Activision Blizzard is currently entangled in multiple lawsuits over alleged worker mistreatment, including claims there is a “frat boy culture” as well as sexist workplace practices.
23.09.2021 - 07:09 / nme.com
Amidst all manner of things happening at Activision Blizzard, it seems the executive producer of ‘Overwatch’ has told staff he is leaving the company this week, which has been confirmed by a spokesperson to Bloomberg.com.
Activision Blizzard is currently entangled in multiple lawsuits over alleged worker mistreatment, including claims there is a “frat boy culture” as well as sexist workplace practices.
Angelique Jackson As Ava DuVernay’s narrative change collective ARRAY celebrates its 10th anniversary, the company has added six executives to its ranks: Anne-Marie McGintee, MJ Caballero, Jasmine Mazyck, Eric Fisher, Dià Brown and Meredith Shea.ARRAY president Tilane Jones announced the new hires, saying, “ARRAY continues to expand our mission-driven work to amplify and elevate filmmakers of color and women of all kinds.
EXCLUSIVE: Upon its 10th anniversary as a successful agent of change in Hollywood, Ava DuVernay’s Array is adding six executives to the company.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDaytime TV veteran Talia Parkinson-Jones has been named the new executive producer of the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today” show, placing a new supervisor atop an hour that helps the network reach critical morning audiences.Parkinson-Jones will oversee an hour that is anchored by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. She is slated to take on the new role starting on Oct.
Talia Parkinson-Jones has been named executive producer of NBC’s Today with Hoda & Jenna.
left at the beginning of 2020. Carter, who also came over from “The View,” was brought in to replace him, but lasted less than two years at the helm.
Good Morning America Weekend executive producer Quiana Burns will be joining Tamron Hall as interim executive producer of the syndicated daytime talk show, which recently launched its third season. She is replacing Candi Carter who stepped down last week.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorQuiana Burns, the top producer of the weekend broadcasts of “Good Morning America” will take oversight of the syndicated “Tamron Hall Show” on an interim basis as the show’s previous producer leaves for a new deal with ABC Entertainment.Candi Carter, who has been executive producer of Hall’s program since March of last year, will focus on a first-look development deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Activision Blizzard since July, here’s a catch up of everything going on within the company in recent months.Legal troubles for Activision Blizzard started when the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing submitted a lawsuit against the company on July 20, 2021.At the heart of the lawsuit are allegations that Activision Blizzard is rife with a “frat boy workplace culture” that act as “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”.
. Days after Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin tested positive for COVID-19 while on air — just minutes ahead of their scheduled interview with Vice President Kamala Harris -- co-host Joy Behar announced that those tests were actually false positives.«This is the update: We were all given numerous, numerous COVID tests,» Behar told the audience and viewers at home.
learned they had tested positive for COVID live on the air — the show’s executive producer offered the women an apology Monday morning. In case you missed it, here’s what went down on Friday: Just before the women of “The View” were set to interview Vice President Kamala Harris in studio, the show was abruptly stopped while live on the air.
Pat Sajak and Vanna White are getting candid about the future of Wheel of Fortune.
Ghostface Killah has revealed details around his forthcoming album ‘Supreme Clientele 2’, including that Kanye West and Mike Dean will executive produce the record.The Wu-Tang Clan rapper took to the r/hiphopheads subreddit to confirm that the sequel album to 2000’s ‘Supreme Clientele’ would be executive produced by West, Dean and Producer Plug Uni.
Meghan Rafferty has been named executive producer of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” succeeding Jenn Suozzo.
EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning actor John Cho (Searching, Star Trek) has signed on to Erick Oh’s animated short, Namoo, as an executive producer.
Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Chacko Sonny, executive producer of Overwatch, is leaving the company this week.As reported by Bloomberg, Sonny is leaving Blizzard on Friday (September 24).
Activision Blizzard is being investigated by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission following allegations of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct.The latest report comes from The Wall Street Journal where it was reported that the SEC has subpoenaed the company along with several current and former employees – including CEO Bobby Kotick – following the publisher’s handling of the lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing in July.SEC is reportedly looking
Sadie Robertson's daughter, Honey, is leaving the hospital after a four-day stay.On Saturday, the star shared the latest update on her 4-month-old's battle with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).