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Emmys: Inside This Weekend’s A-List Parties

The Emmy Awards party circuit saw high-profile parties from Netflix, HBO, The Walt Disney Company, WME, UTA and Gersh.

UTA Adds Former Wasserman Exec Shelley Lewis to Comms Team

The executive becomes communications vp at the major agency.

Harry Daniels, TikTok Celebrity Serenader, Signs With UTA (Exclusive)

He has sung in jest to President Joe Biden, Billie Eilish, Jessica Chastain and Dua Lipa, among others, on red carpets and at Coachella.

UTA Hires Bob Roback As COO

Most recently CEO of Ingrooves Music Group, Roback will run operations, strategy, technology, and growth for the agency.

Ella Emhoff Signs With UTA (Exclusive)

Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter is a fashion model and multidisciplinary artist and creator.

UTA Acquires European Soccer Agency ROOF as Klutch Expands Global Reach

The soccer, er, football, agency will add yet another major sport to the Klutch and UTA Sports portolio.

Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy Sign With UTA

The digital sports brand will pursue media deals with the talent agency, which will also represent its roster of creators.

Bryan Freedman Beats Defamation Lawsuit From Michael Kassan Over UTA Case

The lawsuit concerned a comment from the lawyer calling the MediaLink founder a "pathological liar."

UTA Loses Bid to Keep Lawsuit Over Michael Kassan Exit In Open Court

The issue revolves around whether Kassan is bound by a noncompete that would bar him from setting up a rival shop to MediaLink.

UTA Promotes 24 Staffers to Partner

The new partners at the major talent agency hail from departments like talent, music, publishing, comedy touring and MediaLink.

Baristas, Bungalows and the D’Amelios: UTA Unveils Upscale Office for Creators

The 33-year-old agency is bringing its digital talent, gaming and esports and audio groups, as well as a management company, under a single shingle "tailor-made" for influencers.

UTA Names Ryan Hayden and Marc Paskin Co-Heads of News and Broadcasting

Peter Goldberg, who had led the department since 2017, will stay with the company as a partner and senior agent, according to a memo from Jay Sures and Andrew Thau.