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EXCLUSIVE: Shane/Nahley Communications, which was formed by Hollywood and tech vets David Shane and Sue Fleishman earlier this year, has added a new partner as well as a coordinator. Alafair Hall, the new partner, has spent 12 years at agencies like Edelman and Outcast in LA and San Francisco. Her clients have…

Chris Legentil, a veteran of streaming service DAZN as well as Showtime and the NBA, has been named SVP and head of global communications for WWE Corp. In steering communications strategy, he will report directly to Nick Khan, the former co-head of television at CAA who is now president and chief revenue officer at…

WarnerMedia has named former 21st Century Fox executive Miranda Higham as SVP and head of communications for the company’s operations outside the U.S. She will report to Christy Haubegger, EVP, Communications and Chief Inclusion Officer. While WarnerMedia and its corporate predecessor, Time Warner, have long operated…

Catherine Frymark is capping a 20-year executive run at Discovery, shifting to Mattel as head global communications. In her new role as EVP of communications, Frymark will oversee external and internal corporate communications globally as well as the company's philanthropic efforts. She will join Mattel in December…

Three veteran HBO executives, Karen Jones, Ronni Cobern-Basis and Laura Young, are being promoted to expanded roles at WarnerMedia’s entertainment and direct-to-consumer divisions. The trio will report to Global Communications EVP Kevin Brockman, the former Disney exec who joined WarnerMedia earlier this year. The…

Viacom and CBS have jointly promoted Julia Phelps, a 14-year Viacom veteran, to EVP and Chief Communications and Corporate Marketing Officer of ViacomCBS. She will continue to report to Bob Bakish, who will head the combined company when its $30 billion, all-stock merger is completed, likely by the end of the…