UTA Promotes 35 To Agent, Executive And Associate Status Across Agency

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSpencer Davis, the Welsh rhythm guitarist and songwriter who lent his name to one of the most popular and influential British Invasion groups of the 1960s with hits including “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man”, died Monday of pneumonia in Los Angeles.

Naman Ramachandran Television production and talent management company Avalon (“Spitting Image,” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”) has acquired a majority stake in British agency The Agency to form a global talent representation business with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London.The Agency will continue to operate under the leadership and management of its partners.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerTalent and lit Andrea Nelson Meigs is joining UTA as a Partner following her 14-year run at ICM Partners.Nelson Meigs, who was a Los Angeles-based lawyer before beginning her career in entertainment, has over the years worked with a number of influential filmmakers and storytellers, helping to build her clients’ careers across various business verticals such as television, film, theater, branding, and publishing.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterPaul Frank, a producer and TV executive who worked at Columbia TriStar TV, the Firm and Prospect Park, died Sept. 30 at the age of 53.Frank died at his home in Los Angeles of what family members believe was a heart attack.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVPaul Frank, a entertainment executive who worked on both the creative and business sides of the industry for 30 years, died unexpectedly of a suspected heart attack on September 30 in his home in Los Angeles. He was 53.Frank started his career as an agent trainee at the Triad agency and became an agent at the William Morris Agency following its acquisition of Triad.

Boston’s famous BFFs, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, are partnering with Omaze to raise money for their two charities by offering fans a chance to join them on a  lunch date.

The battle over Britney Spears‘ conservatorship rages on.

After long dreaming of a wedding in Rome, Stassi Schroeder, 32, and Beau Clark, 40, gave fans the ultimate surprise after revealing they secretly tied the knot in Los Angeles in September. The Vanderpump Rule stars were meant to exchange vows in Italy on Oct.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterMusic agents Jeffrey Hasson (pictured at right) and Matt Meyer have joined UTA.  Both arrive from Paradigm with Hasson based in Nashville and Meyer in Los Angeles.Hasson got his start at Monterey Peninsula Artists in 2005 and has worked with such artists as Young The Giant, Tori Kelly, Surfaces, Jamey Johnson, Dashboard Confessional, and Blues Traveler, among others.Meyer began his career at electronic dance music agency AM Only, which was later acquired by

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorUTA said Tuesday that it has hired music agents Jeffrey Hasson and Matt Meyer, who both had been at Paradigm. Hasson will join the leadership of the agency’s Nashville office, while Meyer will be based in Los Angeles.The latest moves in UTA Music’s ranks come less than two weeks after former WME Head of East Coast Music Samantha Kirby Yoh joined as co-head.

Also Read: The Los Angeles Times in Crisis: Stalled Subscriptions, Drowsy Leadership, Slack Channel Trash Talk (Exclusive)Pearlstine was first brought on to the Times in an advisory role to help Soon-Shiong find an editor for his newly purchased paper and assist with the transition, but Pearlstine — a Time Inc.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticLos Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine will soon step down from the position, with the newspaper set to launch a search for his replacement.Pearlstine, 78, made the announcement at a morning staff meeting with top editors, and then followed with a note to staff, according to an article on the Times’ website.“It has been an honor to serve as your executive editor since Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong acquired the Los Angeles Times in June

Also Read: UTA Names Activision Blizzard Executive Eugene Wu as Head of Esports Brand PartnershipsIn Los Angeles, Pranav Mandavia is now an Agent in Digital Talent; A.J.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticLarry Rosen, a producer of The Partridge Family, the Sally Field sitcom The Girl With Something Extra and The Mike Douglas Show, died Sept. 14 in Los Angeles of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Joey King is hard at work promoting her new movie!

LOS ANGELES – The executive director of Christopher Street West/LA Pride, (CSW/LAPride) has departed the organization announced Tuesday via a press statement. Madonna Cacciatore was appointed to that role on July 1, 2018 and had previously worked for Los Angeles area LGBTQ nonprofits starting out at at AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) in 2006 and then as the Director of Special Events for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, 2012 until joining CSW/LA Pride.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRobert L. Lasky, attorney and cofounder of Agency of the Performing Arts whose clients once included Liberace, Johnny Cash and Harry Belafonte, died Sept.

Will Thorne Staff WriterAMC has found the two execs to lead its scripted efforts going forward.The company has promoted Carrie Gillogly and Emma Miller, both whom have been longterm development executives at AMC, to new roles as co-heads of scripted series.