WarnerMedia Launches Review of Production Business After Toxic Workplace Reports

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJean-Paul Colaco, an experienced hand in the emerging practice of gaining ad support for streaming-video content, will serve as the new head of advertising sales at WarnerMedia, filling a role that has been left open for more than a year.Colaco, known to many as “JP,” has a history with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe CW’s All American will be taking a break from filming on Monday after a positive COVID-19 test for a person from the production.The Warner Bros. TV-produced series was up and running on Friday.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLos Angeles-based U.S.

Dave McNary Film ReporterIssa Rae has consolidated her entertainment production ventures for feature film, television and digital under the recently launched Hoorae label, Variety has learned exclusively.Formerly Issa Rae Productions, Hoorae includes HBO’s “Insecure” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” Rae received Emmy nominations for comedy series and best actress in a comedy series for “Insecure” and best variety sketch series for “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” Hoorae’s slate includes “Tre Cnt” and

Netflix has launched its latest production hub by taking a long-term lease on seven soundstages at the Canadian Motion Picture Park studio complex just outside Vancouver. CMPP’s production center in Burnaby, B.C.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Chris Spadaccini, who spent two decades at HBO and became WarnerMedia Entertainment’s chief marketing officer in 2019, is exiting the company.His departure comes as WarnerMedia continues to undergo significant reshaping at the direction of CEO Jason Kilar, the former Hulu CEO and Amazon executive who took over in the spring.Spadaccini spearheaded campaigns for shows like Watchmen and Succession, which led HBO to a dominant showing at Sunday night’s Emmys.

Just as she promised, Ellen DeGeneres addressed multiple reports about a "toxic" work culture on her eponymous show when the daytime program returned on Monday. After sarcastically sharing that she had a "great...super terrific" summer, even offering a double thumbs up, DeGeneres went right into the reports of a toxic workplace and the WarnerMedia investigation in her first monologue back.

Ellen DeGeneres has admitted “things happened here that never should have” as she addressed the reports of a toxic work environment at her talk show.

“I’m so happy to be back in the studio. There are a lot of things I want to talk about,” said Ellen DeGeneres on the premiere of Season 18 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar and Warner Bros. CEO and chairperson Ann Sarnoff are addressing reports of poor workplace cultures at The Ellen DeGeneres Show, TMZ on TV and other shows produced by its subdivision Telepictures in two new memos.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVBack in July, WarnerMedia launched an investigation into the workplace environment of The Ellen DeGeneres Show following a BuzzFeed report alleging bullying and intimidation at the syndicated talk show, produced by Warner Bros.’ Telepictures division.

WarnerMedia has brought its studio-wide drive towards greater diversity and inclusion to Canada. The media giant has unveiled a new Canadian talent development team to bolster representation of diverse and under-represented creators in front of and behind the camera north of the border.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Norman Reedus is doubling down at AMC.Less than a week after it was announced that The Walking Dead star would be fronting his own spinoff of the cabler’s zombie apocalypse series with Melissa McBride, Reedus has now signed a first look development deal with AMC Studios.Set to run for two years, the agreement with the AMC Network’s unit comes as Reedus has formed his own bigbaldhead production shingle.Partnering with Brillstein

A teenage boy has been arrested after a pursuit ended with a police car landing on its roof following a knife-point car-jacking.The 15-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and dangerous driving after the incident in Tameside yesterday evening (Monday).