ICM Promotes 14 to Agents Across Multiple Divisions

A former New York model met a tragic end, as 47-year-old Rebecca Landrith was murdered and her body dumped along a Pennsylvania interstate. Her remains were discovered on the morning of Sunday Feb.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMarisa Lauro-Norris, a 15-year veteran of Def Jam Recordings and its parent company, Universal Music, has been promoted to senior vice president of international marketing, it was announced today by interim chairman/CEO Jeff Harleston.  In her new role, Lauro-Norris will lead all inter­national marketing activities at the Def Jam label.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has promoted Jem Aswad  to Deputy Music Editor.Based in New York, Aswad joined Variety in April 2017 from Billboard.

Haley Bosselman editorCAA has promoted Albert Lee, Bryant Barile and Stephanie Smalling to agents in its motion picture literary department.

Creative Artists Agency has promoted Bryant Barile, Albert Lee and Stephanie Smalling to agents in its Los Angeles-based motion picture literary department, which directs CAA's film activities.

Clayton Davis The awards season’s uncertain times continue, and the Academy Awards have been planning for multiple scenarios for their annual telecast, which was pushed back two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LOS ANGELES -- The Bellator mixed martial arts promotion is moving to Showtime.Bellator will be televised exclusively on the premium cable network under terms of a new agreement announced Tuesday. Both Bellator and Showtime are owned by ViacomCBS.The telecast deal begins in April with the first in a series of Friday night events on Showtime, during which the promotion will launch a light heavyweight Grand Prix tournament.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFocus Features has elevated Kiska Higgs to president of production and acquisitions.In her new role, she will oversee the studio’s films and team across development, production and acquisition for domestic and international titles. Higgs will continue to work from the Focus Features headquarters in Los Angeles.Higgs, who previously served as executive VP of production and acquisitions at Focus, has worked at Universal for 15 years.

Focus Features has elevated Kiska Higgs to President of Production and Acquisitions.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the promotion of Roberto Larios to Agent just before the holidays last year, Verve has started the new year with the hire of Literary Agent Noah Ballard, expanding its Publishing team. The hire will also epxand its New York presence with Ballard being based in the agency’s New York offices.

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

NBC scripted casting chief Grace Wu has been upped to oversee casting across NBCUniversal’s entire television and streaming portfolio.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterVillage Roadshow Entertainment Group, the production company involved with films including “Joker” and Sandra Bullock’s “Ocean’s 8,” has promoted its longtime general counsel Kevin Berg.Berg’s expanded title will now include director, creative diversity and inclusion — with an eye toward content that appeals to LGBTQ+ individuals and other underrepresented groups worldwide.

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The team behind new PBS legal documentaryBelly of the Beasthas released a lyric video for the original song "See What You've Done," written by Mary J. Blige, Nova Way and DJ Camper and performed by Blige.