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Paramount Pictures has hired Danielle De Palma as executive vp domestic marketing in the wake of a department shake-up at the Hollywood studio.

De Palma, who comes to Paramount from Apple, where she was a senior executive in the video marketing team, will report to Marc Weinstock, president of worldwide marketing and distribution, and Mary Daily, co-president of worldwide marketing and distribution. Weinstock recently replaced David Sameth, who left the studio in February.

In her new role, De Palma will oversee the overall marketing strategy for new releases, domestic digital marketing and data analytics.

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Paramount Pictures has hired Danielle De Palma as executive vp domestic marketing in the wake of a department shake-up at the Hollywood studio.

De Palma, who comes to Paramount from Apple, where she was a senior executive in the video marketing team, will report to Marc Weinstock, president of worldwide marketing and distribution, and Mary Daily, co-president of worldwide marketing and distribution. Weinstock recently replaced David Sameth, who left the studio in February.

In her new role, De Palma will oversee the overall marketing strategy for new releases, domestic digital marketing and data analytics.

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Paramount Pictures has promoted Mary Daily, the current international marketing and home entertainment head, to co-president of worldwide marketing and distribution.

Daily will join incoming co-president Marc Weinstock in the role. Variety previously, exclusively reported that Weinstock, former president of Annapurna Films, would be coming to the storied Hollywood lot to replace David Sameth. Both executives will report to Paramount CEO and chairman Jim Gianopulos.

Weinstock and Daily will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of all marketing, advertising and distribution strategies for the studio’s theatrical releases. Sameth is leaving to pursue other opportunities, the studio said, and Weinstock will assume his role on Feb. 25.

“Marc is an incredibly talented and savvy marketer who has been instrumental in many of the most successful and memorable marketing campaigns in recent film history,” said Gianopulos, adding that Daily “has an exemplary record in global marketing and, in addition, stellar achievements in the international arena.

Former Annapurna executive Marc Weinstock named president, with Mary Daily as co-president.

Paramount Pictures has confirmed the appointment of former Annapurna president Marc Weinstock as the studio’s new president of worldwide marketing and distribution.

At the same time, Mary Daily, currently Paramount’s president of international marketing and worldwide home entertainment, has been promoted to co-president, worldwide marketing and distribution and both she and Weinstock will report to Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos.

Weinstock’s appointment had been expected since news broke last week that president of worldwide marketing David Sameth was leaving Paramount.

Paramount said the...

Former Annapurna executive Marc Weinstock named president, with Mary Daily as co-president.

Paramount Pictures has confirmed the appointment of former Annapurna president Marc Weinstock as the studio’s new president of worldwide marketing and distribution.

At the same time, Mary Daily, currently Paramount’s president of international marketing and worldwide home entertainment, has been promoted to co-president, worldwide marketing and distribution and both she and Weinstock will report to Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos.

Weinstock’s appointment had been expected since news broke last week that president of worldwide marketing David Sameth was leaving Paramount.

Paramount said the...

Paramount Pictures made official today what Deadline reported last week: Marc Weinstock is coming to the Melrose lot as President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. And Mary Daily, who currently serves as President of International Marketing & Worldwide Home Entertainment, is being promoted to Co-President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. The two will work together and report to Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos.

Weinstock and Daily will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of all marketing, advertising and distribution strategies for Paramount Pictures’ global theatrical releases. Weinstock starts work on Feb. 25.

As previously reported David Sameth, who has served as President of Worldwide Marketing, is leaving the studio to pursue other ventures.

“Marc is an incredibly talented and savvy marketer who has been instrumental in many of the most successful and memorable marketing campaigns in recent film history,” said Gianopulos. “Having worked closely with him during our shared time at Fox,...

Paramount Pictures has named Marc Weinstock as president of worldwide marketing and distribution for the studio, while current president of international marketing and worldwide home entertainment Mary Daily has been promoted to co-president of worldwide marketing and distribution.

