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Kew Media Distribution
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All3Media International taps Kew alum Jennifer Askin to lead NA sales & factual co-pros
Distribution giant All3Media International has appointed former Kew Media exec Jennifer Askin as SVP, North…
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TBI Weekly: Could Kew Media have been saved?
11 December marks a year to the day since Kew Media Group (KMG) revealed it…
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News round-up: Kew alums’ Rainmaker names COO; Amazon lands ‘Mad Men’; ‘Hard Quiz’ heads to Holland
Rainmaker adds Kew alum as COO Rainmaker Content, the recently launched distributor from former Kew…
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Kew Media alums Greg Phillips & Graham Begg launch sales firm, snag BBC comedy
Former Kew Media Distribution (KMD) execs Greg Phillips and Graham Begg have launched a new…
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NENT Studios UK buys former Kew Media drama ‘The Dead Lands’
NENT Studios UK (fka DRG) has acquired New Zealand drama The Dead Lands after its…
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Exclusive: How Abacus Media made it to market despite Covid-19
It has been a tumultuous few months for ex-Kew Media Distribution chief Jonathan Ford, but…
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Former Kew Media exec Ford launches distribution firm Abacus
Jonathan Ford, former EVP of sales at Kew Media Distribution, has launched Abacus Media Rights…
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Exclusive: What happened at Kew Media? (part 1)
Kew Media Group’s (KMG) move into administration last week prompted searching questions from all those…
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‘Backyard Builds’ prodco Frantic Films buys itself out of Kew Media Group
Canadian producer Frantic Films has become the latest company to buy itself out of the…
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Exclusive: ITV Studios set to pick up sales rights to Kew Media hit drama ‘Line Of Duty’
ITV Studios (ITVS) is set to pick up distribution rights to Line Of Duty, the…
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Factual round-up: ITVS sells Plimsoll’s ‘Planet Earth’; Docubay’s 1091 deal; Love Nature expands in Russia; Kew’s unscripted sales
ITVS pounces on Plimsoll’s natural history series ITV Studios has picked up international distribution rights…
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Kew Media Distribution promotes for new SVP acquisitions role
Kew Media Distribution (KMD) has appointed Graham Begg to the newly created position of SVP…
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Deals round-up: Kew takes Dan Reed’s ‘Superbug’; Sundance Now bags Banijay dramas; TCB deals down under
Kew claims Dan Reed’s Superbug Kew Media Distribution has secured international rights to forthcoming documentary…
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Sky Arts, Hulu, SBS acquire Margaret Atwood doc from Kew Media
Sky Arts in the UK, US streamer Hulu and SBS in Australia are among buyers…
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BritBox links with Endemol Shine, Kew Media Distribution for North America
BritBox has struck deals with Endemol Shine International and Kew Media Distribution to bolster its…
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Kew Media to handle select Participant titles
Roma and Green Book producer Participant has signed a multi-year distribution deal with Kew Media…
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Sales round-up: RTL snags Spanish shows; ‘Leaving Neverland’ goes global; DocuBay sails with Ananda
RTL doubles down in Spain German broadcaster RTL has picked up two original series by…
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Show of the week: ‘High Maintenance’
High Maintenance (8 x 60 minutes) is something of a new take on the popular…
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Kew Media Distribution: Beyond ‘Neverland’
Tim Dams explores the rise of documentary powerhouse Kew Media Distribution Halfway through 2019, there’s…
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TBI Factual Hot Pick: ‘High Maintenance’
High Maintenance (8 x 60 minutes) is something of a new take on the popular…
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Wild Money: The new rules of play in distribution
Distributors are under greater pressure than ever, needing to be nimble, innovative and cash-rich –…
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Kew Media receives “unprecedented” interest in Jackson doc
Kew Media Distribution says it has received “unprecedented” interest in Channel 4/HBO doc Leaving Neverland…
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What Friends tells us about rights ownership in 2019
Media giants building SVODs to rival Netflix are talking the talk, but who will walk…
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Kew lands int’l rights for C4 & HBO’s Leaving Neverland
Kew Media Distribution has secured the international rights – excluding the UK and US –…
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Kew lands global rights for Nick Broomfield’s Leonard Cohen doc
Kew Media Distribution has acquired worldwide sales rights for Nick Broomfield’s Sundance-selected doc Marianne &…
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US arts network Ovation buys Frankie Drake Mysteries
Kew Media Distribution has sold CBC drama Frankie Drake Mysteries into US arts network Ovation….
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Kew Media Distribution appoints business development VP
Kew Media Distribution has hired Graham Begg to oversee business development and producer relations. The…
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Show of the week: The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
Following on from the success of Bletchley Circle, the new eight-part series moves the codebreaking…
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Kew Media nabs VIMN exec for US sales
Kew Media Distribution (KMD), part of Kew Media Group, has appointed Viacom International Media Networks’…
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Show of the week: Bud Empire
Filming for Bud Empire (fka Bud Dynasty) began on the day a ‘4/20’ pro-cannabis event…