Mark Montefiore

TBI Weekly: How mega-mergers are set to impact third-party distribution deals

A frenzied period of consolidation is beginning to leave an indelible mark on the distribution business as more projects and producers find themselves caught in the crosshairs of mergers. Mega-deals such as Comcast’s acquisition of Sky, the impending Banijay-Endemol merger and a Red Arrow sale on the horizon are changing the face of the distribution […]

New Metric Media inks dev deals with Canadian authors

Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has struck a trio of development deals with Canadian authors. The Toronto-headquartered prodco, which is behind Netflix’s Bad Blood, has optioned the rights to projects from three authors, including criminologist Michael Arntfield; veteran author and Toronto Star lead investigative reporter for organised crime Peter Edwards; and online personality Anne T. Donahue. […]

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