{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_6tvlf74pzvhk35orzg5a","title":"UTA Streamlines Film, TV and Talent Leadership; Matt Rice Rises to President of Filmed Entertainment Unit","title_en":null,"outlets":4,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/uta-shake-up-matt-rice-named-president-of-filmed-entertainment-6tvlf74pzv","count":4,"items":[{"id":"n_rychqd6k7tyvtksly5ia","seq":1189534,"kind":"article","title":"Matt Rice Takes the Reins of UTA’s Film Division as Agency Reshuffles Leadership","url":"https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/matt-rice-takes-the-reins-of-utas-film-division-as-agency-reshuffles-leadership","summary":"Allan Haldeman, Blair Kohan, Jay Gassner and Julien Thuan have also been promoted to the role of Managing Partner of Filmed Entertainment The post Matt Rice Takes the Reins of UTA’s Film Division as Agency Reshuffles Leadership appeared first on TheWrap .","published":"2026-10-01T17:56:41Z","seen":"2026-10-01T18:09:19Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-thewrap-com-30c1c7","name":"thewrap.com","domain":"thewrap.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q17042582","name":"TheWrap","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-thewrap-com-30c1c7","topics":["entertainment","business","united talent agency","uta"],"authors":["Umberto Gonzalez"],"entities":[{"id":"Q138943324","name":"Matt Rice","type":"person"},{"id":"Q285455","name":"Uta","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_6tvlf74pzvhk35orzg5a","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.4699999988079071,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.17000000178813934,"political":0.09000000357627869},{"id":"n_kj35a7tpbowvtszhtqdq","seq":1178836,"kind":"article","title":"UTA Streamlines Film, TV and Talent Leadership; Matt Rice Rises to President of Filmed Entertainment Unit","url":"https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/uta-matt-rice-talent-filmed-entertainment-kramer-1236894551","summary":"UTA has taken a dramatic step to streamline the leadership of its film and TV lit and talent departments to reflect the industry trends of blurring lines between disciplines. As part of the change, agency veteran Matt Rice has been promoted to president of the new UTA Filmed Entertainment unit. 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A longtime partner at the agency who most recently served as head of its TV department, Rice is known for his work with top writer, producer, director, talent and comedy clients like Phil Lord & […]","published":"2026-10-01T16:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T16:23:23Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-deadline-com-cbd1d4","name":"deadline.com","domain":"deadline.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q4037100","name":"Deadline Hollywood","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["news website","website"]}},"via":"kite-deadline-com-cbd1d4","topics":["entertainment","agencies","executives","news","matt rice","uta"],"authors":["Matthewgrobar"],"entities":[{"id":"Q285455","name":"Uta","type":"org"},{"id":"Q138943324","name":"Matt Rice","type":"person"}],"image":"https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/split-2-split-1000x667-1.jpg","story":"st_6tvlf74pzvhk35orzg5a","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.5400000214576721,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.2800000011920929,"political":0.20999999344348907},{"id":"n_6tvlf74pzvhk35orzg5a","seq":1176098,"kind":"article","title":"UTA Shake Up: Matt Rice Named President of Filmed Entertainment","url":"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/uta-shakes-up-filmed-entertainment-matt-rice-president-1236718157","summary":"The exec will be joined by newly elevated managing partners Allan Haldeman, Blair Kohan, Jay Gassner and Julien Thuan, as well as a Filmed Entertainment Board.","published":"2026-10-01T16:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-01T16:31:42Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-hollywoodreporter-com-178b36","name":"hollywoodreporter.com","domain":"hollywoodreporter.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q61503","name":"The Hollywood Reporter","type":"newspaper","country":"US","designations":["magazine","newspaper","website"]}},"via":"kite-hollywoodreporter-com-178b36","topics":["entertainment","business","business news","united talent agency","uta"],"authors":["Alex Weprin"],"entities":[{"id":"Q285455","name":"Uta","type":"org"},{"id":"Q138943324","name":"Matt Rice","type":"person"}],"story":"st_6tvlf74pzvhk35orzg5a","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.75,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.36000001430511475,"political":0.10000000149011612}]}