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AUSTIN (KXAN) — South by Southwest (SXSW) now has a new director in charge who will lead the festival. Jenny Connelly said on ...
Penske Media became a shareholder in SXSW in 2021 when it partnered with MRC Media & Info to form P-MRC and take a 50% ...
South by Southwest announced Jenny Connelly as their new Director in Charge as former president Hugh Forrest maintains he was ...
The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff ...
THE greatest year for movies? It has to be 1975. Half a century ago, cinema was changed for ever by the release of five films so important that no one would dare remake them. It is impossible to ...
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 ...
SXSW leadership changes are confirmed, with Hugh Forrest out as president and PMC exec Jenny Connelly taking over as CEO of ...
President and chief programming officer Hugh Forrest is no longer leading the festival, the Austin Business Journal reports.
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High-profile departures include co-president Hugh Forrest after SXSW 2025 drew criticism for poor attendance and its ...
South by Southwest President Hugh Forrest, the annual festival and conference’s longtime top programmer who assumed the chief office last year, has been fired. Forrest, who has served as SXSW ...
Forrest joined SXSW in 1989. He became chief programming officer in 1994, was promoted to co-president in 2022 and became the ...