Landmark Theatres Appoints Former MLB, NFL Exec Scott Kleckner as Chief Operating Officer

EXCLUSIVE: Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, announced today the promotion of Morgan Selzer to Chief Content and Studios Officer.

K.J. Yossman BBC Studios, the broadcaster’s commercial arm, has appointed its general counsel Martyn Freeman to the position of chief operating officer.As general counsel, Freeman already oversees BBC Studio’s business and legal affairs, global operations, compliance and risk.

BBC Studios’ new CEO Tom Fussell has promoted the producer/distributor’s General Counsel Martyn Freeman to Chief Operating Officer.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and musician Eliot Sumner (No Time to Die) has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Andrew Scott and Johnny Flynn in Ripley, Showtime’s drama series based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling quintet of Tom Ripley novels, from The Night Of’s Steven Zaillian.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has named Dave Rocco to the newly created role of chief creative officer, label founders Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman announced on Wedesday. According to the announcement, Rocco “will bring his creative vision, innovative thinking and strategic expertise to Republic and its world-class roster of artists.”“In many ways, Dave is an artist trapped in an executive’s body,” said Monte Lipman.

BBC Studios has appointed former WarnerMedia exec Cecilia Persson to head up its children’s division, which is shifting from being an in-house BBC team to operating under the commercial outfit.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAlamo Drafthouse, the quirky Texas-based movie theater chain, has appointed Michael Kustermann as chief experience officer.In his new role, Kustermann will lead Alamo Drafthouse’s experience team, which includes marketing, digital and guest experience.“We’re so excited to bring Michael on board to our growing team,” said Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor.

“Honestly, when I look across our country and see what diversity, equity and inclusion is demanding of organizations across the country, there’s so much of how the HFPA has been approaching this that I think is really wonderful,” new Hollywood Foreign Press Association chief diversity officer Neil Phillips says of the much tainted Golden Globes-presenting group. “I mean this is an organization that got called out because of missteps, transgression, and deservedly so.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAfter spending much of this year promising and then implementing various reforms, the first test of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.’s evolution may come on Dec. 13.

Director Scott Cooper and Oscar-winner Christian Bale are reuniting on the Gothic thriller “The Pale Blue Eye.” The Netflix project follows a series of murders at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, in 1830.

Landmark Theatres will be entering into a long-term lease one of the former Arclight Cinemas locations, that being the Glen Town Center in Gleview, IL.

Ridley Scott revealed Idris Elba had a terrifying moment while shooting “American Gangster”.

EXCLUSIVE: Landmark Theatres chairman and owner Charles S. Cohen has appointed veteran operations executive Scott Kleckner as Landmark’s Chief Operating Officer.

Chuck D has published an open letter in defence of Travis Scott in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, arguing that it is the responsibility of promoters and not artists to ensure the safety of people attending shows and festivals.Ten people died and hundreds more were injured after a crowd surge occurred during Scott’s headline set at the latest edition of the Astroworld event that he founded, which was staged at Houston’s NRG Park on 5 Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Glenn (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Leftovers), Colin Ford (Captain Marvel, We Bought a Zoo), Joelle Carter (The Big Ugly, Justified), country music star Randy Houser and newcomer Jesse Berry are joining Dennis Quaid in The Hill, the family drama penned by Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers) and the late Scott Marshall Smith (The Score, Men of Honor), who passed away in December.

The Office.The detail was revealed in new book Welcome To Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History Of The Office, written by the show’s star Briam Baumgartner alongside executive producer Ben Silverman.Carell, who played Michael Scott in Greg Daniels’ US reboot of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s beloved sitcom, was apparently discouraged by Rudd from auditioning.“Ugh, don’t do it,” Rudd said, according to the book. “Bad, bad move.

Nike has postponed the release of its Air Max shoe collaboration with Travis Scott in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy. At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of others left injured after a crowd crush at the event in Houston, Texas, earlier this month.

Nvidia thinks that the chip shortage is going to last long into next year, according to an interview.First spotted by PCGamer, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke to Yahoo Finance about what to expect from 2022 in regards to chip shortages. “I think that through the next year, demand is going to far exceed supply,” he noted.