Rebuilding the entertainment industry: How change and turmoil make way for a new age in entertainment

M{2e}’s Women’s Leadership Society invites you to join a discussion with Megan Spanjian, former head of Scripted Television at The Weinstein Company, titled “Rebuilding the Entertainment Industry: How Change and Turmoil Make Way for a New Age in Entertainment.”

2017 marked the beginning of a new wave in the entertainment industry — a year that will be remembered for the countless sexual harassment and assault cases that came to light in Hollywood. The allegations against film titan Harvey Weinstein set in motion this wave of allegations in the industry and sparked the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Now, the entertainment industry finds itself trying to embrace change. This discussion will focus on the changes Hollywood and the entertainment industry are experiencing and how Hollywood can build a new model for success.

Spanjian was born in Los Angeles but spent most of her childhood outside of Nashville, Tennessee. She attended USC on a full Trustee Scholarship and graduated with a degree in communication in May of 2007. She started her career in the mailroom at ICM where she would begin her career in television development. After working for veteran TV literary agent Elliot Webb, she went on to CBS TV Studios. There, she worked her way up in the Drama Development department. After 6 years at the studio, working on the development of more than 300 scripts and pitches, 35 pilots, and 20 series, Spanjian left the studio to become a VP of Scripted Television at The Weinstein Company. There, she worked on high-end cable development, acquisitions and building the independent studio slate. She was a part of the early shows like Marco Polo, Scream and Six. In 2016, Spanjian was named head of Scripted Television and worked on Spike’s The Mist, Paramount’s miniseries Waco starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch, Paramount's upcoming series Yellowstone, and the upcoming Guantanamo for Showtime. In addition, she regularly managed a slate of more than 50 active projects and had a team of six executives working with her. Spanjian left The Weinstein Company on March 2. She begins a new venture soon, as yet to be announced.

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