Exclusive: Earlier this morning, Amazon revealed that it was laying off several hundred employees across Prime Video and Amazon Studios as part of a review of its business.
Details have emerged about the cuts, which were described by one source close to the company as a “bloodbath”. Senior execs let go include Nancy Cotton, Arturo Interian, Marcy Kaplan, Chris Castallo and Uri Fleming across different divisions.
Most of the exits are a result of the integration of Lindsay Sloane’s MGM Scripted Television team alongside MGM+ and the Barry Poznick-led MGM Alternative TV under Chris Brearton, VP, Corporate Strategy, Prime Video and Studios. Sloane and Poznick’s teams will continue to work closely with the studios teams in developing for Prime Video and also will continue to produce for outside networks and streamers.
Also impacted by layoffs in a consolidation move are multiple other Amazon MGM Studios teams, including Studio Marketing,...
Details have emerged about the cuts, which were described by one source close to the company as a “bloodbath”. Senior execs let go include Nancy Cotton, Arturo Interian, Marcy Kaplan, Chris Castallo and Uri Fleming across different divisions.
Most of the exits are a result of the integration of Lindsay Sloane’s MGM Scripted Television team alongside MGM+ and the Barry Poznick-led MGM Alternative TV under Chris Brearton, VP, Corporate Strategy, Prime Video and Studios. Sloane and Poznick’s teams will continue to work closely with the studios teams in developing for Prime Video and also will continue to produce for outside networks and streamers.
Also impacted by layoffs in a consolidation move are multiple other Amazon MGM Studios teams, including Studio Marketing,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Peter White and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
From a potential writers strike to Covid-19 safety protocols on set, some of Hollywood’s top producers offered a peek on Wednesday at how they approach some of the industry’s most contentious issues.
The insiders, typically tight-lipped on Hollywood dealings, discussed their thoughts on widespread industry concerns and trends at a brunch honoring the top physical production pros during a multiday networking event, from March 27 to 30, hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International (Afci), a group made up of more than 300 commissioners on six continents. The brunch, a joint effort between Afci and The Hollywood Reporter, saw a turnout of hundreds of production executives and film commissioners across the world, who chatted over quiche, fruit platters and pastries.
Featured on the panel were Janet Graham-Borba, executive vp production for HBO; Marcy Kaplan, physical production principal at MGM Television and MGM+; and Herb Gains, executive vp production for Legendary.
The insiders, typically tight-lipped on Hollywood dealings, discussed their thoughts on widespread industry concerns and trends at a brunch honoring the top physical production pros during a multiday networking event, from March 27 to 30, hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International (Afci), a group made up of more than 300 commissioners on six continents. The brunch, a joint effort between Afci and The Hollywood Reporter, saw a turnout of hundreds of production executives and film commissioners across the world, who chatted over quiche, fruit platters and pastries.
Featured on the panel were Janet Graham-Borba, executive vp production for HBO; Marcy Kaplan, physical production principal at MGM Television and MGM+; and Herb Gains, executive vp production for Legendary.
- 3/29/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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