Sabrina Wiewel Named Chief Operating Officer At Crown Media Family Networks

EXCLUSIVE: James Scott McKnight, who spent seven years as Chief Creative Officer at J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, overseeing the Harry Potter franchise, is stepping into his own universe.

Eva Mendes revealed she is worried about her mother’s health, explaining during a recent interview that her mom is “not doing too well right now.”The Hollywood actress got emotional after co-host Hoda Kotb wished her mom, Eva Perez Suarez, a Happy Mother’s Day. And while the star did not share more details about what the sad family matters, she declared that her mom “is a survivor in every way.”Both Eva and her husband Ryan Gosling are known for keeping their personal life private, keeping their kids, 6-year-old Amada and 7-year-old Esmeralda away from the spotlight, with the actress taking a break from her career in the entertainment industry to focus on her family.During her interview, Eva confessed that her mom is an inspiration for her during her own journey as a mother, as she remembers all the special moments she experienced growing up.“My mom was able to be there for me at home until I was about 8 or 9.

Shampa Banerjee, a seasoned streaming exec who held senior posts at Eros International and Pluto, has been named chief product and technology officer at Canela Media.

EXCLUSIVE: Luke Macfarlane, best known for his roles in Brothers & Sisters and Smash, has signed an exclusive multi-picture deal with Crown Media Family Networks.

Kaley Cuoco and Zosia Mamet get the sweetest matching tattoosIggy Azalea unveils new ink in honor of her 1-year old son: ‘My most special tattoo’Did Pete Davidson get a tattoo of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s kids’ initials?Studying alongside the greats, he felt motivated to continue expanding until he reached internationalization. The tattoo artist had several opportunities along the way.

EXCLUSIVE: Crown Media Family Networks has nabbed another big star before the Christmas movie season. Aimeé Teegarden (Friday Night Lights, Star-Crossed) has signed an exclusive multi-picture overall deal with the company.

A suspect has been arrested in the murder of 10-year-old Illiana “Lily” Peters.

A Twitter exchange between actress Bethany Anne Lind and Tara Feldstein, the latter a principal at powerful southeastern U.S. company Feldstein|Paris Casting, has ignited a heated discussion on social media, releasing years of pent-up anger and frustration among actors in the region.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAfrican American-founded, faith-based channel Impact Network is making a big push into entertainment and lifestyle content with the ramping up of its Saturday programming slate, the hiring of a new chief creative officer and executive producer of original content, and the launch of a 6,000-foot production facility in Detroit with a music division, Variety has learned exclusively.The privately owned Impact Network has a reach of 80 million homes and distribution deals with DirecTV, Comcast Xfinity, Charter Spectrum, Verizon Fios, Frontier, Cable Bahamas, Cox and Altice USA. Founder and CEO Bishop Wayne T.

There’s No Security (In The Champagne Room), it seems. It sounds like the dancers at Sapphire need to get themselves some barbed-wire jewelry and have their pasties custom-fitted with mace. Because Page Six hears that the strip club has hired Cuba Gooding Jr.

Carson Burton Trioscope Studios, the entertainment company that created the hybrid animation technology used in “The Liberator,” has hired Chester Rodeheaver to serve as chief financial officer for the company. Brian Lavin and Nikka Duarte were also promoted to executive vice president of development and manager of development, respectively.Rodeheaver recently joined Trioscope from Pont Capital, a strategy and financial consulting firm that he founded with offices in Miami and Dubai. He has advised on a variety of startups, private-equity firms, family offices, investment companies and real-estate investors with his expertise on investment funds, real estate, entrepreneurial strategy, entertainment and finance.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Cole, best known for her roles in Hallmark’s “Making Spirits Bright” and CW’s The Originals, has signed an exclusive multi-picture overall deal with Crown Media Family Networks.

In an unusual feat for really any Monday at the box office, the No 2 movie from this past weekend, beat the No. 1 opening pic. Specifically, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 made $4.5M yesterday to Warner Bros.’ The Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore‘s $3.68M.

Imax has promoted Natasha Fernandes to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1. A 15-year veteran of the company’s finance team, Fernandes most recently served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. She succeeds Joseph Sparacio, who served as the company’s CFO from 2007-2016, and rejoined Imax last year as interim CFO.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. has plead guilty to forcibly touching a waitress in New York City.

UPDATED, 12:50 PM: Cuba Gooding Jr. has made a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time over his June 2019 arrest on misdemeanor sex abuse charges. The Jerry Maguire Oscar winner agreed to plead guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to one count of forcible touching, and his conviction would be reduced to a violation and his criminal record cleared if Gooding complies with the terms of his deal.