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Deadline announced Wednesday that Mike Fleming Jr., nan intermezo news site’s longtime Co-Editor-In-Chief and caput of nan movie department, will beryllium transitioning to a caller domiciled arsenic nan brand’s Editor-at-Large, marking nan adjacent section successful his bonzer career.
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline’s existent Co-Editor-In-Chief and caput of nan TV department, has been named sole Editor-in-Chief. She will person afloat oversight of nan newsroom and day-to-day editorial operations crossed nan site’s divisions successful Los Angeles, New York and London.
In his caller position, Fleming will leverage his relationships and expertise arsenic 1 of nan industry’s astir salient news-breakers to proceed shaping Deadline’s power wrong nan intermezo world.
Andreas Wiseman, Executive Editor of International and Strategy, and Anthony D’Alessandro, Editorial Director, on pinch Justin Kroll, Deadline’s Film Editor, will proceed successful their roles overseeing nan news site’s salient movie coverage.
“Mike’s contributions to Deadline and his power connected nan manufacture are immeasurable,” said Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation. “His heavy manufacture access, grit, and passion for Deadline person helped solidify its position arsenic nan industry’s starring breaking news outlet. I cognize he will proceed to have great impact on Deadline’s agleam future.”
Said Andreeva: “It’s been an grant to lead Deadline’s top-notch editorial team alongside Mike for nan past 12 years. I’m happy that his sound will proceed to beryllium portion of nan cloth of Deadline arsenic we stay focused connected journalistic excellence and breaking large Hollywood stories.”
Fleming and Andreeva were portion of nan original editorial squad astatine Deadline alongside laminitis Nikki Finke, joining successful early 2010 after nan site’s acquisition by Penske Media Corporation predecessor MMC. They were later named Co-Editors-In-Chief pursuing Finke’s departure successful 2013.
Before joining Deadline, Fleming spent 20 years astatine Variety as a reporter, writer and columnist.
“16 years ago, almost to nan day, I shook hands pinch Jay Penske connected a Sunday nighttime at Scalinatella on East 61st Street and ended a 20-year tally astatine Variety,” Fleming said. “A lifelong people newsman joined nan integer age, and nan pursuing morning, I recovered retired Sam Raimi had scrapped Spider-Man 4. I collapsed nan communicative pinch laminitis Nikki Finke and was stunned by Deadline’s scope erstwhile 826 comments rolled in.
“The business was changing, and Deadline became a crippled changer for nan business. We became nan superior measurement that Hollywood sewage its news, and Deadline established itself arsenic an manufacture dominant. We had a batch of nosy building a civilization that felt a batch for illustration a family. After nearly 40 years breaking stories and penning profiles of apical actors and filmmakers from my Long Island home, I am stepping backmost to let the great team at Deadline to measurement forward.
“I americium penning a nonfiction book that will return maine done nan spring, but what we’ve built present astatine Deadline is my legacy. Rest assured, stepping backmost does not mean stepping away. I will proceed to driblet nan large scoop and long-form pieces and do whatever is required to support this great brand on top. I’m grateful to Jay and PMC that aft chasing scoops truthful long, I tin walk much clip chasing grandkids.”
Andreeva, meanwhile, brought a decade of acquisition from The Hollywood Reporter, wherever she served arsenic TV Editor earlier joining Deadline.
“Nellie is 1 of nan hardest moving journalists I’ve ever known,” Penske said. “She is uniquely talented, skilled and crisp and pinch her continued activity arsenic Editor-in-Chief, I cognize she will propel Deadline to moreover greater heights ensuring they stay nan go-to root for Hollywood news.”
