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EXCLUSIVE: The DGA has told WarnerMedia’s that its decision to release Warner Bros full 2021 movie slate on HBO Max at the same time the films will be released in theaters is “unacceptable” and “is contrary to both the long-standing relationship between the DGA and Warner Bros. and explicit representations made by…

Rumors have raced for weeks that exec changes at WarnerMedia would soon reverberate to movie content as the effort to streamline production continues. Two of the rumored moves have happened: Jessie Henderson, EVP Original Feature Films for HBO Max, decided to leave the company. Another HBO Max exec, Nikki Ramey, will…

Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, and Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of Warner Bros had the same reaction Thursday when asked if their companies had any interest in buying movie theaters. They laughed. “We have no plans to do that currently,” Langley said, appearing with Sarnoff and CBS CEO G…

Two more Warner Bros. Television TV series, both from John Wells Prods., are resuming production in Los Angeles next week. Shameless is set to start filming its 11th and final season on Sept. 8; TNT’s Animal Kingdom will begin shooting Season 5 on Sept. 7. They are the first WBTV series to restart production in LA…

It’s a big Labor Day weekend for Ann Sarnoff at WarnerMedia. She recently celebrated her first year anniversary as the first woman to oversee Warner Bros in its 97-year history on August 22 (coincidentally on the same day as the studio’s DC FanDome day, which drew 22 million global visitors), and she heads into a…

Today in the midst of The Batman shutting down production again, we caught up with WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Boss Ann Sarnoff to talk about an array of topics. While Warner Bros. executives cannot speak about the health details of employees, i.e Batman star Robert Pattinson, who reports identified as being the…

The overhaul of WarnerMedia continues, with Jay Levine earning a promotion to a top strategy role and digital chief Tomas Gewecke heading to the exit. The moves come as the company’s Studios and Networks Group, a key element of CEO Jason Kilar’s restructuring plan, takes shape. Levine’s new position, Chief Strategy…

Kiko Washington, Warner Bros Entertainment’s head of global human resources since 2009, is retiring at the end of the year after a 35-year run at the company in various roles at WB, Time Warner and HBO. The news was announced to staff Tuesday by Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of Warner Bros and WarnerMedia's head of the…

New WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is putting his stamp on the company via a big reorganization, with Warner Bros. chief Ann Sarnoff taking oversight of all network, film and TV studio and streaming assets. Leaving WarnerMedia are Bob Greenblatt, Chairman, WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer; Kevin Reilly…

BBC Studios has hired Awesomeness Co-Head Rebecca Glashow as its President of Americas – a replacement for Ann Sarnoff after she joined Warner Bros. Glashow joins the British producer and distributor in June and will lead the company's distribution activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Based in New York…

Showtime’s head of communications Johanna Fuentes has been named EVP, Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Warner Bros. She will start May 4 and be based at Warner Bros' global headquarters in Burbank. Reporting to Warner Bros Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff, Fuentes will overseeing Warner Bros'…

UPDATED with Ann Sarnoff memo: Deadline has confirmed that Warner Bros’ EVP Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Dee Dee Myers is leaving the studio after five years in the job. She will depart the Burbank lot on April 1. A successor to the post hasn’t been named; I hear there will be a search. The…