Thursday, 28 September 2023

Deadline: Showtime’s Amy Israel To Exit, Becoming Latest Departure In Paramount Ranks

Story from Deadline:

There’s more change at Showtime.

Amy Israel, who has been with the brand for more than 10 years, is the latest executive to leave.

Israel, who was most recently EVP, Original Programming, Global Scripted, has been responsible for series such as Billions, SMILF, The Affair, Masters of Sex and Black Monday as well as more recent projects such as Yellowjackets, Halo, The Curse and Fellow Travelers.

Her departure comes a few months after the departure of David Nevins and Jana Winograde and a new role for Gary Levine. Other execs who left included Vinnie Malhotra, Michael Crotty, Rob Rosenberg and Kent Sevener as part of a new leadership team under Nina Diaz that included Keith Cox as President of Scripted.

It comes after Showtime was merged with MTV Entertainment Studios under Chris McCarthy and it was rebranded Paramount+ with Showtime.

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