Weinstock and Daily will work together and will both report to Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos. Last week, TheWrap reported that David Sameth would be exiting his position as head of marketing at Paramount and that he would be replaced by former Annapurna president Weinstock.

“Marc is an incredibly talented and savvy marketer who has been instrumental in many of the most successful and memorable marketing campaigns in recent film history,” Gianopulos said. “Having worked closely with him during our shared time at Fox, I am confident that he is the right person to craft our marketing campaigns and show audiences what makes a Paramount movie stand out from the rest.

Marc Weinstock is joining Paramount Pictures as its new president of worldwide marketing and distribution, while Mary Daily, who currently serves as president of international marketing and worldwide home entertainment, has been promoted to co-president, worldwide marketing and distribution, the studio said Tuesday.

Weinstock and Daily will both report to Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos. 

As the studio shakes up its marketing department, as previously reported, David Sameth, who has served as president of worldwide marketing for just over a year, is exiting the company.

The studio described the moves as an effort to streamline its global operation,...

Marc Weinstock is joining Paramount Pictures as its new president of worldwide marketing and distribution, while Mary Daily, who currently serves as president of international marketing and worldwide home entertainment, has been promoted to co-president, worldwide marketing and distribution, the studio said Tuesday.

Weinstock and Daily will both report to Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos. 

As the studio shakes up its marketing department, as previously reported, David Sameth, who has served as president of worldwide marketing for just over a year, is exiting the company.

The studio described the moves as an effort to streamline its global operation,...

David Sameth is out as head of marketing at Paramount and will be replaced by former Annapurna president Marc Weinstock, according to multiple reports.

Sameth, who was the former head of theatrical marketing for Disney Animation and Pixar, joined Paramount last year and took over as head of marketing after the departure of Megan Colligan, who is now head of IMAX Entertainment.

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Before his term at Annapurna, Weinstock served as head of domestic marketing at Fox under then-studio head Jim Gianopulos, who is now chairman and CEO of Paramount. He has also served as president of worldwide marketing at Sony Pictures.

Paramount’s upcoming film slate includes an adaptation of Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary,” the Ang Lee sci-fi film “Gemini Man” and the Elton John biopic “Rocketman.” The studio grossed $757 million at the domestic box office last year,...

This has been the buzz all morning and we are awaiting confirmation. David Sameth will be leaving his post as worldwide marketing president. He’ll be replaced by Marc Weinstock, the vet who has moved around a lot and most recently exited as preside of Annapurna. Before that he was at Fox and before that Sony.

Sameth came from marketing animated film two years ago at Disney and Pixar to replace Megan Colligan, the longtime marketing head who was part of the previous administration and took the top job at IMAX.

Weinstock might be a better fit, as he is more proactive when interacting with filmmakers on their marketing campaigns. Sameth wasn’t that guy, and it was creating issues with some filmmakers, sources said. Paramount is not immediately commenting.

The situation is fluid, and don’t be surprised if the studio reels in another marketing executive to share some duties with Weinstock.

David Sameth has been pushed out as part of a marketing shake-up at Paramount Pictures, sources tell Variety. Marc Weinstock, the former president of Annapurna, is in negotiations to join the studio in an unspecified role that will likely include overseeing parts of the marketing team, but could include other responsibilities. No deal is in place.

Paramount could not be reached for comment.

Sameth joined the studio just over a year ago after a stint as executive VP and head of theatrical marketing for Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. Sources say Sameth had alienated some staffers with his management style and had disappointed Paramount chief Jim Gianopulos with his campaigns for the Mark Wahlberg comedy “Instant Family” and J.J. Abrams’ thriller “Overlord.”

Paramount’s upcoming releases include a remake of “Pet Sematary,” the Elton John biopic “Rocketman,” and “Gemini Man,” a thriller the teams director Ang Lee with Will Smith.

In a shake-up of Paramount Pictures' marketing department, David Sameth is departing as president of worldwide marketing.

