Netflix Film Chief Scott Stuber Exits, 2 LA Times Managing Editors Resign and Sony Calls Off Zee Entertainment Merger

Plus: Norman Jewison dies at 97, Blackwells asks Disney to meet with activist nominees and Sony will not present at CinemaCon 2024 [Scott Stuber Netflix TheGrill]( [Netflix Film Chairman Scott Stuber Exits to Start Own Company]( By Umberto Gonzalez Scott Stuber, who spearheaded much of Netflix’s recent push into original movies, is stepping down as the film chairman at the streamer to start a new media company, he said in a statement obtained by TheWrap on Monday. Stuber had been in the role of chairman since January 2023. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Los Angeles Times building]( [LA Times Managing Editors Shani Hilton, Sara Yasin Step Down During Layoff Negotiations]( By Sharon Knolle Los Angeles Times managing editors Shani Hilton and Sara Yasin have stepped down amid continuing negotiations on staff layoffs. Hilton and Yasin were two of the four editors leading the paper after the exit of executive editor Kevin Merida earlier this month. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sony logo]( [Sony Calls Off $10 Billion Merger With Indian Media Company Zee Entertainment]( By Kayla Cobb Sony’s plan to merge with Zee Entertainment, the Indian media company, has fizzled. According to the BBC, the reported $10 billion merger, which was supposed to take place last Friday, was scrapped because Sony said merger conditions were not met. Specifically, the company said “among other things, the closing conditions to the merger were not satisfied by then.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Norman Jewison attends the 72nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles]( [Norman Jewison, Oscar-Nominated Director of 'In the Heat of the Night,' Dies at 97]( [Disney Diane Jurgens]( [Blackwells Capital Asks Disney to Meet With Activist Investor's Board Nominees to 'Promote Free-Flowing Exchange of Ideas']( [CinemaCon has become more than a pep rally for the theater industry's survival]( [Sony Will Not Present at CinemaCon 2024]( [sundance-movies-2024]( [Genre Rules Sundance So Far: Blood, Guts and Sex-Filled Movies Tackle Social Issues]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [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](