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Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Mahershala Ali, Tony Hale, Bill Hader, Christian Slater, Common, Randall Park, Rami Malek, Portia Doubleday, Thomas Mann, Anna Deavere Smith, Miranda Cosgrove, Melissa Rivers, Kevin Frazier and many more will participate in “Eif Presents: Xq Super School Live,” a special one-hour telecast which will invite the public to help rethink the future of American high schools.

They will join Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, who also serve as executive producers, in the all-star telecast, which will air live from Los Angeles on all four major U.S. networks – ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC – on Friday, Sept. 8 at 8:00-9:00 Pm Et live/Pt tape-delayed.

In September 2015, Xq: The Super School Project launched an open call to rethink and design the next American high schools. Since then, thousands of communities across the country have come together to reimagine high school education. “Eif Presents: Xq Super...

MTV’s head of original programming Michael Klein is exiting the company after six months, TheWrap has learned. News of the former Conde Nast executive’s exit was announced on Monday in an internal memo from network head Chris McCarthy, which noted that Klein had “signed on to the job under different circumstances.” A replacement is expected to be named as soon as Tuesday. The executive’s departure comes just a month after MTV President Sean Atkins stepped down after a year on the job and was replaced by McCarthy, who now oversees MTV in addition to VH1 and Logo.

Michael Klein has stepped down as Evp Original Content for MTV after six months. Klein was appointed in March by then-new MTV president Sean Atkins. Klein’s departure follows Atkins’ exit last month when Chris McCarthy added MTV oversight as president of MTV, VH1 & Logo. McCarthy just announced Klein’s exit in an internal memo, in which he acknowledges that the network will be making a change in its original programming strategy. MTV has struggled to launch a breakout new…...

MTV has named Condé Nast Entertainment executive Michael Klein as Evp Original Content. He will oversee all original programming across MTV and its related brands. MTV has been without a head of programming since Susanne Daniels exited her post as president of programming in July 2015. At the time, the plan was to not fill the position, with Evp Scripted Development Mina Lefevre and unscripted chief, Evp Series Development Lauren Dolgen, appointed co-heads of programming…...

MTV has a new head of programming. Eight months after Susanne Daniels exited her post as president of programming for a gig at YouTube, the Viacom-owned cable network has tapped Conde Nast's Michael Klein to take over the position. In his new role, Klein will serve as exec vp original content at MTV and oversee all of its original programming — scripted and unscripted — as well as development and creative across MTV and its related brands. Exec vp scripted Mina Lefevre and exec vp unscripted Lauren Dolgen — who had been overseeing MTV since Daniels' departure, will

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Condé Nast Entertainment (CNÉ) is increasing the workforce of its branded entertainment video department. The premium video production company has hired Will Misselbrook as Head of Branded Entertainment and Eden Gorcey as Head of Branded Content, Digital Sales, and Strategy.

At CNÉ, Misselbrook will be in charge of leading the company’s overall branded entertainment creation and development and will report to CNÉ’s Evp of Programming and Content Strategy Michael Klein. Misselbrook arrives at CNÉ with plenty of video and content production experience from companies like Bbh New York, Wieden & Kennedy, and BBC. Misselbrook was also the former VP and Director of Global Content Development for luxury lifestyle brand Coach, and the executive is co-owner of the movie production company Valance Films.

As for Gorcey, the new head of branded content will work directly with CNÉ advertisers to determine the best video opportunities for their brands. Gorcey comes to CNÉ from Starcom MediaVest Group,...

Kahane Cooperman (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) has been tapped as showrunner for Amazon’s new docu-series The New Yorker Presents, based on content from The New Yorker magazine. The series is produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions and Condé Nast Entertainment. Cooperman will executive produce alongside Gibney, Dave Snyder, Dawn Ostroff and Michael Klein. Stacey Offman and Richard Perello will serve as co-executive producers. Isaac Bolden…...

Exclusive: Joe Labracio, co-head of UTA’s alternative TV department, is leaving the agency for a top executive job at Condé Nast Entertainment. Labracio has been named Evp, alternative programming and will oversee the development and production of unscripted programming for the company, reporting to Condé Nast Entertainment president Dawn Ostroff. Labracio, who starts on Jan. 13, succeeds Michael Klein, who recently moved to a new role as head of creative for the company’s digital channels. “Joe has worked with the team at UTA to build an impressive alternative television department,” said Ostroff. “I am delighted that he will be bringing his keen sense of resonant programming and extensive experience in unscripted television development and production to CNÉ.” This marks Labracio’s return to the executive ranks after holding a position at CBS where he oversaw series production on The Amazing Race, Big Brother and Rock Star, among others, before segueing to agenting.