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EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Josh Holloway for representation in all areas. Holloway is known for his many television roles. Most recently, he executive produced and starred as Will Bowman for three seasons on the USA sci-fi drama Colony. He is best known for his role as the smooth-talking swindler with a heart of…

The United Talent Agency (UTA) announced today that they have signed author and youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her father, activist and author Ziauddin Yousafzai. Both are co-founders and board members of Malala Fund. UTA will work with both of them as they continue to inspire global audiences with…

EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency (UTA) announced today that they have signed 18-year-old writer and director Freddy Macdonald in all areas. Based in Zurich, Macdonald is known for writing and directing many short films — one a year since he moved to Switzerland in 2015 to be exact. Recently, his short Sew Torn, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Star of stage and screen Catherine Zeta-Jones has signed with UTA in all areas. Zeta-Jones won an Academy Award or her role as vaudevillian murderess Velma Kelly in Rob Marshall’s adaptation of Chicago and earned a Tony Award for Lead Actress In A Musical for her role as Desirée Armfeldt in Stephen…

Entrepreneur Troy Carter, who exited Spotify last summer after serving as its Global Head of Creator Services, has been signed by UTA to develop projects across film, TV, theater and other areas. Carter offers a unique background in music and entertainment and was an early innovator in the realm of digital music and…

United Talent Agency is the first talent agency to strike a deal that gives it access to viewer insights gleaned from TV Time’s show tracking app. About 1 million people a day use TV Time’s app to keep track of the shows they’re watching, discover what to watch next or talk about favorite shows or actors with others…

Deepening the investment of Hollywood agencies in content production, United Talent Agency has teamed with Valence Media and its Media Rights Capital subsidiary on a joint venture to be called Civic Center Media. The new entity, in which UTA will hold an undisclosed minority stake, will develop, produce and finance…

UPDATE: Sources tell Deadline that UTA sold an equity stake in the 40% range, with the cash infusion in the vicinity of $200 million. Some of the majority of that money will be used to further diversify the agency, and that some of the money will be spread around to the dealmakers who’ve put the agency in this…

United Talent Agency’s Peter Dodd is heading over to the Warner Bros. Burbank, CA lot where he’s been named Vice President, Creative Development. Courtenay Valenti, the studio’s President of Production and Development made the news official today. Dodd will report to Valenti. Dodd has been a literary agent at UTA for…

EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency has retained Moelis & Company to find an investor to acquire an equity stake in UTA as high as 40%, sources said. If a deal makes — it is not set in stone that UTA will close — the agency will primarily use the capital infusion to continue to aggressively broaden its businesses…

United Talent Agency’s founders (and partners) are taking off their suits tomorrow, rolling up their sleeves and doing the real work across this country and overseas. UTA will close all offices internationally Friday for its seventh annual Project Impact volunteer day to enable the agency’s 900 employees to dedicate…

Olympian ice dancers Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani have signed with United Talent Agency (UTA). The Shibutani Siblings recently competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea where they won two Bronze Medals for the United States. The pair, who have been skating for 14 years, became fan favorites…