Warner Bros' Slavich Jumps to Netflix
Tue, Jun. 16, 2020
By Steve Barnes
Michelle Slavich, who has been executive VP, global publicity & strategy at Warner Bros. Pictures since May 2018, is joining Netflix as VP of publicity.
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Michelle Slavich, who has been executive VP, global publicity & strategy at Warner Bros. Pictures since May 2018, is joining Netflix as VP of publicity.
Activision Blizzard has named Helaine Klasky, one-time chair of Burson-Marsteller’s US public affairs & crisis communications practice, chief communications officer.
London's Red Lorry Yellow Lorry has scooped up global PR duties for Panavision, which provides end-to-end production equipment and post services for the episodic, commercial and feature film markets.
Monte-Carlo Television Festival has selected Rogers & Cowan/PMK to lead publicity and media relations efforts and offer programming counsel on the American continent for the event’s 60th anniversary.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has demanded that Warner Bros. and the producers of Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” publicly admit that some events in the film “were imagined for artistic purposes and artistic license.” (2 reader comments)
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Craig Greiwe has been named chief strategy & transformation officer at Rogers & Cowan/PMK, the agency formed by the merger of Rogers & Cowan and PMK*BNC.
Elissa Greer has been named EVP communications at Solstice Studios, overseeing corporate and domestic publicity and promotions for the company.
Rogers & Cowan and PMK*BNC, the two largest PR agencies in Hollywood, are merging, forming an agency that will have over 500 clients in areas including TV, film, sports, music and fashion.
Emily Lenzner will become executive VP-global communications at the Motion Picture Assn. of America on August. 1.
The New York Times credits celebrity PR powerhouse Peggy Siegal with helping to rehab the image of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (1 reader comment)
Buzzfeed's Mark Jafar takes global communications chief slot at Imax as giant-screen exhibitor seeks to establish own brand.
Kevin Brockman, executive VP-global communications at Disney until exiting in January after 22 years, is joining WarnerMedia Entertainment as VP-global communications.
Shannon Ryan, chief marketing officer at Fox Television Group, moves to Disney TV Studios and ABC Entertainment.
Nathaniel Brown, who was senior VP-corporate affairs & media relations at 21st Century Fox, has shifted to Discovery Inc. as executive VP-global communications.
Too many publicists, agents, producers, journalists and others in the entertainment industry just don't realize it's rude and sometimes insulting to not return phone calls or respond to letters, emails and faxes. (1 reader comment)
Former Paramount Pictures executive VP-domestic publicity Katie Martin Kelley has been named chief communications officer at Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
A relatively unsung music festival in a mid-sized city offers big lessons for event specialists and communications experts around the country. (3 reader comments)
How a communications agency helped bring Teen Cancer America’s story to millions.
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is using Democratic-leaning Kivvit public affairs shop in his long-shot effort to build a casino in New York City. (4 reader comments)
‘Tis the season. It’s a good time for brands and organizations to think about more effective ways to communicate with their constituents via live events and conferences. (1 reader comment)
Erin Moody, who worked in communications at 20thCentury Fox’s TV operation, has joined entertainment PR powerhouse PMK*BNC in Los Angeles.
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