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Lia Maiuri, who handled publicity for NBC’s daytime drama Days Of Our Lives in her previous position at NBCU, has been named Director of Communications for the show’s producer, Corday. In her new role, Maiuri oversees publicity and talent relations for Days Of Our Lives, along with any spinoff series or movies…

EXCLUSIVE: Holly Jeter, a partner at WME in the Motion Picture Department, has departed the agency to serve as President of client Halle Berry’s unnamed production entity. The new company will produce a wide array of projects from hard-hitting dramas to light-hearted comedies, action, horror, and more with a focus on…

A year after its launch, Shane/Nahley Communications is expanding with the appointment of talent agency communications vet Sarah Shulman as vice president. The LA-based Shulman had been at Buchwald since becoming the agency’s first head of corporate communications in 2020. Along with Shulman’s arrival at Shane/Nahley…

Alexia Quadrani, a veteran Wall Street media analyst most recently with J.P. Morgan, has been tapped by the Walt Disney Co. to lead its investor relations efforts. She succeeds Lowell Singer, who departed the company last year along with a number of other senior executives associated with Bob Iger’s 14-year run as…

A+E Networks has promoted Susan Tanamli to EVP and Head of Global Technology and Media Operations. The move was announced today by A+E Networks’ Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer David “Digger” Granville-Smith, to whom Tanamli will report. She was Chief Technology Officer and Head of Global…

CBS is bulking up its non-scripted and specials team. The network has hired Gloria Medel Solomons as Vice President, Alternative and Specials. Reporting to Jack Sussman, EVP, Specials, Music & Live Events/Alternative & Reality, she will oversee portions of alternative and specials programming for CBS Entertainment's…

EXCLUSIVE: Trioscope, the company behind Netflix's The Liberator, is working with former Roblox exec Keith Lucas as it looks to expand its animation technology. Lucas was employee number seven at the online games platform, which has over 200M monthly users and served as both Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology…

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group has brought on Sydnie Karras in the newly created position of Chief Accounting Officer. In the post, Karras will supervise all corporate accounting as it relates to business operations, strategic investments, mergers/acquisitions, corporate financial planning, risk management and data…

Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz says today’s acquisition of rights to make dolls and toys stemming from Disney’s princess and Frozen will arm the company with more recognizable properties in a crowded marketplace. “The importance of big franchises is going to become more critical than ever,” CEO Ynon Kreiz, who told Deadline in…

In a conference call with Wall Street analysts, AT&T CEO John Stankey defended the decision to separate HBO Max from Amazon’s channels business. While the move last year caused a significant short-term loss of subscriber momentum, the gain in control of data and customer insight will pay off in the long term, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Irony Point, the production company set up by Inside Amy Schumer co-creator Daniel Powell and Alex Bach, has made a number of hires and promotions. The company, which is behind Netflix's I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and HBO Max's That Damn Michael Che, has hired Lizzie Frieder from Tina Fey’s…

Sony Pictures Television scripted executive Jennifer Turner has been named EVP of TriStar Television, effective immediately. Turner will head Sony’s television label, reporting to Jason Clodfelter, co-president of Sony Pictures Television Studios. Turner, who will continue to be based in New York while also spending…