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UPDATED with user reports of technical issues. The moment of truth has finally arrived for Disney’s long-awaited, high-stakes entry into the streaming race, Disney+. The $7-a-month subscription service went live in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands at midnight PT as Monday became Tuesday. With a menu of film and TV…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the November 1 launch of Apple TV+, the streamer is realigning its executive ranks under toppers Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, combining development and current into a single-executive structure. Kim Rozenfeld is leaving as head of current scripted programming and docu/unscripted content. He…

MRC Film said today that Robyn Marshall has joined as Senior Vice President. She will oversee films from inception through release, including helping to manage the process from development through post production. "Robyn brings deep producorial experience and incredible story instincts that will be invaluable as we…

2ND UPDATE with confirmation and Bob Bakish statement: Viacom and CBS has officially confirmed the wide-ranging content shake-up across its ranks that will see Comedy Central veteran Kent Alterman leaving the fold and MTV Networks boss Chris McCarthy and CBS Chief Creative Officer David Nevins  adding to their…

Veteran distribution executive Yvette Zhuang has been hired by Miramax as its SVP International Production and Distribution. Zhuang was most recently SVP of International Sales at STX Entertainment, the studio behind Bad Moms, The Upside, Molly's Game and Den of Thieves. She started her career in Australia ,working…

UPDATED with WarnerMedia statement: Even though Dish Network isn’t in the broadband or wireless business (yet), the company’s outspoken chairman, Charlie Ergen, sees the influx of new streaming services benefiting Dish and other pay-TV providers. Ergen addressed the topic during a conference call with Wall Street…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment research and analytics company Screen Engine/ASI said Friday that Jason Bubenicek has joined the company at SVP Data Intelligence. The market research veteran will be tasked with working alongside the company's marketing science team to develop a data warehouse used to identify new product…

Disney CEO Bob Iger began the company’s quarterly earnings call with 10 minutes of remarks about what he has described as the biggest corporate initiative of his 45-year tenure at the company: the launch of Disney+. The subscription streaming platform, which goes live in the U.S. and a handful of other territories on…

Endeavor is consolidating its representation and management businesses in a new unit run by Lloyd Braun. The former ABC Entertainment Television Group chairman has been named President of Endeavor’s Client Group, which includes entertainment agency WME; fashion management companies IMG Models, The Wall Group, Art +…

In an earnings call with analysts to discuss AMC Entertainment’s third-quarter results, CEO Adam Aron blasted National CineMedia’s new initiative placing advertisements closer to feature films. Starting last Friday, NCM began running a single 30- or 60-second “platinum spot” immediately before the “attached” one or…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television is trimming the executive ranks of two of its three divisions, Shed Media and Telepictures. Leaving are Pam Healey, General Manager of Shed Media, and Stuart Krasnow, EVP Creative Affairs of Telepictures, along with a couple of development executives across…

Lucinda Martinez, a 17-year HBO veteran, has been tapped by WarnerMedia to lead the conglom’s Multicultural Marketing, Brand and Inclusion strategies division. She’ll report to Chris Spadaccini, CMO of WarnerMedia, and partner with newly appointed WarnerMedia Chief Enterprise Inclusion Officer Christy Haubegger to…