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President and chief programming officer Hugh Forrest is no longer leading the festival, the Austin Business Journal reports.
SXSW leadership changes are confirmed, with Hugh Forrest out as president and PMC exec Jenny Connelly taking over as CEO of ...
South by Southwest announced Jenny Connelly as their new Director in Charge as former president Hugh Forrest maintains he was ...
We also share community reaction to the departure of Hugh Forrest. Many influential Austinites are upset. Hugh Forrest no longer leading SXSW One of Austin's biggest assets goes offline One of ...
Penske Media became a shareholder in SXSW in 2021 when it partnered with MRC Media & Info to form P-MRC and take a 50% ownership stake. This rose to 51% in 2021, giving the two companies a majority ...
The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff members about the changes on Friday.
SXSW Sydney have shared details of the first 14 artists that will be performing at this year's conference, taking place in October 2025.
"My Dead Friend Zoe" -- now available on several streaming services -- is inspired by the experiences of director and ...
EXCLUSIVE: Gotham and The O.C. star Ben McKenzie has made his feature directorial debut on documentary Everyone Is Lying To ...
When I moved to Nashville over 30 years ago, the landscape looked very different,” says Country Music Assn. CEO Sarah Trahern ...
When I moved to Nashville over 30 years ago, the landscape looked very different,” says Country Music Assn. CEO Sarah Trahern ...
At the New York premiere of 'Another Simple Favor,' Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick put on a united front, posing arm-in-arm ...