UTA Opens New London Office; President David Kramer Spells Out Plans For Film & TV Agents In UK, International Growth & Coping With The Writers’ Strike
deadline.comUTA, which last year acquired UK agency Curtis Brown, is opening a new office in London as it eyes further international growth.
The 28,000-square-foot space, across two floors at 1 Newman Street, is situated between Fitzrovia and Soho. Designed by architectural firms Gensler and Modus Workspace, the office will largely be populated by UTA’s music reps, but also include agents from comedy, production arts, podcasting, endorsements, voiceovers, marketing and UTA-owned management consulting firm MediaLink.
The initial head-count will be around 100. The location is a few blocks from the Cunard House offices of Curtis Brown, which moved into that site earlier this year.
UTA’s new London office will continue to be co-led by music agents Neil Warnock and Obi Asika. “London is one of the world’s great cultural and commercial centers, and this expansion reflects UTA’s growing investment in bringing UK and European clients more opportunities to make an impact around the world,” said Jeremy Zimmer, CEO and co-founder of UTA. “We’re excited to move into our new London home, creating a vibrant hub for our expanding team and range of capabilities across entertainment, sports and business.” CAA, WME and UTA have resisted — or only dabbled — in positioning film and TV agents in London given the strong presence of local reps, but UTA President David Kramer, who last year played a key role in the Curtis Brown acquisition and worked with Zimmer to secure investment from Stockholm-based private equity firm EQT Holdings, told Deadline that this was on the horizon. “We watched some of our competitors send film and TV agents to London and we learnt from that.
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