Keya khayatian biography of rory
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UTA Media Rights Chiefs Talk Pandemic Book Boom, Streaming’s Adaptation Spree
When Jason Richman joined United Talent Agency nearly 12 years ago, his division was commonly referred to as “the book department” or the book-to-film arm.
From those humble beginnings — scouring the publishing landscape for the next hit movie or TV series — the agency has built a team that was rebranded as the “media rights” group at UTA several years ago.
It encapsulates the massive field that Richman and media rights department co-head Keya Khayatian play in sourcing content pipelines all over Hollywood.
They represent authors like Celeste Ng (“Little Fires Everywhere,” “Everything I Never Told You”), journalists behind delicious long-form reads, audio creators and individual life rights holders all feeding a content machine only made more prolific by the advent of the streamers.
“We really help guide the lives of autho