rosalia, Leon Bridges, the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” as well as TikTok superstar rapper PPcocaine, among

www.cubalibrerestaurant.com.Read More:New podcast ‘Rocky Horror Minute’ delves into the camp classic in bitesize chunksJonathan Bennett on bringing gay representation to Hallmark in ‘The Christmas House’‘This is Who I Am’ review: Woolly’s virtual Zoom dramaThese are challenging times for news organizations. And yet it’s crucial we stay active and provide vital resources and information to both our local readers and the world.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that officials will conduct a signature matching audit of absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County, a move that comes after weeks of pressure from President Trump and his supporters.

EXCLUSIVE: Innovative Artists is bolstering its ranks in alternative and unscripted with the hire of Rabih Gholam, who has worked at companies including 51 Minds, Ryan Seacrest Productions and Evolution Media.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sarah-Jane Stratford novel Radio Girls has been optioned by @nyindieguy productions’ Ira Deutchman. The book is a historical novel set in 1920’s London which combines actual events and characters with a fictional mystery at its center.

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, whose Senate runoff race in Georgia will help decide which party controls Congress’ upper chamber next year, is again facing criticism over controversial past comments.

Freeform has ordered a pilot for Single Drunk Female starring Your Honor’s Sofia Black-D’Elia and The Breakfast Club’s Ally Sheedy.

Highers have been cancelled next year following an announcement by the Scottish Government.John Swinney informed MSPs that a new model will be adopted for pupils based on teacher judgement.National 5 exams due to take place next year have already been cancelled, and Swinney has been under pressure to make the same decision on Higher and Advanced Highers.He previously said the impact of coronavirus-related disruption on school pupils in deprived areas weighed "heavily” on whether Higher exams

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAT&T CEO John Stankey asserted that the release of Warner Bros.’s full 2021 movie slate on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time will be a “win-win-win” — for WarnerMedia, consumers and partners.Stankey acknowledged criticism that AT&T and WarnerMedia have faced from theater owners: “I know there’s a lot of noise out in the market, people with different viewpoints.” He added, “Anytime you’re going to change a model, it’s going to create a degree of noise.”But

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFreeform has promoted Jamila Hunter to executive vice president of original programming and development, where she will oversee all scripted and unscripted development and current originals for the Disney-owned youth cabler.

EXCLUSIVE: German studio Leonine has hired former NBCU and Sky exec Patrick Phelan as Director of World Sales.

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Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, a new iteration of Chip and Joanna Gaines’ hugely popular HGTV renovation series, was announced as cornerstone of Magnolia Network, Discovery’s joint venture with the Gaineses. Exclusive to the multi-platform network, it was to premiere at the network’s launch, originally slated for Oct. 4 2020 and pushed to 2021 by the coronavirus pandemic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJennifer Biry has officially been named chief financial officer at WarnerMedia.As Variety reported in November, she will be replacing Pascal Desroches, who is moving into the role of chief financial officer for WarnerMedia’s parent company AT&T. Desroches is filling the shoes of former AT&T CFO John Stephens, who announced he will retire in March of 2021 after nearly three decades with the company.