Variety names Holloway its new executive editor

Daniel Holloway, Variety’s senior TV writer, is being promoted to executive editor for TV coverage.

A story on its website states, “Holloway is succeeding Debra Birnbaum — who’s been tapped as director of awards at Amazon — and will lead the publication’s team of TV writers, editors, and critics in Los Angeles and New York. He will be responsible for shaping the daily and weekly TV coverage for print and online and set and implement Variety’s overall TV strategy.

“He will also put his own imprint on Variety’s TV podcast, ‘Remote Controlled.’

“Holloway will report directly to Variety co-Editor-in-Chief Claudia Eller.

“‘Dan has proven himself to be a major star here at Variety and was the natural choice to take on the leadership of our great TV team,’ says Eller.”

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