Mark Guiducci has been named the first global editorial director of Vanity Fair. In the newly created role, Guiducci will oversee creative and editorial direction of Vanity Fair across all markets, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain. The appointment comes a few months after Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones announced plans to leave the publication. Guiducci,...

Will Disney follow Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast in splitting off most of its TV assets from its streaming business? Dont bet on it. CEO Bob Iger appeared on CNBC Tuesday morning, where he was interviewed by David Faber about his companys acquisition of Comcasts share in Hulu, which was finalized Monday. But Faber also used the opportunity to ask...

Can a hit podcast translate into a hit phone company? The team behind SmartLess will find out. SmartLess hosts and creators Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes are launching a new mobile phone brand called SmartLess Mobile Tuesday, betting that their success in reaching people through their phones can lead to a piece of the mobile business. Our SmartLess...

The Walt Disney Co. has named Angela Jain head of content, Disney+ EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), a newly created role. She will join the entertainment giant in September from ITV Studios, where she has most recently served as director of unscripted, U.K. and was known for, among other things, relaunching Love Island for ITV in 2015. The newly...

The entertainment studio launched by the NFLs Kansas City Chiefs has set its executive team, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Foolish Club Studios, the venture that the Chiefs announced just before this years Super Bowl, will be led by CEO Mark Donovan and COO Laura Krug. Donovan also serves as president of the Chiefs, with Krug also working as the...

Netflixis doubling down on investing in Spain to keep producing Spanish originals, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday during a visit to Madrid to celebrate the streaming giants 10-year anniversary in the country. Visiting Netflixs hub in Tres Cantos, just outside Madrid, along with Pedro Sanchez, the president ofSpain, the top executive said that Netflix would invest 1 billion ($1.1...

Paramount Global is continuing to cut its U.S. workforce, with its co-CEOs on Tuesday unveiling another reduction by 3.5 percent. The cuts follow a 15 percent reduction last year. Co-CEOsGeorge Cheeks,Chris McCarthyandBrian Robbins wrote in a staff memo, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, said the focus was on U.S. headcount but the moves may also result in some impacts to...

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will launch its streaming service HBO Max in a dozen countries, mostly in Europe and some in Asia, in July to bring the streamer to a total of around 90 territories and further accelerate its global growth strategy, as the platform approaches availability in 100 markets. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the new markets are...

In an agreement that could eventually mark the end of a nearly yearlong strike, SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have reached a tentative deal on a contract agreement. The performers union announced the provisional deal on Monday night without getting into specifics on the terms of the agreement. The work stoppage against video game firms will continue until the...

The media buying giant WPP Media (recently rebranded from GroupM) is downgrading its projected ad revenue forecast for 2025. After initially forecasting 7.7 percent growth in December, the firm is now projecting only 6 percent growth for the year, thanks largely to an uncertain economy and limited visibility for global trade. At the same time, it is noting that 2025...

Areas in and around downtown Los Angeles could be temporarily off-limits to filmmakers as protests over recent immigration raids continue to unfold, a local film office advised creatives on Monday. While the permitting authority for the city of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department, is tackling projects on a case-by-base basis, film permits may be denied for areas around...

Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra is exiting the company to pursue other opportunities. Andrew Warren, currently a strategic advisor to Paramounts three-headed Office of the CEO and a former CFO at Discovery Communications, will step in on an interim basis. Warren will be executive vice president and interim chief financial officer. Hes been around to advise George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy...

The history of Warner Bros. is a history of mergers and sales, dating back to a sneaky transaction Jack Warner pulled off in the 1950s to become the studios largest shareholder. Following that, there was the brief Warner Bros.-Seven Arts era in the 1960s, the studios subsequent acquisition by Kinney National Services which brought long-time CEO Steve Ross into the...