Julie McNamara Steps Down as Paramount+ Head of Programming

Laura Anderson and her boyfriend Dane Bowers have been moving at breakneck speed after they reconnected back in January following a three-year hiatus.The happy couple confirmed their relationship and moved into their dream home together in Dubai, and according to their Instagram, have been going from strength to strength.The pair, who recently revealed to OK! that they want to have children together soon, shared a sweet snap together on a boat out on the open ocean in the gorgeous Middle Eastern

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWhen Lauren Hadaway was working on “Justice League” in the sound department, she had time to kill between arduous reshoots on the gritty superhero adventure.With years of experience finessing sound and dialogue on a range of blockbusters and indies, including the jukebox musical “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again,” Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash,” Quentin Tarantino’s Western thriller “The Hateful Eight” and “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” she’d put out enough

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLisa Sugar, more than 16 years after launching PopSugar as an entertainment blog, has stepped away from day-to-day management of the brand.Leadership of PopSugar, which was acquired in the fall of 2019 by Discovery-backed Group Nine Media, will be assumed by Angelica Marden — herself a 15-year PopSugar veteran — who has been named president of PopSugar.Asked what Lisa Sugar’s role is moving forward, a Group Nine rep said, “Lisa is the founder of PopSugar and will

Davin has spent the past year overseeing marketing campaigns for Amazon titles like Eddie Murphy’s “Coming 2 America” and Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” which went on to earn two Oscar nominations. He was hired in April 2020 from Netflix, where he served as he served as VP of global creative marketing on films like “Roma” and “The Irishman.” He has also held senior marketing positions at Warner Bros.

Christian Davin is stepping down after a short stint as a top marketing executive at Amazon Studios, insiders tell Variety.He joined the company a little over a year ago and was serving as global head of comedy marketing. His last day is Friday.

Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, are opening up about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s recent interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Iris Knobloch, WarnerMedia’s president of France, Benelux, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is to leave the company after 25 years.

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Catching up with OK! over Zoom before their first photoshoot as a couple, Laura Anderson and Dane Bowers couldn’t be more smitten. Laura, the air hostess-turned-reality star, has decided to give her former boyfriend, Another Level singer Dane, a second chance after dumping him in 2018, when she found out he’d been cheating on her.

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Paramount TV Studios president Nicole Clemens is set to assume a bigger role at Paramount+. Clemens is in discussions to take over some of the duties left by outgoing head of programming Julie McNamara, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.Clemens, whose new role is not yet official, would not have the exact same role and title as McNamara.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterParamount Television head Nicole Clemens is seen as the likeliest candidate to oversee Paramount Plus’ content and programming strategy, according to sources familiar with the matter.The move comes after Paramount Plus head of programming Julie McNamara, a 15-year-veteran of ViacomCBS, announced her departure Thursday.Paramount declined to comment.More to come…

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAfter 15 years at CBS and now ViacomCBS, Paramount Plus head of programming Julie McNamara is departing the company.ViacomCBS President and CEO of streaming Tom Ryan shared the news with staff Thursday, and with a note from McNamara, who called it a “bittersweet moment.”“Working closely with my friend David Stapf, CBS Studios went from being a small boutique studio, to one of the most successful content suppliers in the world,” she wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: Julie McNamara, EVP and Head of Programming for Paramount+, is leaving after 15 years at CBS and ViacomCBS.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s the end of another era for American Idol.

published online, Zhang said his decision stems in part from the fact that “I lack some of the skills that make an ideal manager. I’m more interested in analyzing organizational and market principles, and leveraging these theories to further reduce management work, rather than actually managing people.