Widely respected TV publicity vet Rebecca Marks was honored on Wednesday with the Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award, recognized for her ongoing career as one of the most trusted communications execs in the biz. Marks, who’s now the exec VP of publicity, communications and social media at Warner Bros. Television Group, previously held a lengthy tenure at NBC.
In awarding Marks the prize, Tpec noted that she “has hired, trained and served as a mentor to many of the top PR professionals currently working in the public relations industry.” Her credits include overseeing publicity efforts on series like “Saturday Night Live,” “The Voice,” “Friends,” “The Tonight Show,” “Abbott Elementary,” “The West Wing,” “Young Sheldon” and “Ted Lasso.”
The Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award is named after one of the founders of Tpec (the Television Publicity Executives Committee), which also handed out its second annual Tpec Awards on Thursday — recognizing...
In awarding Marks the prize, Tpec noted that she “has hired, trained and served as a mentor to many of the top PR professionals currently working in the public relations industry.” Her credits include overseeing publicity efforts on series like “Saturday Night Live,” “The Voice,” “Friends,” “The Tonight Show,” “Abbott Elementary,” “The West Wing,” “Young Sheldon” and “Ted Lasso.”
The Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award is named after one of the founders of Tpec (the Television Publicity Executives Committee), which also handed out its second annual Tpec Awards on Thursday — recognizing...
- 5/23/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Last Airbender director M. Night Shyamalan landed himself in controversy after employing a rather unethical marketing strategy for his film, The Village. To create buzz around the Joaquin Phoenix film, Syfy Channel (earlier Sci Fi) aired a documentary, The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan, that claimed to reveal deep secrets about the director. The documentary was later revealed to be a hoax, blending real-life events with fiction.
The Last Airbender director M. Night Shyamalan undertook a questionable marketing tactic for his film The Village
The documentary was created by Nathaniel Kahn and Callum Greene. It allegedly uncovered events from Shyamalan’s life through interviews, reenactments, and supposedly leaked footage. The documentary suggested that Shyamalan had a direct connection to the supernatural.
The Last Airbender Director Created A Fake Documentary To Promote His Film
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan was created as a marketing strategy for The Village...
The Last Airbender director M. Night Shyamalan undertook a questionable marketing tactic for his film The Village
The documentary was created by Nathaniel Kahn and Callum Greene. It allegedly uncovered events from Shyamalan’s life through interviews, reenactments, and supposedly leaked footage. The documentary suggested that Shyamalan had a direct connection to the supernatural.
The Last Airbender Director Created A Fake Documentary To Promote His Film
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan was created as a marketing strategy for The Village...
- 4/11/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Warner Bros Television Group is growing its publicity team with the hiring of former Disney Television Studios executive Yong Kim, who will serve as VP Worldwide Television Publicity.
Wbtvg has also hired Evan Seymour as Director, Publicity & Multicultural Communications, and Meghan Johnson as Director, Publicity.
Kim will report to Rebecca Marks, EVP Publicity & Communications, Warner Bros Television Group, who announced the hires Thursday.
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Yong Kim to the studio after working with him for many years prior. I’m confident his strategic campaigns and creativity will further strengthen our best-in-class publicity department at a transformational time in our business,” said Marks. “I am also extremely excited to have Evan Seymour and Meghan Johnson join the Studio. Both are highly talented and innovative communications executives who will be instrumental to our future success.”
In his new role, Kim will serve as a senior communications strategist,...
Wbtvg has also hired Evan Seymour as Director, Publicity & Multicultural Communications, and Meghan Johnson as Director, Publicity.
Kim will report to Rebecca Marks, EVP Publicity & Communications, Warner Bros Television Group, who announced the hires Thursday.
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Yong Kim to the studio after working with him for many years prior. I’m confident his strategic campaigns and creativity will further strengthen our best-in-class publicity department at a transformational time in our business,” said Marks. “I am also extremely excited to have Evan Seymour and Meghan Johnson join the Studio. Both are highly talented and innovative communications executives who will be instrumental to our future success.”
In his new role, Kim will serve as a senior communications strategist,...
- 2/17/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
In his first executive hire, NBC Entertainment’s Evp Communications Richard Licata has brought in a former member of his team at Showtime. Dianne Hatlestad, who exited Showtime in the recent restructuring of the network’s communications department under new head Trisha Cardoso, has joined her old boss as VP Talent Management, NBC Entertainment. She will oversee the integration of program-related talent throughout all promotional arms of NBC Entertainment. Hatlestad, who will report to Rebecca Marks, Evp NBC Entertainment Publicity, spent the last six years at Showtime, where she served as Director, Talent Relations. “Dianne’s expertise in talent relations is second to none,” said Licata. “She has a miraculous way of balancing the needs of the network and the artists who produce the shows — critical skills in shaping a brand.” Hatlestad is the latest Showtime executive to migrate to NBC, joining NBC topper Bob Greenblatt, Licata and head of marketing Len Fogge.
