Gary Marsh to Exit as Disney Branded Television President, Chief Creative Officer

Juli Reding, an actress known for turns in films including Tormented and Mission in Morocco, along with numerous guest-starring TV appearances, has died. She was 85.

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Mark Cuban, billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, Shark Tank star and early Internet entrepreneur, is announcing the launch of his latest media venture, a mobile interactive storytelling platform called Fireside.

Married At First Sight UK's Luke Dawson and Morag Crichton had an explosive argument during Monday's reunion as it was revealed their relationship hadn't worked out since the show. Luke, 36, and Morag, 31, had decided to recommit to one another at the final vow renewal ceremony, which aired last week.

Mark Ciardi is joining sports content studio, game1, as the company’s President & Chief Content Officer. His mandate is to aggressively expand both the scripted and unscripted division of game1, as well as focusing on the company’s growing list of athlete and team partnerships, podcasts, branded content, and the burgeoning NIL space.

Movie theater advertising network National CineMedia has named former Allen Media Group executive Ronnie Ng as chief financial officer.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Ayo Davis, who most recently served as the EVP, creative development and strategy at Disney Branded Television, has been promoted to president by Peter Rice, chairman of Disney General Entertainment.

Once again, Disney has reached within to fill a top job on the TV side. Ayo Davis, most recently EVP, Creative Development and Strategy for Disney Branded Entertainment, has been promoted to President of the division.

Kevin Hart and F. Gary Gray will team up on the heist film “Lift” for Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.The spec script, written by Dan Kunka, was acquired by the streamer in March.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Hart and director F. Gary Gray are set to team for the first time on Lift, a heist film that Netflix acquired last March as a spec script by Dan Kunka. Production will begin at the top of the year. The film is produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures, Matt Reeves and Adam Kassan for 6th & Idaho, and Hart and Brian Smiley for HartBeat Productions.

Kevin Hart and F. Gary Gray will team up on the heist film “Lift” for Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.The spec script, written by Dan Kunka, was acquired by the streamer in March.

investigations by the Security and Exchange Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the past four months. CEO Bobby Kotick (pictured above) in his statement said they are cooperating with all investigations and “there is no place anywhere” in the company for discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind.Earlier this week the SEC launched in investigation into the company that included allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination.

EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Gould, who was previously chief creative officer at Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group, has set up his own unscripted production company, backed by 3BMG.

It’s the end of an era for Disney’s kids and family programming. Gary Marsh will be ending his 33-year executive tenure at the company when he steps down as President and Chief Creative Officer of Disney Branded Television at the end of 2021.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorGary Marsh, the longtime head of Disney Channels who steered such franchises as “High School Musical,” “Descendants,” “Phineas and Ferb” and “Gravity Falls,” will transition at year’s end to a production pact with the studio.Marsh is one of the most well-liked executives on the Disney lot, respected for his long tenure in shaping programming for Disney’s signature cable outlets.

MRC has named former Shondaland VP of Brand Marketing and Communications Kristin Robinson the media company’s new SVP of Communications, while elevating Emily Spence to Chief Communications Officer.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMRC has promoted Emily Spence to the role of chief communications officer, with Kristin Robinson also joining the company as senior vice president of communications.In her new role, Robinson will oversee external communications across MRC’s portfolio of television, film, non-fiction and live/alternative programming.

in the journal iScience.Study authors were able to determine ancient fashion trends based on 62 bone tools they found in a Moroccan cave, some of which appear to have been used not for food but creating garments.“I wasn’t expecting to find them. I was studying this assemblage initially to look at the animal bones to reconstruct the human diet,” lead author and postdoctoral scientist Emily Yuko Hallett told CNN.