Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Is Looking to Sell Itself Among Other Possible Options (Report)

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: ABC has announced a new lineup of stars set to round out the cast for its upcoming David E. Kelley thriller series Big Sky.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterMusic agents Jeffrey Hasson (pictured at right) and Matt Meyer have joined UTA.  Both arrive from Paradigm with Hasson based in Nashville and Meyer in Los Angeles.Hasson got his start at Monterey Peninsula Artists in 2005 and has worked with such artists as Young The Giant, Tori Kelly, Surfaces, Jamey Johnson, Dashboard Confessional, and Blues Traveler, among others.Meyer began his career at electronic dance music agency AM Only, which was later acquired by

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorUTA said Tuesday that it has hired music agents Jeffrey Hasson and Matt Meyer, who both had been at Paradigm. Hasson will join the leadership of the agency’s Nashville office, while Meyer will be based in Los Angeles.The latest moves in UTA Music’s ranks come less than two weeks after former WME Head of East Coast Music Samantha Kirby Yoh joined as co-head.

Jeffrey Epstein? That is a terrible thing.The silver-haired actor’s charmed life took on a bit of tarnish last week when social-media folk with partisan agendas began posting photos that purported to show Chris Wallace of Fox News on Epstein’s so-called Pedophile Island with its namesake child molester. The image depicted a handsome, affluent-looking, middle-aged man assisting Wallace onto a boat.

After already exploring the halls of Nurse Ratched’s house of horrors, as well as telling the story of another serial killer in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” Ryan Murphy is about to tell the story of another monster: Jeffrey Dahmer.

Ryan Murphy has set up his next limited series at Netflix and he’ll be following the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Ryan Murphy is continuing their tradition of bringing terrifying programming to the masses with a new limited series about the notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Netflix has greenlit Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story limited series from Murphy and Ian Brennan, according to Deadline.  Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) will co-star with Carl Franklin (Mindhunter) and Janet Mock (Pose) writing and directing the series.

Ryan Murphy is teaming up with Netflix to create a new limited series based on the life of the notorious serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer.

Will Thorne Staff WriterRyan Murphy has set up his next project at Netflix.The prolific Murphy and his producing partner Ian Brennan have received a greenlight from the streamer on a limited series titled “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”The series already has Richard Jenkins attached to star, as well as Janet Mock and Carl Frankin attached to direct. Mock will also serve as a writer on the series.“Monster” centers around Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America’s most notorious serial killers.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a limited series co-created by longtime collaborators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, has been greenlighted by Netflix, with Richard Jenkins co-starring, Carl Franklin (Mindhunter, The Leftovers) directing and Janet Mock (Pose, Hollywood) writing and directing.

There is some disappointing news for the BTS fans in South Korea. The group had previously planned to host an offline concert in Seoul, Map of the Soul ON:E, in Seoul next month.

James McClain Last month, former Dreamworks CEO-turned-founder of the struggling Quibi venture Jeffrey Katzenberg electrified L.A.’s luxury real estate market by inking a deal to sell his custom-built Beverly Hills home for $125 million in cash.

Short-form video startup Quibi is said to be exploring strategic options including a sale less than six months after its launch. The mobile-first service founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman is working with advisors to weigh several options, including raising more money and going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

To say 2020 has been a rough year for Quibi only paints half of the picture. Sure, company’s go through rough patches, as many are finding themselves in right now during the global pandemic.

WSJ report said Quibi is also considering other options, including another round of funding or going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.In a statement on the WSJ report, a company spokesperson said: “Quibi has successfully launched a new business and pioneered a new form of storytelling and state-of-the-art platform.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorQuibi, in its awards-season debut, picked up two acting trophies at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Thursday night.Both were for “#Freerayshawn,” a police drama from from executive producer Antoine Fuqua: Laurence Fishburne and Jasmine Cephas Jones won the acting awards in the short-form category.The first Emmy wins for Quibi, led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, don’t come as a surprise: The well-funded mobile streamer has paid handsomely for its originals