MRC Names Kristin Robinson SVP Communications; Emily Spence Promoted To Chief Communications Officer

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicRCA Records has a new head of publicity. Jamie Abzug, who first joined the company in 2004 as an assistant in the publicity department, and most recently served as vice president of publicity, has been promoted to senior vice president at the Sony Music company.Leaving RCA are Mika El-Baz and Sarah Weinstein-Dennison.

Talia Parkinson-Jones has been named executive producer of NBC’s Today with Hoda & Jenna.

42 million subscribers that the company reported its fledgling streaming service had reached by the end of March. That’s well ahead of targets, as Comcast had previously projected Peacock would have up to 35 million subscribers by the end of 2024.It is not clear how many people are actually paying for one of the streaming platform’s two premium tiers, since NBCU does not break those out.

Good Morning America Weekend executive producer Quiana Burns will be joining Tamron Hall as interim executive producer of the syndicated daytime talk show, which recently launched its third season. She is replacing Candi Carter who stepped down last week.

Rap star Pitbull celebrated patriotism during a concert, and slammed critics of the United States for not appreciating the country.  "To whoever the f--- doesn't like the United States of America, may God bless you, but f--- you at the same time," the rap star, who is first generation Cuban-American, said on a concert stage in a video making the rounds on social media.  "If you don't like the United States of America, go back to the countries that we the f--- from, and you'll see how much you

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter spending three years as Toronto International Film Festival’s executive director, Joana Vicente is leaving her post to join the Sundance Institute as its CEO.She is succeeding long-time executive Keri Putnam, who stepped down earlier this year.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentJesse Palmer will step into Chris Harrison’s shoes to hand out roses on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” as Variety has learned that Palmer has been named the new host of the hit dating show.Palmer, a television broadcaster and former NFL quarterback, starred as “The Bachelor” himself in Season 5, which aired in 2004.Palmer has a longstanding relationship with The Walt Disney Company, as a sports commentator on ESPN, and former special contributor on “Good Morning

EXCLUSIVE:  MRC has appointed Chris O’Connell Chief Financial Officer, and he’ll report to the entertainment company’s co-CEOs and co-founders Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk.

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.

, and Academy Award-nominated “Nightcrawler” starring Jake Gyllenhaal.Prior to joining Sierra/Affinity, Figeroid served as vice president of international sales at The Film Department. She also served as vice president of international distribution at Media 8 Entertainment, and director of international sales for Mainline Releasing and Lightning Entertainment.

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

EXCLUSIVE: Former Sony Pictures Animation VP of Creative Strategy, Alison Mann, has partnered with Fourth Wall Management to launch the production company Fourth Wall Animation as Co-President.

Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Academy Awards.The film is a portrait of a boy living with his family in a protected mountain forest, whose childhood world of myths and legends begins to clash with the harsh realities of the adult world.“The film reflects on the importance of cultural values, the loss of moral orientation, and the synergetic beauty of both wisdom and youth.

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.

Disney Branded Television President and Chief Creative Officer Gary Marsh is stepping down after 33 years with the company.

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.

British model Naomi Campbell is joining international development charity the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) as a global ambassador to support young leaders.

A day when Piers Morgan calls you an idiot is unremarkable. However, if the top medical scientists of two countries join in too, then that suggests you might have put your foot right in your mouth.

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