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Frank Scherma, chairman and CEO of the Television Academy, has tapped Channing Dungey, Chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group; and George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS Entertainment; as new chair’s appointees to the Television Academy Executive Committee.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy just added two more heavy hitters to its executive committee. Channing Dungey, the chairman of Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. management and production house Anonymous Content is teaming up with Euro firm Federation Entertainment to launch France-based TV label Anonymous/Federation.

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content has upped longtime managers and producers Robyn Meisinger and Dara Gordon to partners. Gordon. They join AC partners Adam Shulman, Bard Dorros, David Levine, Dawn Olmstead, Doug Wald, Eli Selden, Eric Stern, Howie Sanders, Joy Gorman Wettels, Kassie Evashevski, Rosalie Swedlin, Sandra Chang, Tehmina Jaffer and Tony Lipp.

Facebook may be pelted of late by revelations from whistleblowers and damning internal documents made public, but the Mark Zuckerberg co-founded social media giant has decided to draw the line when it comes to the upcoming Doomsday Machine TV series.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Saracho’s 2004 play off-Broadway play, Mala Hierba is coming to the big screen, and the Vida creator will be helming the feature.

Deadline has confirmed that Oscar-nominated Anonymous Content manager and producer Keith Redmon has exited the firm.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhile running NBCUniversal’s boutique TV studio UCP, Dawn Olmstead thought of the company behind such shows as “Dirty John” and “The Umbrella Academy” as something of an indie shingle inside a larger conglomerate. But then she took the job as CEO and partner at Anonymous Content.At UCP, Olmstead had worked with Anonymous on “Mr.

After eight years at NBCUniversal, most recently as Group SVP Communications, USA Network & Syfy, Katherine Nelson will be leaving the company at the end of the month.

The Television Academy, the governing body of the Emmy Awards, announced Wednesday the appointment of six new chair members of the executive committee — tapping two prominent writers and four executives.

Peter White Television EditorHulu’s Head of Originals Beatrice Springborn is leaving the streamer after six years to become President of UCP.Springborn, who has shepherded series including The Handmaid’s Tale and Normal People to screen, takes over from Dawn Olmstead, who is leaving to join Anonymous Content as CEO.The move means that Universal Studio Group, now run by Pearlena Igbokwe, has named two of the three executives to run its divisions.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterUniversal Studio Group’s UCP has unveiled its unscripted development slate, which includes projects from Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, the Jim Henson Company and Wondery.“While we have had great success in the realm of true-crime, we also have a softer side that we want to show off.

Seth MacFarlane is on the move with a big new overall deal at NBCUniversal Content Studios, the new unit of NBCUniversal under Bonnie Hammer.