Deadline has confirmed that Lionsgate has put re-structuring in effect largely in their film marketing and distribution departments, laying off a company- wide number in the high teens according to a source familiar with the matter. I understand this was in the works for some time, and in no way related to the great COVID-19
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AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron sat down for an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Alley today, telling the show’s hosts that the chain’s possible re-opening between May to mid-June is still “more of the right timing, but nobody knows.” Aron shut down the biggest exhibition chain out of coronavirus safety on March 17, and believes a three-month window
Comscore has named board member Bill Livek as its chief executive officer, replacing the interim CEO Dale Fuller. It also reported lower third-quarter revenue, but its net loss that was far less than Q3 last year. The CEO move comes as the show business data-measurement corporation is facing headwinds. It has seen several high-profile exec
EXCLUSIVE: Comscore has promoted Arturo Guillén to Senior Vice President & Global Managing Director of their movie division. Guillén takes over for departing Comscore Film SVPs Steve Buck and Jim Zak. Guillén, a Spain native, was in Los Angeles this week meeting those in the stateside distribution and exhibition sphere as they came together for
Danielle De Palma has been hired as Paramount Pictures’ EVP Domestic Marketing. She will report to Marc Weinstock, president of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, and Mary Daily, co-president of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. Previously, De Palma served as a senior executive at Apple in the video marketing team overseeing film and TV series marketing. She
Exhibition giant Cineworld, which acquired U.S. chain Regal Cinemas in 2018 for $3.6B, reported a decrease in half-year results this morning out of London. An anticipated drop, it hasn’t diminished CEO and veteran exhibitor Mooky Greidinger’s bright outlook for the second semester while he’s also bullish on the uptake of nascent subscription program, Regal Unlimited,