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EXCLUSIVE: Participant Media has teamed with Condé Nast Entertainment for a film adaptation based on the Daniel Riley GQ Magazine article The Great High School Imposter. Ansel Elgort has attached to star and Mike Makowsky to adapt the story of a bright Ukranian kid who peeled five years off his age so he could be…

Bob Sauerberg, who spent 18 years at Condé Nast and became CEO in 2016, will be leaving his post to make way for a new leader who will oversee both domestic and international operations. The move comes as traditional publishers grapple with shifts in consumer habit and ongoing digital disruption. Sauerberg’s exit is…

Condé Nast has named Oren Katzeff president of Condé Nast Entertainment, filling the spot left vacant last summer when Dawn Ostroff took a job at Spotify as chief content officer. Katzeff, who most recently was global head of programming for Tastemade, will oversee Condé Nast Entertainment, the studio and distribution…

Anonymous Content, Paramount Television and Condé Nast Entertainment are teaming to develop a scripted TV series based on The New Yorker article by Elif Batuman about Japan’s rent-a-family industry. This marks the first project under Anonymous Content and Paramount TV’s first-look deal with Condé Nast. Based on…

Condé Nast said it will expand its over-the-top (OTT) video offerings with dedicated channels for Wired, GQ and Bon Appétit, part of a NewFronts presentation that also lifted the curtain on 60 digital pilots and a range of new Snapchat shows. Wired’s OTT service will launch later this year on AppleTV, Roku and Amazon…

Paramount TV and Anonymous Content are joining forces with Condé Nast Entertainment, signing a first-look deal to develop and produce scripted series. Effective immediately, Paramount TV and Anonymous Content are able to join CNE in producing the scripted projects. CNE's TV division had eight television series sold or…

The Relive Box, based on a short story in The New Yorker about a tech device that allows you to relive your past is being developed by Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) is developing the feature film. Artist Daniel Arsham will make his feature directorial debut. Chai Hecht ("Unorthodox") is writing the screenplay based…

Condé Nast Entertainment has named Vice Media’s David Lopez to the newly created position of vice president, branded content video. At Vice, Lopez was head of global business and brand content development for Vice Brand Studio. In his new role, Lopez will oversee creative and manage production of CNÉ's branded content…

Marc Webb will direct and Nick Hornby is scripting This Above All, based on the true-life story of Megan Phelps-Roper, a former member of the Westboro Baptist Church whose grandfather founded the group known for its hate speak and vicious protests. The film is being adapted from an article written by Adrian Chen for…

To gain some insight into the career and ambition of director and producer Doug Liman—a multifaceted, endlessly inquisitive artist—take a look at his second directorial effort, Swingers, the classic comedy starring a younger Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn that launched his career. A tinkerer by nature, Liman understood…

Condé Nast Entertainment has hired Joanna Massey as head of CNÉ communications, a newly created position. She will be responsible for developing and executing the division's external and internal communications strategies, including overseeing media relations and executive communications. The position reunites Massey…

Condé Nast Entertainment is producing a documentary on the elite Granite Mountain firefighter squad that it will roll out via its digital video network in October, timed to the release of the Granite Mountain feature film being directed by Joseph Kosinski. Condé Nast is also producing Granite Mountain with Black Label…