Joseph J. Collins Dies: Pioneering Cable Exec And Former HBO President Was 81

Joseph J. Collins, a leading cable executive as the pay-TV platform became a dominant part of the media industry in the late-20th century, has died. He was 81.

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Marybeth Sprows Returns To Hallmark Media; Tatiana Erasme Promoted

Hallmark Media's Marybeth Sprows and Tatiana Erasme are based in L.A. and report to Head of Programming Michelle Vicary.

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Amazon MGM Studios’ Blair Fetter Restructures His Worldbuilding & Genre Series Team; Matthew King & Adrienne O’Riain Exiting; Tom Lieber’s Area Expands
#Executives #News #AdrienneORiain #AmazonMGMStudios #BlairFetter #MatthewKing #TomLieber

https://deadline.com/2026/04/amazon-mgm-studios-blair-fetter-restructuring-matthew-king-1236772925/

Amazon MGM Studios’ Blair Fetter Restructures His Worldbuilding & Genre Series Team; Matthew King & Adrienne O’Riain Exit; Tom Lieber Expands Duties

Amazon MGM Studios' Blair Fetter Restructures Worldbuilding & Genre Series Team; Matthew King & Adrienne O'Riain Exit; Tom Lieber Expands Duties

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Allie McLarty Assumes Newly Created Role Of SVP, Global Communications At Paramount Studios
#Executives #News #AllieMcLarty #Paramount

https://deadline.com/2026/04/allie-mclarty-new-role-paramount-studios-1236770970/

Allie McLarty Assumes Newly Created Role Of SVP, Global Communications At Paramount Studios

Allie McLarty has assumed a new SVP role at Paramount Studios in support of EVP Brooke Robertson.

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Plan B Europe Expands Team As It Hires Former Sony & House Productions Producers
#Executives #News #Mediawan #PlanB #PlanBEurope

https://deadline.com/2026/04/plan-b-europe-grows-team-producer-hires-1236770789/

Plan B Europe Expands Team As It Hires Former Sony & House Productions Producers

Plan B Europe Grows Team With Former Sony & House Productions Producer Hires

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Trump administration launches new bid to attract U.S. oil companies to Venezuela — but finding few takers
President Donald Trump has been pressuring U.S. oil and gas executives to invest in Venezuela’s energy sector, nearly three months after the toppling of former president Nicolás Maduro, as the country is said to have the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-venzuela-ceraweek-shell-chevron-machado-9.7148762?cmp=rss
BREAKING: Ex-FirstEnergy Execs' #Bribe #Trial Ends After #Jury Hits #Impasse
An Ohio judge on Tuesday dismissed a jury weighing #charges that two former FirstEnergy Corp. #executives #bribed a #utility #regulator to help secure a controversial $1.3 billion #bailout for two of the company's #nuclear #plants, after the jury reported an impasse following more than a week of deliberations. [Law360[
Blink49 Studios Expands Brand Studio With Pair Of Hires

Blink49 Studios is expanding its brand studio business with a pair of hires, Elizabeth Firth and Melissa Lacks.

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Imax CEO Rich Gelfond On Temporary Medical Leave With Pneumonia

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond has taken a temporary medical leave of absence while he gets treated for pneumonia.

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