UTA Opens Atlanta Offices, Becomes First Major Full-Service Agency to Expand Into Southeast Market

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Lauren Probyn Aouad has joined UTA as a marketing executive, marking the company’s first senior hire in its newly opened Atlanta division. As an executive, Aouad will be responsible for growing the division’s presence within the community and developing new partnerships with brands at the intersection of entertainment and advertising. She will report to Julian Jacobs and David Anderson, UTA partners and co-heads of the entertainment and culture Marketing division. She will work closely with Steve Cohen, partner and co-head of UTA’s Atlanta office. “We’re excited to welcome Lauren to our team,” said Anderson, “Our group has expanded substantially over the past few years, both domestically and globally, and we look forward to having her help us grow the business.”

The King will become the first British monarch to address German politicians from the Bundestag, while the parliament is in session, during his historic state visit to the country. Charles will deliver a speech which will celebrate the deep historical bonds and longstanding links between Germany and the UK.The King and Queen Consort’s state visit to Germany, the first of Charles’ reign, began on Wednesday with a ceremonial greeting at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate.

Paramount and Hasbro eOne with the greatest of intentions have created an extremely fun, broad-audience appealing feature take on the classic roleplaying game, entitled Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which already is 90% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes –not an easy feat with a genre movie of this caliber– and 94% with moviegoers.

Company Of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has released its “first major update” for the strategy game, bringing new challenges and cosmetics along with a long list of bug fixes.The patch, titled Operation Sapphire Jackal, was released yesterday (March 28). According to patch notes it brings “a substantial number of bug fixes, quality of life improvements, gameplay balance adjustments, and all new features and content”.Those new features include the addition of challenges, which task players with completing daily and weekly in-game objectives to earn Merit, a new in-game currency.While Merit can be earned by completing challenges, the patch has also added a second new currency – War Bonds – that can only be purchased with real money.Both currencies can be spent on Company Of Heroes 3‘s in-game store, which the latest patch has updated with new cosmetics for every faction.In the below video, Steve Mele, Company Of Heroes 3‘s executive producer, shared that the update has also brought “over 1,300 bug fixes, changes and improvements” to the strategy game.“Some highlights include a small update to unique player colours, improved sound for map pings, updates to several unit portraits and icons, and even an all-new voiceover for the Gurkha infantry,” shared Mele.Mele added that while a “more robust” balance update is still in the works, a number of changes have been included in this patch including tweaks for overperforming Pathfinders and M13/40 tanks.Company Of Heroes 3 launched for PC last month.

Captain of the England women’s football team Leah Williamson is set to become the first female footballer to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. The 25-year-old Arsenal captain led the Lionesses to victory in the Euro 2022 final against Germany last summer. Williamson will read Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller, an uplifting story that reassures children that being different and unique is something to be celebrated.

A property has just come on the market in Greater Manchester which is the perfect fit for a first-time buyer. The two-bed home in Stockport has not only just been recently refurbished meaning it is in immaculate condition, but it is priced at a reasonable £189,000 too.

UTA and partner company Klutch Sports Group announced the opening of their Atlanta office today, setting up a full-service base of operations in the city for artists, athletes, musicians and brands with strong ties to the region. It’s located at 1401 Peachtree Street in the Midtown arts and business district, with a gallery on the lower floor.

Brent Lang Executive Editor UTA is setting up shop in the Peach State. The talent agency and its partner company Klutch Sports Group officially opened their Atlanta offices on Wednesday. The companies say its the first among the industry’s biggest talent, sports, entertainment and marketing agencies to establish a full-service base of operations in Georgia’s biggest city, which has become an important hub of movie and television production and a locus of other artistic endeavors. “Atlanta is a vibrant city for music, sports and arts, and there is a ripe opportunity to create another center of gravity for film and television,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer. “We are excited to bring our full range of services to the community of talented artists, athletes, musicians and creators who call the Southeast their home.”

No, there won’t be any finger-pointing at the box office this weekend over a franchise film failing to open.

The marketing push for “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” has been an odd one, no doubt. The questions about the film’s future amid the soft reboot from new DC Studios co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, dominated the discourse.

to specifically ban , as Republican Governor Mark Gordon signed a  making it illegal to “prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion.” “My promise to protect the unborn has been fulfilled,” State Senator Tim Salazar, the sponsor of the legislation,  on social media Friday, noting that virtually all abortions in Wyoming are medication abortions. The law, which takes effect in July, carries up to six months imprisonment, up to $9,000 in fines, and includes limited exceptions, including using such medication to treat “natural miscarriage.” In addition to the abortion pill ban on Friday, Gordon—one of several GOP governors to sign a “trigger ban” on abortion after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling last year —allowed another bill restricting abortion to be enacted without his signature, though he cautioned that legislation could get hung up in a court battle. “I understand the Legislature’s effort to improve Wyoming’s pro-life legal framework and preemptively clarify some of these legal questions,” Gordon wrote in a  to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray.

Lise Pedersen Documentary filmmaker Jialing Zhang, who was nominated for an Emmy for “One Child Nation,” spoke to Variety about her latest film, “Total Trust,” which is running in the main competition at CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Festival. It tells the chilling story of three women and their families fighting for their human rights in China, where state control is ubiquitous thanks to high technology surveillance, such as facial recognition, big data analysis and points systems that mean citizens gain or lose points depending on their behavior. Zhang’s intimate footage offers unprecedented access to the impact of this all-controlling system on the protagonists’ everyday lives.

The first “Big Brother Canada” season 11 housemate has been evicted.

Some 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and other members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99 have targeted March 21 as the date a three-day strike may begin.

Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to take home the best actress accolade at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.

Oscars 2023 tonight (March 12), becoming the first Asian person to win Best Actress at the event.The ceremony took place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre tonight, with Everything Everywhere All At Once taking home the most awards.Yeoh’s award for Best Actress was one of the film’s seven trophies collected, honouring her for her role as Evelyn Wang. “Thank you, thank you,” she said as she got up on stage to accept the award.

Oscars history, the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and all four acting categories went to films released by the same studio. That historic feat was achieved on Sunday by indie distributor A24.

To delight to her millions of fans around the globe, Michelle Yeoh is now an Oscar winner. The legendary star of Hong Kong action films was honored with the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in The Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Yeoh also made history as the first Southeast Asian woman to win the Best Actress Oscar.

Michelle Yeoh did it!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Naatu Naatu” became the first song from a Tollywood film to win best original song at the Oscars, hoofing its way past superstars like Lady Gaga and Rihanna in India’s version of a Cinderella story. The win went to veteran composer M.M. Keeravani, who co-wrote all the songs for the film as well as its score, and lyricist Chandrabose. Their triumph followed a highly energized song-and-dance performance of “Naatu Naatu” that was, by acclamation, one of the highlights of this year’s telecast. Keeravani delighted the audience by giving much of his acceptance speech to the tune of a Carpenters classic.