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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRupert Murdoch’s 90th turn around the sun was feted on Thursday night in New York City as power brokers, longtime lieutenants and family members, with a conspicuous absence, gathered at Tavern on the Green for a long-delayed dinner celebration.Murdoch, one of the most influential media barons of the modern era who is executive chairman of News Corp.

Bill McColdrick has found his next job after stepping down as President of Original Content at NBCUniversal Entertainment Networks and Direct-to-Consumer last November amid restructuring. The well-liked veteran TV development executive has joined Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment as EVP of Film and Television.

Kick-starting a new horror franchise is tough enough. But when producer Peter Chernin reached out to indie director Leigh Janiak with the idea of adapting author R.L.

Connor Schell, ESPN's former executive vp of content, is launching a new unscripted content studio backed by Peter Chernin's Chernin Entertainment. Schell will serve as CEO of the still-unnamed studio which will "produce high quality, culturally relevant, non-fiction storytelling both inside and outside of the sports world," per the company.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe ESPN executive who helped oversee landmark sports-journalism projects like “O.J.: Made in America” and “The Last Dance”  will team up with Peter Chernin to launch a new content studioConnor Schell was ESPN’s top content executive until he left the Disney sports-media giant at the end of 2020 in a bid to pursue new ventures.

EXCLUSIVE:  CAA has inked playwright and screenwriter Michael Mitnick.

Chernin Entertainment, the prolific production banner run by Peter Chernin, has signed a first-look deal for film with Netflix, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Terms of the pact were not revealed.

Charlize Theron, Peter Chernin, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Debra Martin Chase and Emma Tillinger Koskoff opened up about the threat of lawsuits, how they deal with eleventh-hour scrambles and why controversy isn't necessarily a bad thing: "To encourage a conversation is really healthy."Beginning Sunday, Jan.

Peter Chernin and his Chernin Entertainment banner are exiting their longtime production pact with the Disney-owned 20th Century Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Chernin's partnership with 20th Century Fox (newly renamed 20th Century Studios) has spanned nearly a decade with titles that include Oscar-nominated features likeHidden Figures, blockbusters like The Greatest Showman and franchises, includingPlanet of the Apes.The partnership has also included box office stumbles, including

Disney and Peter Chernin are ending Chernin Entertainment’s long-standing film production deal with 20th Century Fox (recently rebranded to 20th Century Studios), Variety has learned.