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We’ll be honest, the year 2020 was a rough one. If you think otherwise, then we’d really like to know the number for your therapist. The year 2020 has been synonymous with the words “dumpster fire”, “trainwreck” or has been simply called “trash”. Among the unpredictable things we navigated through during the year, we…

Courtney Braun has been elevated to General Counsel of Endeavor's client representation group while Michelle Walter has been promoted to CFO of WME, effective immediately. Lloyd Braun, President of Endeavor Client Group and WME Chairman made the appointments today. Courtney Braun will be responsible for all legal…

Endeavor has invested in BDA Sports Management, appointing the agency’s founder, Bill Duffy, as a strategic advisor to its WME Sports division. Duffy is especially well-known for his work in basketball. He represents more than 40 active NBA players — among them Luka Dončić, RJ Barrett, Goran Dragić and Rajon Rondo…

EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell today updated the agents at WME on how egregious he felt last week’s blindside by WarnerMedia was, when the studio announced that Warner Bros’ entire 2021 slate would play HBO Max as the films open in theaters. Here is the note Whitesell sent to staff. The…

Deborah Curtis, who spent more than a decade at American Express, has joined the Endeavor-owned hospitality firm On Location Experiences as chief marketing officer. On Location bills itself as an “experiential hospitality business” handling hospitality, ticketing, live and virtual event production as well as travel…

"President Trump recognized that one of the small ways to instill a sense of normalcy in people's lives was to bring back entertainment options," Dana White bellowed tonight of the Republican National Convention. "The President went above and beyond to help all sports leagues involved figure out a way to overcome the…

Rovio Entertainment has appointed IMG as the exclusive worldwide consumer products licensing agent for the iconic Angry Birds franchise, the companies announced Wednesday. Since launching its first mobile game in 2009, Angry Birds has grown into a multi-media brand with a presence in several areas of entertainment…

Here's the first clip from Truth To Power, director Garin Hovannisian’s (I Am Not Alone) feature doc chronicling Serj Tankian, the lead singer of metal band System Of A Down. Tankian’s music and outspoken social justice activism has influenced large-scale political movements, including 2018's Velvet Revolution in his…

Endeavor said Monday it pivoting its recently launched Fellowship Program, postponed due to COVID-19, to a virtual Summer Series available to all Fellowship applicants in addition to Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society Fellowship and HBCU in LA students. More than 1000 people have registered for the Series, it said…

UPDATED with more companies: Several Hollywood companies have said they will recognize and make an annual paid holiday of Juneteenth, which commemorates the June 19, 1865 date when slavery ended in the U.S. SAG-AFTRA, ICM Partners, Gersh and Hollywood PR biggie R&C/PMK are the latest companies to say they will observe…

Endeavor, whose revenue has dropped 70% during the coronavirus pandemic, has secured a $260 million term loan as an extra cushion. Sources familiar with the transaction tell Deadline it carries an interest rate of a bit less than 11%. The company had previously taken out a $2.8 billion loan. Last month, Endeavor said…

Endeavor Group will be selling a chunk of its stake in video game publisher Epic Games as part of a new round of fundraising for the company behind Fortnite, Deadline has confirmed. Endeavor has been dogged by debt and struggling for cash as the coronavirus hits its diverse businesses hard, especially live events. The…