Warner Bros. Shakes Up Animation, Apollo CEO Shrugs Off Paramount Regulatory Issue and Former LA Times Film Critic Justin Chang Wins Pulitzer

Plus: Condé Nast Union Inks contract just before Met Gala, Paramount Office of the CEO might win out and Cannes workers call for strike [Ed Adams Warner Bros Animation]( [Warner Bros. Animation Shake-Up: Matt Matzkin Assumes GM Duties as Ed Adams Retires]( By Drew Taylor Warner Bros. Animation underwent a major shake-up, announcing Monday the retirement of general manager Ed Adams. Matt Matzkin, the current EVP of business operations and production for Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, will assume his duties upon his departure in September. Additionally, head of production at Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios Bobbie Page will also be exiting the company. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Apollo CEO Marc Rowan Shrugs Off Regulatory Concerns Over Paramount Bid: 'These Paths Are Well Trodden']( By Lucas Manfredi Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan is shrugging off potential regulatory concerns around the private equity firm teaming up with Sony Pictures Entertainment on a joint $26 billion all-cash offer to acquire Paramount Global. Sony Pictures Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. Additionally, Apollo owns a minority stake in Cox Media Group, which owns 12 local U.S. TV stations in nine metro areas. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Los Angeles Times' white neon sign is illuminated in the light of dusk, a dim blue sky behind it, atop the Times' El Segundo headquarters building below.]( [2024 Pulitzer Prizes Honor Former LA Times Film Critic Justin Chang, Israel-Hamas War Coverage and More]( By Mike Roe The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday by Columbia University, which administers the awards, considered one of the great honors in journalism and literature. In the entertainment world, Justin Chang took home a Pulitzer for criticism, across fields, for his work as a film critic at the Los Angeles Times, where he worked for nearly eight years. He left earlier this year to join the New Yorker. The prizes also come with a $15,000 award in most categories. Chang was honored “for richly evocative and genre-spanning film criticism that reflects on the contemporary moviegoing experience,” according to the Pulitzer Prize Board. Chang is also a critic for NPR’s “Fresh Air.” He also previously worked at Variety, where he began as an intern before rising to become the publication’s chief film critic. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conde Nast Union]( [Condé Nast Union Reaches Tentative Contract Agreement Hours Ahead of Met GalaÂ]( [Paramount office of the CEO; George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins, with Shari Redstone]( [Paramount’s Options: Apollo-Sony or Skydance? The CEO Office Might Win Out | AnalysisÂ]( [cannes-film-festival-red-carpet]( [Cannes Film Festival Workers Call for Strike Over Lack of Unemployment Pay]( [debra-oconnell-disney]( [Debra OConnell to Serve as Interim ABC News President After Kim Godwin Exits]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](