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Scener, the three-year-old co-viewing streaming video platform incubated by RealNetworks, is hoping to kick its business into higher gear with a new CEO and the backing of a slate of new investors and advisers, including filmmaker J.J. Abrams.The company announced the hiring of David Baron, a nearly 14-year veteran of Hulu, as its new CEO. Daniel Strickland, Scener’s founder and original CEO and chief technology officer, will continue in his role as CTO of the company going forward.In addition to...
Bad Robot
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The deal Abrams signed with WarnerMedia for prodco Bad Robot in 2019 — reported to be worth anywhere from $250 million to more than $500 million — has resulted in a stream of project announcements, including a “Superman” reboot scripted by Ta-Nehisi Coates and HBO Max series “Duster,” starring fellow “Lost” alum Josh Holloway, which Abrams is co-writing. He’s still producing upcoming sequels for Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible” and “Star Trek” film franchises and also executive produced “Little Voice” for Apple TV+, which was cancelled in 2021 after one season, though he’ll get another go at the streamer with Jennifer Garner’s upcoming “My Glory Was I Had Such Friends.” At HBO, Abrams also executive produces “Westworld,” with epic drama “Demimonde” in development.