Marc Weinstock — an experienced marketing executive who spent two years as president of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna before leaving that company in June 2018 — will be joining the studio to head up worldwide marketing, although it's not clear if other executives will also share in those responsibilities.

Sameth has been at Paramount just over a year, having joined in January 2018. He came to Paramount from Disney, where he had been executive vp and head of theatrical marketing ...

In a shake-up of Paramount Pictures' marketing department, David Sameth is departing as president of worldwide marketing.

Marc Weinstock — an experienced marketing executive who spent two years as president of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna before leaving that company in June 2018 — will be joining the studio to head up worldwide marketing, although it's not clear if other executives will also share in those responsibilities.

Sameth has been at Paramount just over a year, having joined in January 2018. He came to Paramount from Disney, where he had been executive vp and head of theatrical marketing ...

Even with the massive success of John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” and the latest installment of Tom Cruise’s “Mission Impossible” series, Paramount had a mostly flat 2018 at the box office.

Though it crawled up a spot from 2017 to take sixth place in market share, pulling in just over $700 million in domestic box office to date, the Viacom-owned studio still lagged well ahead the five other majors and showed little sign it would reclaim the No. 1 spot it held as recently as 2011.

“It’s a year where they have to take stock and look forward to creating more franchises like ‘Mission: Impossible’ as well as working with filmmakers like John Krasinksi to come up with unexpected hits like ‘A Quiet Place’ that could be hugely profitable for the studio,” comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said.

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In today’s film news roundup, Pam Grier is honored by the Tallgrass Film Festival, Paramount hires Michelle Hagen, “Hallowed Ground” has launched production, and musician Glenn Danzig is making a movie.

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Pam Grier has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Ad Astra Award for the 16th edition of the Tallgrass Film Festival, held Oct. 17-21 in Wichita, Ks.

Tallgrass Film Festival’s program director Nick Pope said, “Pam Grier is someone that Tallgrass has sought to bring to Wichita and honor for the longest time. She is the iconic feminine face of urban cinema in the ’70s. A prime inspiration both for an entire genre’s mainstream success, a muse for multiple filmmakers, and an inspiration and trend-setter for many actors and filmmakers that followed, it will be the biggest thrill to welcome her and celebrate her career.”

Grier broke into films with prison movies...

Paramount Pictures has hired Michelle Hagen as Evp Worldwide Promotions, a position within the movie studio’s recenlty revamped marketing division. She arrives from NBCUniversal, where she worked for more than a decade as a senior executive in retail development and global partnership marketing.

In her new role, which begins today, she will oversee the design and creation of global partnerships in support of Paramount’s worldwide theatrical releases, with a focus on

building brand marketing initiatives to drive box office, revenue and stakeholder objectives. She will report to David Sameth, Paramount’s president of Worldwide Marketing.

“We are thrilled to add Michelle to our team of accomplished and innovative marketing executives,” Sameth said today in a release announcing the hire. “Her strategic vision, track record of producing impressive, quantifiable results, and talent at building influence and engagement with audiences are among the many reasons that she will be a...

Paramount has named Michelle Hagen executive vp worldwide promotions.

Reporting to worldwide marketing president David Sameth, Hagen will be responsible for the design and creation of global partnerships in support of Paramount's worldwide theatrical releases.

Prior to joining the studio, Hagen was at NBCUniversal, where she worked on global franchises including Despicable Me, Fast & Furious, Pitch Perfect and Jurassic World.

"We are thrilled to add Michelle to our team of accomplished and innovative marketing executives," Sameth said Monday in a statement. "Her strategic vision, track record of producing impressive, quantifiable results and talent at building influence ...

Paramount has named Michelle Hagen executive vp worldwide promotions.

Reporting to worldwide marketing president David Sameth, Hagen will be responsible for the design and creation of global partnerships in support of Paramount's worldwide theatrical releases.

Prior to joining the studio, Hagen was at NBCUniversal, where she worked on global franchises including Despicable Me, Fast & Furious, Pitch Perfect and Jurassic World.

