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Due in part to public health circumstances beyond everyone's control, the WGA isn't going to trial against WME and CAA over packaging fees next spring after all. "The parties' threshold discovery disputes and the COVID-19 pandemic have created significant litigation delays, which have caused unforeseeable delays in…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV and film writer Dana Stevens has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas. Most recently, Stevens wrote the upcoming Sony Pictures drama Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Kevin Hart. The film is an adaptation of Matt Logelin's memoir which details Logelin's life…

The WGA on Wednesday provided details of its deal with ICM Partners on a new franchise agreement, a pact pretty much in line with one the guild inked last month with UTA. The deal that will also allow ICM to again represent WGA members for covered writing services also satisfies a clause that will end TV packaging by…

UPDATED, 12:06 PM: It’s a done deal. ICM Partners and the WGA just confirmed that the agency has signed a franchise agreement with the guild which will allow the agency to once again actively represent WGA members.    "We are looking forward to getting back to work for our writer clients," ICM Partners Co-President…

EXCLUSIVE: Kamie Crawford, the co-host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show, has signed with UTA. The agency has signed Crawford for worldwide representation in all areas. It comes ahead of the premiere of the remotely-produced season of the non-scripted series, which returns to MTV on Wednesday August 5. Crawford joined the…

Prolific TV creators/showrunners Michelle and Robert King have signed with UTA. The duo and their production banner, King Size Productions, helmed by Liz Glotzer, will be represented by the agency in all areas. The Kings are changing agencies after many years at Paradigm. The duo came into play when their longtime…

EXCLUSIVE: Alexa Mansour, one of the stars of the upcoming zombie spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond, has signed with UTA. The agency will represent the newcomer in all areas. This comes as it emerged that The Walking Dead: World Beyond will premiere on AMC on October 4. The Walking Dead: World Beyond delves into…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed multi-hyphenate Dennis Quaid for worldwide representation in all areas. The Day After Tomorrow and Midway actor recently co-founded podcast studio Audio Up with Jared Gutstadt. Pods launched to date include The Dennissance, which sees the actor chat through life experiences with fellow…

With drive-in theaters making a resurgence, UTA has teamed with New York City indie theater Metrograph for Metrograph Drive-In, an outdoor theater series. Events will take place at Nova’s Ark Project and Sculpture Park in Water Mill, New York and kick-off August 13. The events will feature advance screenings of some…

Rich Paul, CEO and founder of Klutch Sports Group, has been appointed to UTA’s Board of Directors. Paul also serves as Head of UTA Sports and is a UTA partner, roles he assumed in July 2019 after UTA took a significant stake in Klutch Sports Group. Paul founded Klutch in 2012 and built it into a sports representation…

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian and actress Iliza Shlesinger has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas. Shlesinger, known for her five hit Netflix comedy specials, has recently transitioned into acting. She most recently re-teamed with Mark Wahlberg for the Netflix film Spenser Confidential directed by Peter…

Iman Benson, who stars as Drea Barris in Netflix comedy #BlackAF, has signed to UTA. The actor has signed with the agency in all areas. Benson's character Drea is the moral center and narrator of Kenya Barris' series; her university application documentary is the framing device for the show, which centers around a…