Robert Munoz has been tapped as Amblin Partner’s Chief Financial Officer. He will oversee finance and accounting for the studio, reporting directly to Amblin’s co-COO Chris Leotis.
01.12.2022 - 19:25 / deadline.com
Nexstar Media Group has appointed former Turner ad sales exec Michael Strober to the newly created position of EVP and Chief Revenue Officer.
Strober will be responsible for “leading the reimagination and execution of a new advertising sales and go-to-market strategy for the company,” according to the official announcement. Nexstar execs in recent weeks have noted that the company pursued the acquisition of The CW in part because it would make the company a player in the national ad sales marketplace.
Strober will report to CEO Perry Sook, and will start in his new role next January 2.
The company’s acquisition of The CW, completed in October, led to the expected exits of several top-level executives at the broadcast network, including longtime CEO Mark Pedowitz. As Deadline has reported, Nexstar’s plans to install a CRO have been expected to have an impact on the network’s sales department, which did not undergo any staff reductions at the time of other reductions in the workforce. Nexstar, which is the No. 1 owner of local TV stations and also runs cable network NewsNation and digital outlet The Hill, plans to continue streamlining the operations of The CW en route to projected profitability by 2025.
From 2016 to 2019, Strober helped lead the overhaul of Turner Broadcasting’s ad sales division, holding the title of EVP, Client Strategy & Ad Innovation. He was also co-head of Turner Ignite, the company’s portfolio solutions division. He formed Turner’s Client Council and was a co-chair of Turner AdLab, an industry-wide initiative dedicated to improving the consumer advertising experience. Strober also served as a founding board member of OpenAP and is currently a board member for advanced media analytics firm
Robert Munoz has been tapped as Amblin Partner’s Chief Financial Officer. He will oversee finance and accounting for the studio, reporting directly to Amblin’s co-COO Chris Leotis.
EXCLUSIVE: Renata Vaca (Midnight Family), Paulette Hernandez (Crown of Tears), Joshua Okamoto (VGLY) and Octavio Hinojosa (How to Survive Being Single) are the newest additions to the cast of the tenth Saw film from Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures.
Disgraced former tennis champion Boris Becker is to be profiled and interviewed in an Apple TV+ two-part doc from Oscar winners Alex Gibney and John Battsek.
Sea shanty singer Nathan Evans has announced he's expecting a child with his wife Holly in sweet Christmas post.
EXCLUSIVE: Italian director and producer Michela Scolari’s English-language fiction feature debut Sicilian Holiday has wrapped shooting and is now headed into post-production.
In addition to Manwaring’s professional experience, he is married to Chinese filmmaker Zhang Mo, the daughter and frequent collaborator of renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou (“The Great Wall,” “Hero,” House of Flying Daggers”).
The 16-hour ordeal claimed the lives of Sydney barrister Katrina Dawson, 38, and Lindt Café manager, Tori Johnson, 34.
Tina Turner is paying tribute to her late son Ronnie Turner.
EXCLUSIVE: Lane 4 Entertainment has officially announced Stretched, a feature documentary that provides a revealing look at controversial billionaire Lululemon founder Chip Wilson. Stretched is directed and produced by Trish Neufeld (Dancing With Mom, Save Space Nugget) and executive produced by John Ritchie (65_RedRoses, The Love Crimes Of Gillan Guess) and Graem Luis (Day Of The Dead, The Amazing Race Canada). The film is currently in post-production.
Calling all hip-hop fans! Supergroup Mount Westmore is dropping a new album — and it’s one for the ages.
EXCLUSIVE: LA and London-based management and production company 42 has hired former UTA literary agent Jev Valles as a manager.
Focus Features’ Spoiler Alert opened on six screens (in NY, LA, San Francisco) to an estimated $85k, or $14k per theater, in a crowded arthouse market. Strong exit polls and word of mouth – 94% in the top two boxes – could help built out this movie, which will likely be more audience-focused than awards-buzz driven.
Chip Sullivan and Allison Rawlings’ NBCUniversal dance cards just filled up even more.
EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Laika executive Jeff Stringer has been upped to the post of Chief Technology Officer at the Portland, Oregon-based animation studio.
From friends to rivals. Former NBA player Charles Barkley revealed that he hasn’t spoken to Michael Jordan in nearly a decade after they had a falling out.
A soil expert has told how she helped catch the killer of Irish student Karen Buckley because dirt on his car had been missed when he had it cleaned.