Starz has named Jeffrey Hirsch as COO and promoted David Weil to chief legal officer. As chief operating officer, Hirsch will oversee Affiliate Sales, Marketing, Programming Operations and Research, Starz Distribution, and Technology and Product Development. He first joined Starz last July as president of Global Marketing and Product Development. “We are transforming Starz into a more innovative global entertainment brand. Jeff’s talent and experience will help us accelerate the transformation that began five years ago,” CEO Chris Albrecht said on Tuesday. “We have made great progress in our programming, brands, subscribers and shareholder value, and the organization is focused with.
- 6/21/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix is moving to acquire the rights to sci-fi great Paolo Bacigalupi’s short story Mika Model for Shawn Levy’s Laps 21 Entertainment to produce. The Svod giant is in talks with David Weil to adapt. The deal would see Netflix and 21 Laps collaborating again following their experience on the Winona Ryder-starring series Stranger Things, which follows how when a young boy disappears, his mother must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back. Weil…...
- 6/6/2016
- Deadline TV
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