New SVP of Development at Cookie Jar

BURBANK: Maggie Murphy has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as senior VP of development, responsible for the company’s slate of tween-targeting and prime-time programming.

Murphy will report to Tom Mazza, the executive VP and head of worldwide TV. Most recently, Murphy was the president of Kiefer Sutherland’s Eastside Entertainment. There, she oversaw all the development of comedy and drama for TV, film and new media. She was also previously the senior VP of drama development at UPN, where she developed the USA Network hit In Plain Sight.

“Maggie brings to Cookie Jar over 15 years of development and production experience and has strong relationships with some of the industry’s top writers,” said Mazza. “Maggie will be helping Cookie Jar create an atmosphere where writers can work and develop top quality projects for the North American and worldwide markets. Her experience on both sides of the creative table will be invaluable to her efforts at Cookie Jar.”