UTA Promotes 50 Across 20 Divisions

EXCLUSIVE: Disney Television Animation, the division responsible for series including Monsters at Work and Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends, is staffing up.

Scott M. Mills has been promoted to chief executive officer of Black Entertainment Television (BET Networks).

ViacomCBS has promoted Scott Mills to Chief Executive of BET.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeScott Mills had a plan for BET.

EXCLUSIVE:  Film, television and media production company Olive Bridge Entertainment, which is led by filmmaker Will Gluck and producer Richard Schwartz, today announced the promotions of Madison Jones and Jacqueline Monetta.

Jennifer Yuma editorCreative Arts Agency (CAA) announced the promotion of trainees Ishaani Saha, Derek McKenna, Olivia Su and Lin Yao to agent and executive roles.Saha, who was promoted to agent in CAA’s commercial endorsements department, will create opportunities for the agency’s clients in the fields of on-camera, print, personal appearances, voice-over and social media-driven campaigns, both domestically and internationally.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Yorn’s law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman has promoted Ashley Briskman, Cary Dobkin, Kristi Eddington and Miles Metcoff to partner positions.

Creative Artists Agency has promoted four trainees, with Ishaani Saha and Olivia Su elevated to Agent, and Derek McKenna and Lin Yao upped to Executive.

Vanessa Hudgens made the streets her runway in three amazing looks in New York City on Wednesday (November 17).

Vanessa Hudgens has been out in New York City this week promoting two of her Netflix projects, Tick, Tick…Boom! and The Princess Switch 3.

Ciara paid a visit to the White House, and it was a family affair.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Raina Falcon, who has been with WarnerMedia for nearly four and a half years, has been promoted to SVP of HBO Max publicity.She will continue to report to Karen Jones, EVP of communications at HBO and HBO Max. In her elevated position, she will build on her experience spearheading all publicity efforts for Max Originals, acquisitions and library content.“Raina is an incredibly talented and dexterous communications executive,” said Jones in an announcement today.

Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Bull’ Sets April 2023 Release Date Producers Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Amar Butala and Garima Mehta of Guilty By Association have set a Good Friday weekend 2023 release date for their action-flick Bull. Starring Shahid Kapoor (Kabir Singh), the pic marks the directorial debut of Aditya Nimbalkar and will be set in the 1980s.

Vanessa Hudgens covers up her chic black plaid dress with an oversized blazer while heading to a television appearance in New York City on Tuesday night (November 16).

Following the recent restructurings at ViacomCBS — in which Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks David Nevins added oversight of Paramount Television Studios and was named Chief Content Officer, Scripted Originals, Paramount+, while Paramount TV Studios President Nicole Clemens also became President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series under Nevins — several senior executives across the portfolio are getting responsibilities expanded or titles upgraded.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterParamount Television Studios has promoted Jenna Santoianni, Cheryl Bosnak, and Erika Kirkwood.Jenna Santoianni has been upped to executive vice president of Paramount Television Studios after previously serving as executive vice president and head of development.