{"id":2493553,"date":"2026-07-08T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2493553"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:59:02","slug":"fathom-entertainment-names-jason-brenek-new-ceo-following-retirement-of-ray-nutt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fathom-entertainment-names-jason-brenek-new-ceo-following-retirement-of-ray-nutt\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathom Entertainment Names Jason Brenek New CEO Following Retirement of Ray Nutt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-351234\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/author\/egruenwedel\/\" title=\"Posts by Erik Gruenwedel\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Erik Gruenwedel<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">July 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Fathom Entertainment July 8 announced the appointment of Jason Brenek as its new CEO following the previously announced retirement of Ray Nutt.<\/p>\n<p>Brenek assumes the position as the company continues its transition from Fathom Events into Fathom Entertainment, a specialty theatrical distributor with major motion picture distribution capabilities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351236\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351236 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mediaplaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JasonBrenek-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Brenek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company\u2019s upcoming theatrical release of <em>Wildwood<\/em>, a new stop-motion feature film opening in theaters nationwide Oct. 23, marks a further expansion of Fathom\u2019s programming footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Brenek brings more than two decades of senior executive experience across theatrical marketing and distribution, cinema technology, and global content production and releasing strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, he served as founder and CEO of MetaMedia, the world\u2019s first global cloud-based platform for delivering movies, live events and content to cinemas at scale, including Garth Brooks, Coldplay, Metallica, Bon Jovi and Blake Shelton performances; live sports from ESPN, the NCAA , WWE and UFC; and esports from Activision Blizzard and Epic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Under his leadership, MetaMedia pioneered real-time, cloud-based content delivery to more than 600 cinemas across 30 leading chains worldwide before its successful acquisition by \u00a0Qube Cinema in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJason is the right leader to build on Fathom\u2019s remarkable foundation of success in theatrical distribution and take the company into its next era of growth,\u201d said Adam Rymer, chief commercial officer at Regal Global Entertainment \u2014 speaking on behalf of the Fathom Entertainment board, comprised of Fathom\u2019s founding owners AMC Entertainment, Regal and Cinemark \u2014 which collectively represent more than 19,000 screens across the United States. \u201cWe are grateful to Ray Nutt for the extraordinary legacy he leaves behind and thrilled to see what Jason and the incredible team at Fathom will build from here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-posts\">\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/fathom-entertainment-ceo-ray-nutt-retiring\/\">Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt Retiring<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fathom Entertainment, the distributor of specialized content to theatrical partners, March 25 announced that CEO Ray Nutt plans to step down and retire later this year after serving as the company\u2019s chief executive for the past nine years. 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The award will be presented at the annual EMA Scholarship\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mediaplaynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik Gruenwedel July 8, 2026 Fathom Entertainment July 8 announced the appointment of Jason Brenek as its new CEO following the previously announced retirement of Ray Nutt. Brenek assumes the position as the company continues its transition from Fathom Events into Fathom Entertainment, a specialty theatrical distributor with major motion picture distribution capabilities. 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