Mike Pears


Acorn TV launches on Comcast’s Xfinity TV

Acorn TV, the largest SVOD service specialising in the distribution of British and international television to the US market, is now available on Xfinity On Demand to Xfinity TV customers nationwide. The launch marks the first time Acorn TV, owned by RLJ Entertainment, has been available on an MVPD (multichannel video programming distributor, eg cable) […]

RLJ picks Pears as sales boss

US distributor RLJ Entertainment has hired Mike Pears as its executive VP, content sales. In the newly-created role Pears will oversee TV and digital sales. He joins from Cinedigm Entertainment where he was president of digital sales. “With his foundational experience in the industry and leading role in the digital and cable/satellite VOD space, [Pears] […]