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Endemol Shine

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Global Brands Group and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) create a joint venture, CAA-GBG Global Brand Management Group (CAA-GBG). Perry Wolfman will serve as CEO, while Jared Margolis will be President. Endemol Shine North America names Michael Gifford SVP Business & Legal Affairs, while Ed Prince and Marjorie Williams have each been named VP Business & Legal … [Read more...] about Who’s News

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Jeffrey Godsick steps down as President of Fox Consumer Products to join Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group as EVP Worldwide Partnerships. Genius Brands Intl. promotes Stone Newman to President Global Consumer Products & Marketing. Soo Koo is appointed CCO at Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Michael Carrington steps down as CEO of Zodiak Kids Studios to take the helm of … [Read more...] about Who’s News

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Mattel forms Mattel Creations. The new theatrical, TV and digital content creation division will utilise the firm's portfolio of brands to drive content across multiple platforms and be headed by Mattel’s Chief Content Officer, Catherine Balsam-Schwaber. Endemol Shine North America combines its franchise management and licensing integration teams to create the newly formed … [Read more...] about Who’s News

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LIMA appointed Rutika Malaviya as its official representative for India. Cherokee Global Brands hired Randi Spieker as EVP Business Development. DHX Brands named Kaisa Nieminen Senior Brand Manager for North America. Dave Tovey joined the company in the newly created role of Business Development Manager EMEA. And Danielle Tanton was appointed to the new role of Live Events … [Read more...] about Who’s News

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Pam Lifford has been named President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products starting Feb. 1. Lifford succeeds Brad Globe, who will step down in after more than a decade overseeing WBCP. Barry Ziehl has been named EVP Public Affairs & Strategic Initiatives for Warner Bros. Entertainment. IDW Publishing is taking management of its foreign rights catalog for global publishing … [Read more...] about Who’s News

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Brad Globe steps down as President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products this spring with current DC Entertainment President & CCO Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Diane Nelson to oversee the division until a successor is named. Ian Rogers, the Senior Director Apple Music who created the online radio station Beats 1, moves to LVMH as Chief Digital Officer where he will … [Read more...] about Who’s News

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Phil Knight steps down as Chairman of Nike after 40+ years and recommends current CEO Mark Parker as his successor. The Walt Disney Company taps company veteran Christine M. McCarthy to replace Jay Rasulo as chief financial controller and names Kevin Mayer chief strategy officer. Lucas Church, chairman of Endemol Shine U.K. and the Endemol Shine Group commercial board is … [Read more...] about Who’s News