Saleah Blancaflor

2 days ago | adweek.com | Saleah Blancaflor

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Warner Bros. Discovery is laying off dozens of staffers across its linear networks as the media giant continues to navigate the declines in cable viewership, ADWEEK has learned. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to ADWEEK that the cuts were in the double digits, affecting under 100 employees.

3 days ago | adweek.com | Saleah Blancaflor

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Apple TV+ is aiming for a hole-in-one with its latest sports series. This week, the streaming service premiered Stick, a new sports comedy starring Owen Wilson and Peter Dager. The show follows Wilson as Pryce Cahill, a retired golf superstar whose career was derailed by a tournament meltdown, as he returns to the course to mentor a teenage phenom played by Dager.

3 days ago | adweek.com | Saleah Blancaflor

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4 days ago | adweek.com | Saleah Blancaflor

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Another round of layoffs hit Disney on Monday. Today, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ADWEEK that several hundred staffers across Disney Entertainment’s marketing departments for film and TV, as well as TV publicity, casting, and development, were affected globally. The financial operations team was also affected.

4 days ago | adweek.com | Saleah Blancaflor

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Hallmark Media is making some changes to its executive leadership team. Today, the company announced that John Matts will assume the title of president, and Jessica Tasler Noble will serve as chief culture officer. The role was previously held by Sabrina Wiewel, who recently joined Crayola Studios as the executive vice president. In his new role, Matts will report to Hallmark Cards, Inc.