- 2/29/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Rebecca Marks, executive vice president, NBC entertainment publicity, has extended her contract with the network. Marks who has held her current position since 2004, began her career with NBC in 1984. Under the agreement, Marks will continue to oversee all day-to-day publicity efforts for NBC's primetime, late-night and daytime programming, as well as the network's talent relations. Marks serves under Richard Licata, executive vice president communications, NBC Entertainment, who came aboard at NBC from Showtime last July. Licata praised Marks' "extraordinary expertise and energy" while announcing the contract renewal. “Very simply, the prospect...
- 1/5/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
NBC PR veteran Rebecca Marks, who has served as Evp, NBC Entertainment Publicity since 2004, has extended her contract and will remain with the company. She reports to Richard Licata, who joined last summer as Evp Communications, NBC Entertainment. Marks will continue to oversee day-to-day publicity efforts for NBC’s primetime, late-night and daytime programming, as well as the network’s photo and talent relations departments. The announcement ends speculation whether Marks would remain at NBC following the post-Comcast merger management overhaul, which saw Bob Greenblatt taking over the reins of the network and his PR strategist at Showtime Licata coming in as NBC’s new PR topper. “Very simply, the prospect of assembling a first-rate PR team who will shepherd NBC’s media profile and brand successfully into the future didn’t seem complete without the extraordinary expertise and energy of Rebecca,” Licata said. Marks began her career at NBC...
- 1/5/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: After months of speculation, its official: Showtime's long-time PR head Richard Licata is following his former boss Robert Greenblatt to NBC. Licata has been named to the newly created post of Evp Communications for NBC Entertainment, reporting to Entertainment Chairman Greenblatt. He is expected to start in September. There has been a lot of chatter that Greenblatt would bring close associates from CBS/Showtime to NBC after the no-poaching clause in his deal expired this month. While Licata is the only one with a deal in place, there also have been rumblings about CBS TV Studios' development executive Bela Bajaria possibly getting a job at Ums. In his new position, Licata will be responsible for the strategic creative development and execution of all programming and media relations initiatives for NBC and Universal Media Studios. In addition to overseeing program publicity, talent relations, photography, events, and awards campaigns, Licata will...
- 7/26/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has dismissed reports he is to star in a new TV sitcom.
The funnyman was alleged to be in talks with U.S. cable network NBC for a new show similar to his writing partner Larry David's offbeat Curb Your Enthusiasm.
But NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks has denied the rumours, saying, "There's nothing to it."
And Seinfeld's representative, Elizabeth Clark Zoia, has also shot down the New York Post reports, insisting the rumours are completely false.
She adds, "We appreciate the enthusiasm, however."
Seinfeld's last self-titled sitcom, which he starred in with Jason Alexander, Michael Richards and Julia Luis-Dreyfus, ended its nine-year run in 1998.
The funnyman was alleged to be in talks with U.S. cable network NBC for a new show similar to his writing partner Larry David's offbeat Curb Your Enthusiasm.
But NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks has denied the rumours, saying, "There's nothing to it."
And Seinfeld's representative, Elizabeth Clark Zoia, has also shot down the New York Post reports, insisting the rumours are completely false.
She adds, "We appreciate the enthusiasm, however."
Seinfeld's last self-titled sitcom, which he starred in with Jason Alexander, Michael Richards and Julia Luis-Dreyfus, ended its nine-year run in 1998.
- 3/7/2008
- WENN
NBC veteran Jennifer Skorlich has been promoted to head of cable publicity for NBC Universal and head of late night publicity for the peacock. In her new senior vp post, Skorlich will continue to coordinate all cable entertainment publicity for NBC Uni's cable outlets, including Bravo, USA Network, Sci Fi Channel and Trio. She also oversees press relations for NBC's late night programming, managing a team of publicists in New York and Burbank. Skorlich, who previously was vp, reports to Jeff Gaspin, NBC Uni Cable Entertainment and Cross-Network Strategy president, and to Rebecca Marks, executive vp NBC Uni TV publicity. "Jennifer has embraced her increase in responsibilities this past year with amazing skill and savvy," Gaspin said in announcing the promotion. "Her insight, work ethic and management style have earned her praise from within the company and outside as well," Marks added. Skorlich has been with NBC since 1992, starting out as a manager in its late night department. She has held a range of programming publicity posts. She was promoted to vp in December 2002.
The publicity department of NBC Universal Television Group has taken shape. Senior vp Rebecca Marks, who heads the publicity team of the new entity formed by the merger of NBC and Universal in May, will oversee the publicity efforts of all the company's divisions: NBC Entertainment, NBC Universal Cable, NBC Universal Television Studio and NBC Universal Television Distribution. She will continue to report to Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Universal TV Group, and Anna Perez, executive vp NBC Universal Corporate Communications. Reporting to Marks are vps Kathy Kelly-Brown, who will be in charge of publicity for the entertainment division; Curt King, who will head publicity for NBC Universal Television Studio and corporate communications; Jennifer Skorlich, who will supervise publicity for the new company's cable channels and NBC's late-night; Joe Schlosser, who shepherds publicity for NBC Uni TV Distribution; and newly promoted ratings expert Tom Bierbaum.
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