Upstart Management Company Range Media Partners Launches; Ex-Microsoft CMO, Grubhub Founder Stake Funding With Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen

Microsoft has announced it has acquired ZeniMax Media, the partner company of Bethesda Softworks.As part of a $7.5billion acquisition with ZeniMax Media, Microsoft has made Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane Studios, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios a part of the Xbox family.The deal now means that Xbox will own intellectual properties such as The Elder Scrolls series, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM and

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMicrosoft is massively expanding Xbox’s original games portfolio: The software giant announced plans to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks — one of the biggest privately held game developers and publishers in the world — for $7.5 billion in cash.The deal will give Microsoft’s Xbox games division ownership of top-selling games including “Fallout,” “The Elder Scrolls,” “Doom,” “Quake,” “Wolfenstein,” “Prey” and “Dishonored.” Microsoft

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Late night personality Stephen Colbert is getting in on helping Americans get out and vote with a newly launched state-by-state resource guide, which the Late Show hostdebuted during his Tuesday night show. Titled "Better Know a Ballot," the nonpartisan voter information campaign aims to eliminate the confusion around getting registered to vote and casting a ballot in the upcoming 2020 presidential election with its series of informational videos.

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Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Following the news of its launch and the announcement of its new name, Range Media Partners looks to have made a major splash with its first round of signings to its roster.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe New York Mets said Monday that hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen has reached a deal to purchase the team.“The Sterling Partners have signed an agreement with Steve Cohen pursuant to which Mr. Cohen would purchase the New York Mets,” the team’s official Twitter posted.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterShani Gonzales has been promoted to managing director of Warner Chappell Music UK. She will hold the position in addition to her current role as head of international A&R, beginning October 1.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterRange Media Partners, the splashy new management venture led by a host of former agents from the big four Hollywood talent shops, has set up a music division.The group has tapped Matt Graham, the founder and president of L.A.-based BRND MGMT, to run the unit with his partner Jack Minihan.

Range Media, the newly launched management and brand development firm, has launched a music division, tapping Matt Graham of music representation firm BRND MGMT to lead it. Graham, who becomes a co-founding partner and takes on the position of head of music, will be joined by BRND partner and general manager, Jack Minihan, who will serve as Range’s exec vp of music.

Also Read: Range Media Partners Management Company Co-Founded by Peter Micelli Launches After Agent ExodusGraham joins a group that includes Dave Bugliari, Mackenzie Condon Roussos, Rich Cook, Michael Cooper, Susie Fox, Sandra Kang, Rachel Kropa, Chelsea McKinnies, Peter Micelli, Lucinda Moorhead, Mick Sullivan, Byron Wetzel and Jack Whigham.Graham will be joined by BRND MGMT partner and general manager, Jack Minihan (formerly of Warner Music and The Creed Co.), who will serve as Range’s EVP of

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmRange Media Partners has set as a co-founding partner Matt Graham. The founder/president of LA-based music management company BRND MGMT, becomes Head of Music and will launch Range’s music touring business.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterWriter and producer J White Did It, whose credits include Cardi B’s “I Like It” and “Bodak Yellow” and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” featuring Beyonce, has signed with Milk & Honey Management where he will be represented by manager Chad Wes, GM Nic Warner and founder and president Lucas Keller.Milk & Honey is based in Los Angeles and signed J White Did It to a worldwide management deal.“I feel like I’ve arrived,” said J White Did It in an announcement of his

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticVeteran Broadway general manager Nathan Gehan is opening his own New York City general management firm, ShowTown Theatricals, with a roster of clients including the international musical production of Notre Dame de Paris at Lincoln Center in 2022, the Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol (Broadway, National Tour), American Prophet (Arena Stage), Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed Musicals) and planned productions of Romy & Michele The Musical, Room, Syncing Ink and

A week after their high-profile exits, agents who represented A-list clients ranging from Michael Bay and Margot Robbie to Zac Efron and Tiffany Haddish have launched Range Media Partners, a new management and brand development company.

exodus from top agencies like WME, CAA and UTA back in August, and the firm is now called Range Media Partners.The new company is backed by Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures, as well as with participation from former New York Knicks Coach David Fizdale, former Microsoft CMO Mich Mathews-Spradlin, and Grubhub Founder and CEO Matt Maloney.The company’s founders all have a joint stake of ownership in the company.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVWith sights set on shaking up the competitive entertainment-industry representation landscape, Peter Micelli and a group of high-profile defectors from super-agencies including CAA, UTA and WME have launched a new management firm that will target Hollywood’s most powerful potential clients for bespoke representation services.The new company, Range Media Partners, is backed by Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures.