TV Producer Jessica Rhoades Signs With UTA

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV and film writer Dana Stevens has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.Most recently, Stevens wrote the upcoming Sony Pictures drama Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Kevin Hart. The film is an adaptation of Matt Logelin’s memoir which details Logelin’s life after his high school sweetheart passed away after giving birth to their daughter.

Jess Wright has signed up for 'Celebrity Karaoke Club'. The 34-year-old reality star is set to take part in the upcoming ITV2 celebrity singing competition in a bid to land a record deal, after her music career flopped in 2012.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJake Gyllenhall and his Nine Stories production company signed a first-look feature film production deal with New Republic Pictures, the company headed by Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer.Gyllenhaal has previously collaborated with Oliver on “Everest” and Fischer on David Fincher’s “Zodiac.”Gyllenhall and Riva Marker launched Nine Stories in 2015 and have teamed on “Stronger,” “Wildlife” and the upcoming “The Devil All the Time,” launching on Netflix on Sept. 16.

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has given his backing to Manchester United's interest in Jack Grealish and Jadon Sancho.United are looking to improve their attack this summer and have identified Aston Villa star Grealish and Borussia Dortmund's Sanchoas two key targets. Speaking to Webby and O'Neill,United legend Giggs said the duo have qualities that would make them shine at Old Trafford.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are joining son Jack Osbourne for an eight-episode supernatural series,, on the Travel Channel.

Krista Vernoff has signed with UTA in all areas. Vernoff ranks as one of ABC's most important showrunners and runs veteran medical drama Grey's Anatomy and its spinoff, Station 19, and has a pilot, Rebel, in the works this season at the network.

straight to your inboxAfter a third-place finish in the Premier League was clinched with a 2-0 win over Leicester City, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have been forgiven for feeling rather smug.Over the course of his tenure as Manchester United manager, pundits and fans alike have doubted the Norwegian. He was out of his depth, many said.

straight to your inboxAston Villa manager Dean Smith says he will meet with the club's hierarchy in the coming days to discuss the club's approach during the summer transfer window. Villa are looking to build on their positive first season back in the Premier League which saw them escape relegation on the final day with a 1-1 draw at West Ham.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Comedian and actress Iliza Shlesinger has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.Shlesinger, known for her five hit Netflix comedy specials, has recently transitioned into acting. She most recently re-teamed with Mark Wahlberg for the Netflix film Spenser Confidential directed by Peter Berg, and she’ll next be seen in the upcoming drama Pieces of a Woman alongside Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby.

Multi-hyphenate creator Flight, real name Kimani White, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Known for his basketball reaction videos, Flight has made a name for himself on YouTube, where he has 6.3 million subscribers across two channels.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones in all areas.Edgar-Jones has been getting attention for her breakout role as the female lead of Hulu/BBC’s buzzy new drama series Normal People.Based on Sally Rooney’s best-seller, Normal People follows the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne and Connell (Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal) from the end of their school days in small town west of Ireland to their undergraduate years at Trinity

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Actor Josh Dallas has signed with Verve. He is one of the first major new signings since Verve last month entered the talent representation business with the hire of top TV talent agent Sean Grumman, who brought with him a number of his clients at WME.Dallas also was previously repped by WME though  Grumman did not work directly with him there.

It’s been a few years since “The Osbournes” left the air, but a new series will feature a near-reunion of the reality-show clan.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: British-American actress Riann Steele, on the cusp of her American television breakthrough, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The signing comes on the heels of NBC last week giving a series order to sci-fi drama Debris, which marks Steele’s first U.S.