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Harvardwood Unveils 2021 Writers Competition & Most Staffable TV Writers List Winners; Mentors Include 20th TV’s Carolyn Cassidy, Diallo Riddle & ‘Veep’ EP David Mandel

EXCLUSIVE: Some of Hollywood's Harvard veterans are helping out scribes from their top tier alma mater find their voices and perhaps become Tinseltown’s future. Harvardwood today announced the winners of its Writers Competition winners and Most Staffable TV List (see the full list below) The 18-year old program aims…

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20th Century Fox TV Taps CBS Veteran Dan Kupetz As Head Of Business Affairs

Veteran CBS executive Dan Kupetz has joined 20th Century Fox TV as EVP, Business Affairs and Operations, succeeding Howard Kurtzman who recently announced he’ll be retiring in June. Kupetz begins his new role in March, reporting into Carolyn Cassidy, president of 20th Century Fox Television, part of Disney TV Studios…

20th Century Fox TV’s Howard Kurtzman To Retire In June; Carolyn Cassidy To Become Sole President

Howard Kurtzman, President of Business Operations for 20th Century Fox Television and head of business and legal affairs for over two decades, will step down in June. Carolyn Cassidy, 20th TV’s President of Creative Affairs who has been partnered with Kurtzman, will be named President of 20th Century Fox TV at that…

‘Empire’ Co-Creator Danny Strong Signs New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV As Hip Hop Drama Enters Final Season

EXCLUSIVE: Empire is coming to an explosive end, but co-creator Danny Strong will keep going strong with 20th Century Fox Television. Just more than three years after inking his previous overall deal with the once Murdoch-owned studio, the two-time Emmy winner and executive producer of the hip hop drama now in its…

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Patrick Moran Out In Disney TV Studios Shakeup, Jonnie Davis Named ABC Studios President, Carolyn Cassidy Elevated At 20th TV, Josh Sussman Replaces Howard Davine

Four months after Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of key Fox assets was completed, changes are coming to the combined TV production operation Disney Television Studios. Exiting are ABC Studios president Patrick Moran and the studio’s EVP Business Operations Howard Davine. They will be replaced by two senior 20th…

20th Century Fox TV Ups Carolyn Cassidy To EVP Current Programming

Three years after Carolyn Cassidy was named head of current at 20th Century Fox TV as SVP Current Programming, she is being promoted to EVP Current Programming. "Carolyn took over our current programming team three years ago, and she has done a phenomenal job," said President of Creative Affairs Jonathan Davis…

Jeffrey Glaser Exiting 20th Century Fox TV, Carolyn Cassidy Named SVP Current Programming

Jeffrey Glaser, 20th Century Fox TV’s longtime current programming chief, is exiting the company and Carolyn Cassidy will take the reins as SVP, Current Programming, the company’s President of Creative Affairs Jonnie Davis announced today. Glaser is leaving “to pursue new challenges”, but will remain on board as a…