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Casey Bloys dodged questions of whether or not he would run Paramount streaming as the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery closed. Bloys’ appearance comes just days after the HBO boss was announced to run the combined HBO Max and Paramount+ streamer, with Paramount streaming head Cindy Holland stepping down ahead of the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. When asked if he would run Paramount in Holland’s absence, the executive avoided answering directly. “Not mine to confirm. Deal is not closed,” Bloys said at Bloomberg Screentime in Los Angeles on Thursday. “But obviously, you…

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Matt Rice has been elevated to president of the new UTA Filmed Entertainment unit, as the agency has reorganized its filmed entertainment division, the agency announced Thursday. Rice most recently served as head of the agency’s TV department. “Matt is a phenomenal agent and partner who has helped spearhead a transformative expansion of UTA’s television division. In his expanded role, he will lead overall strategy and execution across all areas of Filmed Entertainment,” CEO David Kramer said in an internal memo sent to staffers. Kramer also announced the promotion of Allan Haldeman, Blair Kohan, Jay Gassner and Julien Thuan to…

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Mike Wald, Sony Pictures Television’s co-president of distribution and networks, is set to retire after 32 years at the studio. Wald will step away from his post at the end of the year, Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith Le Goy announced Thursday in a memo to staff. In his place, Jason Spivak and Paul Littmann are slated to jointly lead the distribution and networks division as presidents, reporting directly to Le Goy. “It is with mixed emotions that I announce his decision,” Le Goy said in his memo, noting that Wald’s departure comes just weeks after the news that Flory Bramnick…

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