Asylum Entertainment Group Gets New Name, Management Structure Under Steve Michaels and Jen O’Connell (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Asylum Entertainment Group will kick off 2025 with a new name and leadership structure.
Variety has learned that the company, part of Endeavor’s non-scripted content group, is rebranding as Pantheon Media Group. Concurrent with the news, CEO Steve Michaels has moved into a role as chairman of Pantheon, while naming Jen O’Connell as the company’s new CEO.
O’Connell is presently co-founder and co-CEO of Velvet Hammer Media, and will continue in that role as co-CEO along with Rebecca Quinn.
O’Connell is able to do both jobs and expand her oversight as Velvet Hammer is a minority-owned Endeavor company. “Jen is a longtime friend and a respected executive and entrepreneur,” Michaels said in a statement. “Her pedigree and expertise are exactly what the company needs for this exciting next chapter of growth.
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