Sony Music Names Tiffany R. Warren Executive VP, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Anna Marie de la Fuente An ambitious scheme to make the Mexican region of Jalisco the production capital of Latin America, a Jallywood so to speak, has launched with the introduction of a new state film law.“We want to send a clear message that with or without federal help or despite the federal government, we pledge to direct more resources towards the state’s audiovisual industry,” declared Jalisco governor Ernesto Alfaro at a press conference in late October.

MEXICO CITY -- Armando Manzanero still has music to give. At 84, the Mexican master of romantic music, who has penned Spanish classics such as “Somos Novios” and “Contigo Aprendí”, is still working the tunes on his piano.When answering the phone for an interview about the Lifetime Achievement Award he'll receive at the Latin Billboard Awards on Wednesday, he was in the middle of a recording session.“Everything I say and I compose, or feel, I record so it doesn't get lost,” he said.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Originals‘ alum Steven Krueger is returning to the CW for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of Roswell, New Mexico. The role also reunites Krueger with Roswell, New Mexico creator Carina Adly MacKenzie, who was a writer on The Originals.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: The San Francisco Chronicle, UK production company Ugly Duckling Films and Sony Music Entertainment are partnering to develop the first narrative podcast project from the Chronicle, a new true crime series called The Doodler.The podcast will tell the story of the ongoing hunt for the notorious serial killer known as the “Doodler” who targeted San Francisco’s closeted gay community in the 1970s and is suspected to have murdered up to 16 people.Hosted

Jacqueline Stewart, the noted film scholar, programmer and educator, has been named chief artistic and programming officer of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a newly created executive position, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures said Monday that it has hired scholar, film programmer, professor and writer Jacqueline Stewart as its Chief Artistic and Programming Officer.Stewart, who serves on the curatorial advisory committee for the museum’s upcoming exhibition “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971,” arrives fully from her most current role in the University of Chicago Department of Cinema and Media Studies.

Jordan Moreau The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has appointed Jacqueline Stewart as its chief artistic and programming officer.Stewart, a University of Chicago professor, will be the lead strategist for the museum’s curatorial, educational and public programming initiatives, such as exhibitions, screenings, symposiums, publications, workshops and student programs.

Turner Classic Movies host Jacqueline Stewart is joining the Academy Museum in an executive role as its Chief Artistic and Programming Officer, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced Monday.Stewart is a scholar, programmer and educator who is joining the Academy Museum from the University of Chicago Department of Cinema and Media Studies, where she teaches American film history and specializes in African American cinema.

Living through a pandemic has meant that a lot of creative endeavours have been curtailed, with travel, touring, and in-person collaboration obviously affected. However, musicians have shown great resilience throughout 2020 with Mexican Summer's Looking Glass singles series an interesting case in point.

Sony Music Entertainment to launch 1868 Studios.Under this new venture, which the company announced Thursday as “groundbreaking,” the Puerto Rican rapper and Sony Music Latin/Iberia will create, produce and globally distribute original content across multiple formats and in Spanish and Engish.

hate group the Family Research Council, was tapped to co-chair a newly formed committee created after the employee-led Diversity and Inclusion and Employee Engagement Advisory councils were combined into one, Huffington Post reports.In her time with FRC, Perry made a number of statements against transgender people and transgender equality.Last year, she railed against “transgender supremacy” in a news conference, and claimed without evidence that children with autism can mistakenly believe they

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSony Music Entertainment has signed a multi-year venture with René Pérez Joglar who is also known as Latin rapper and producer Residente to launch 1868 Studios.

The Apprentice showrunners in June 2015 after announcing he was entering the race, NBC insiders tell The Hollywood Reporter. As NBC executives scrambled to deal with Trump's new ambitions — and address the fact that he called Mexicans "rapists" during his campaign announcement — Trump reportedly told them he would be out of the race by September.Trump suggested running for president multiple times both before and throughout his tenure on The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Group has released the first of a series of U.S. voter campaign films with a core message to motivate and inspire eligible U.S.

Ed Meza @edmezavarGermany’s Maze Pictures has boarded Moscow-based Metrafilm’s KGB comedy series “Pawns,” from writers Michael and Lily Idov, who penned the award-winning 2018 Cannes competition screener “Leto.”The company, which has offices in Munich, Berlin and Lucerne, Switzerland, is also developing a miniseries based on “Ghosts of Berlin,” a book of supernatural stories by filmmaker Rudolf Herzog (son of Werner Herzog), and the tentatively titled mystery series “Parallels.”On the film

A Wisconsin police chief on Monday said he sees no reason why one of his officers who was cleared in the shooting of a Black teen earlier this year should be fired. Joseph Mensah, who is also Black, fatally shot Alvin Cole, 17, on Feb.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterDalila Wilson-Scott has been promoted to executive vice president and chief diversity officer at Comcast, where she will oversee all diversity, equity and inclusion activities for the telecom and entertainment giant.“Dalila is a fantastic leader and passionate advocate and supporter of our corporate social responsibility efforts, which have been at the heart of our company for decades,” said Comcast CEO Brian Roberts.