"We are thrilled to add Michelle to our team of accomplished and innovative marketing executives," Sameth said Monday in a statement. "Her strategic vision, track record of producing impressive, quantifiable results and talent at building influence ...

Monday Update, writethru with actuals: Paramount Pictures/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout lit the fuse this weekend with an action-packed $155.83M worldwide opening to rep the best start ever for the Tom Cruise franchise. Of that, $94.6M — up $2.6M from the Sunday estimate — comes from the international box office where it’s also the top launch for the spy series. Out in just 36 markets for 40% of the offshore footprint, Fallout is currently 23% ahead of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation‘s 2015 overseas start on a like-for-like basis.

As we noted in our global preview, anything above the $131.5M opening for 2011’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reps a worldwide record start for Ethan Hunt & Co. With so much of the world to come on Fallout, including France, Japan and China (the latter dated August 31), it’s early to put a multiple on it, but $700M+ global...

Paramount Television President Amy Powell had earned a reputation as a rogue operator long before her abrupt dismissal on Thursday over racially charged comments, which studio CEO Jim Gianopulos deemed “inconsistent with our company’s values,” according to multiple individuals familiar with the matter.

A rare holdover from the regime of late Paramount CEO Brad Grey, Powell was known as aggressively independent within the studio, the individuals said. She succeeded despite widespread unpopularity and a tendency to act without consulting her boss, the insiders added.

After 14 years at the studio, the last five as president of the TV division, she was vanquished over her response to a tweet. Specifically, insiders familiar with her firing said the executive made insensitive remarks about black women and anger during a recent conference call about an upcoming TV show based on the 1996 movie “The First Wives Club.”

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Paramount Pictures has hired Disney Animation Studios and Pixar marketing exec David Sameth to the role of President of Worldwide Marketing. The move comes amid a revamp in the marketing and publicity departments that started when Megan Colligan departed in November as worldwide president of marketing and distribution. That role had been shared, and yesterday other key positions were filled. Sameth, who at Disney was Evp and Head of Theatrical Marketing for Disney…...

David Sameth has been named President of Worldwide Marketing at Paramount Pictures. Sameth moves over to Paramount from Walt Disney Animation and Pixar, where he served as an executive vice president and head of theatrical marketing. He’ll report to Paramount Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos starting Feb. 1. Sameth replaces longtime marketing chief Megan Colligan, who departed last November saying she was forced out by “gender bias and discrimination.” Also Read: Paramount Publicity Evp Katie Martin Kelley to Step Down “David is an incredibly talented, visionary marketer who has created some of the most iconic and successful campaigns in our industry’s recent history,” Gianopulos said...

Paramount Pictures has named David Sameth as its new president of worldwide marketing.

Sameth, who will join the studio Feb. 1, comes to Paramount from Disney, where he has held the post of executive vp and head of theatrical marketing for Disney Animation Studios and Pixar.

Reporting to Paramount chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos, Sameth will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of all marketing and advertising strategies for the studio's global theatrical releases.

“David is an incredibly talented, visionary marketer who has created some of the most iconic and successful campaigns in our industry’s recent history,” Gianopulos...

Former Disney and Universal executive served as second unit director on Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken.

Source: Paramount Pictures

David Sameth is leaving Disney to join Paramount Pictures as president of worldwide marketing effective February 1.

Sameth currently serves as executive vice-president and head of theatrical marketing for Disney Animation Studios and Pixar where his credits since 2009 included Coco, Zootopia, Frozen, Toy Story 3, Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, and Finding Dory.

He will report to chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos and will oversee the design, development and implementation of all marketing and advertising strategies for the studio’s global theatrical releases.

“David is an incredibly talented, visionary marketer who has created some of the most iconic and successful campaigns in our industry’s recent history,” Gianopulos said.

“He has experience launching an array of films from big franchises to small, specialized endeavors, and everything in between. His insights, experience and reputation make him a very welcome addition to our...