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Gutman, Doyle, Conaway Join IDW Publishing, Entertainment Units By Calvin Reid | Mar 11, 2021
IDW Holdings, the parent company of IDW Publishing (its graphic novel division) and IDW Entertainment (its TV and film division), has named Jonny Gutman IDWE v-p of sales, tapped Mark Doyle as IDW Publishing s editorial director of originals, and brought on Cassie Conaway as director of development at IDWE.
Newly appointed v-p of sales, Gutman will be responsible for overseeing creative development and production strategy for original scripted content. Gutman was previously senior director of longform premium content at Funny or Die; before that, he worked as a TV literary and packaging agent at the William Morris Agency.
IDW hires three for originals drive
US prodco IDW Entertainment (IDWE) and sister company IDW Publishing (IDWP) have hired three executives as they ramp up production of original series.
Jonny Gutman
Joining IDWE are Jonny Gutman as VP of series and Cassie Conaway as director of development, while Mark Doyle has been named editorial director of originals at IDWP.
Gutman was previously senior director of longform premium content at Funny or Die, where he oversaw IP to develop scripted, unscripted and animation projects.
In his new role at IDWE, he will be responsible for managing creative development and production strategy for the growth of original scripted content.