UTA Names Julian Jacobs New York Chief In Exec Shuffle
Julian Jacobs has been named the new head of UTA’s New York City office as Allan Haldeman, partner and co-head of TV Lit, returns to Los Angeles. Jacobs, also a partner and co-head of entertainment...
View ArticleTikTok Star Allison Kuch, NFL Player Isaac Rochell Sign With UTA (Exclusive)
Digital content creator and social media influencer Allison Kuch and husband and NFL player Isaac Rochell have signed with UTA in all areas. The talent, entertainment and sports company has been tapped...
View ArticleExtreme Sports YouTube Collective CboysTV Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Sports and comedy collective CboysTV, best known for doing dangerous stunts on dirt bikes and other motorized vehicles, have signed with UTA in all areas. The Hollywood entertainment and sports talent...
View ArticleLionsgate Alternative Television Signs With UTA
Lionsgate Alternative Television has signed with UTA as the major studio gets deeper into unscripted TV. The talent, entertainment and sports agency will represent the Lionsgate TV division as it looks...
View ArticleUTA, A24 Partner for Premium TV Production
A24 and UTA’s Civic Center Media have announced a partnership to produce premium television. The nonexclusive pact will see the agency-housed shingle, which has backed series like The Great and Shrink...
View ArticleUTA Signs James Ellroy, Shops His Marilyn Monroe Novel ‘The Enchanters’...
James Ellroy is making a renewed Hollywood push. The L.A. Confidential author has signed with UTA, which is already taking his latest novel, The Enchanters, out to producers. The news comes on the...
View ArticleKylie Minogue Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Fresh off of winning her second career Grammy, Kylie Minogue has signed with UTA for live representation in the United States and Canada and acting worldwide. The Australian singer won the best pop...
View ArticleHilde Lynn Helphenstein Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, AKA Jerry Gogosian, has signed with UTA. The visual artist and digital storyteller is the brains behind @jerrygogosian, a popular Instagram meme account that satirizes and...
View ArticleJax Media Vet Brooke Posch Launches Comedy Venture Good&Done
Former Jax Media president Brooke Posch is unveiling her next act. With the help of UTA, which continues to rep Posch, she’s launching Good&Done, which will produce comedy across TV and film,...
View ArticleUTA Buys Gen Z-Focused Marketing Firm JUV Consulting
UTA is expanding its marketing division, acquiring JUV Consulting, a company that specializes in connecting brands with Gen Z and youth culture. JUV Consulting and its more than a dozen employees will...
View Article‘Shayda’ Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi First Met Her Agent Keya Khayatian at a...
My Rep and Me is a recurring Culture Shift feature in which reps and clients from the same historically marginalized background sit down to discuss the chemistry and business advantages of their...
View ArticleHauteLeMode Fashion Critic Luke Meagher Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Luke Meagher — the buzzy digital fashion critic whose HauteLeMode videos have 1.4 million followers and subscribers across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok — has signed with UTA talent agency for...
View ArticleSXSW: Jackie Shane Disappearance Mystery Solved in ‘Any Other Way’ Documentary
A host of conspiracy theories surrounded the sudden disappearance of pioneering transgender soul singer Jackie Shane from the music world in 1971 after she packed Toronto nightclubs during the 1960s,...
View ArticleUTA, Michael Kassan at War as Agency and MediaLink Chief Plot Legal Action
In a dueling war of words, the talent agency UTA and the influential founder of the strategic advisory firm MediaLink are locked in a dispute that involves Michael Kassan’s exit from the company, with...
View ArticleMichael Kassan’s Legal Salvo Tears Into UTA Amid Dueling Claims Over Company...
A legal showdown has erupted between Michael Kassan and United Talent Agency over the MediaLink founder’s departure, with Kassan claiming that he resigned after being lied to about his responsibilities...
View ArticleUTA Hires Eric Iverson as Chief Technology Officer
Talent agency UTA has hired Eric Iverson as its chief technology officer. Iverson joins UTA from Amazon MGM Studios, where he led the division’s product, user experience and AI strategy. At UTA,...
View ArticleMichael Kassan Files $125M Defamation Lawsuit Against Bryan Freedman Over UTA...
The feud between Michael Kassan and UTA over the MediaLink founder’s departure is intensifying, with Kassan suing the agency’s lawyer for defamation. Kassan, in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior...
View Article‘Masters of the Air’ Co-Creator John Orloff Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
John Orloff, the co-creator of Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The move comes after Orloff signed with Verve for representation in January,...
View Article‘Karate Kid’ Writer Rob Lieber Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
Rob Lieber, the writer of the latest Karate Kid movie that is currently in production, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The writer was previously at Verve. That agency, however,...
View ArticleHollywood & Mind’s Second Annual Summit Set Mike Posner and Chyler Leigh as...
Hollywood & Mind has revealed its first wave of speakers for its second annual summit on May 9. The event, founded by Cathy Applefeld Olson, focuses on the intersection of mental health and the...
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