Kristin Brzoznowski

Impact, the professional network for the entertainment industry founded by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, is working with Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Crew, a personnel database dedicated to underrepresented candidates, to create the largest hiring resource for the entertainment industry.

Legendary Entertainment has named Jason Clodfelter as president of television, joining the company after 17-plus years at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).

Media entrepreneur Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Group, has been appointed creatives champion for the upcoming U.K.-African Investment Summit, scheduled to take place in April 2024 in the U.K.

All3Media International has appointed BBC Studios alum Tony Ziran Tang as VP of sales in its Asia-Pacific office.

Pluto TV is launching more than 50 FAST channels with a dedicated branded area on Paramount Australia & New Zealand’s digital platform 10 Play.

Legendary Television and Starz alum Chris Albrecht and Pongalo founder Jorge Granier have aligned to launch Rubicon Global Media, focused on producing Spanish-language content for the global market.

Max has launched the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network hub on its platform in the U.S., featuring the Love & Marriage franchise, Belle Collective and more.

The latest data from the AA/WARC Expenditure Report shows a stable first quarter for the U.K. advertising industry, with spend rising 0.1 percent year-on-year to reach £9 billion.

Sister Pictures alum Amanda Wasey has joined Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford's Merman Television as head of production.

Haymi Behar, chief marketing and digital officer at SPI International, a CANAL+ company, tells World Screen Newsflash about the lean-back and lean-forward approaches to viewing.