Pilgrim Media Group Promotes Development Execs Including Tom Huffman To Chief Creative Officer

No matter which actor is wearing the tuxedo and drinking the martini, there’s one thing all James Bonds have in common—their presentation is exquisite. The same can be said about the films, themselves.

Jonathan Groff, being a part of franchise is something he's been thinking about since he was a teenager.

If you’ve watched every Spider-Man movie, you may want to know about Tobey Maguire’s net worth and how much he made as Peter Parker (a.k.a. Spider-Man) in comparison to Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has promoted Jennifer Davidson to Chief Communications Officer. She will be reporting to Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.In her new role, Davidson will continue to oversee publicity and corporate communications campaigns, including the Oscars and internal membership communications.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has promoted Jennifer Davidson to be its new chief communications officer. The news was announced Thursday by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.

Demonstrating faith in the successful publicity strategies engineered since she joined AMPAS in 2020 just as the pandemic lockdown took hold, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has promoted Jennifer Davidson to Chief Communications Officer.  Academy CEO Dawn Hudson, to whom she will continue to report, made the announcement today.

EXCLUSIVE: Franco Porporino Jr., who helped reboot American Chopper for the Discovery Channel, has signed a first-look unscripted TV deal with Lionsgate-owned Pilgrim Media.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorByron Allen’s Allen Media Group has added another TV station to its broadcasting holdings with the purchase of Fox affiliate WCOV-TV in Montgomery, Ala.Allen Media Group paid $28.5 million in cash to Woods Communications for the station, which offers some 16 other channel feeds in addition to Fox through its multicast channels.

Heller Law Group has promoted associates Jillian Waldron and Bryan Pepper to partner positions, effective January 1.

Succession star Matthew Macfadyen has discussed the show’s season three finale.READ MORE: Succession season three finale recap: honey, I punked the kidsThe episode shook up the show’s power dynamics significantly, as Tom Wambsgans (Macfadyen) tipped off Logan Roy (Brian Cox) about the plans of his wife Shiv (Sarah Snook) and her siblings Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) to stop Waystar Royco from merging with GoJo.After being sidelined (and almost served up as prison fodder),

Wall Street Journal, which then obtained a staff memo from Vox Media co-founder and CEO Jim Bankoff. “Due to a leak, this news is breaking prematurely,” he wrote, “but I’m writing to share what I expect to be one of the most exciting and significant announcements in our company’s history.

Vox Media, which owns digital brands like The Verge, Eater and Polygon as well as New York magazine, is in advanced talks to merge with Group Nine Media.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVox Media and Group Nine Media are in advanced discussions to merge, in a deal that would give Vox Media a 75% ownership stake in the combined company — and create one of the industry’s largest pure-play digital media players.The talks between Vox Media and Group Nine were first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which the companies later confirmed.Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff would become chief executive of the combined entity.

One of the season’s hottest queer dancefloor events, Juicy A Love Affair, lands in Cape Town on Saturday 18 December.

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.