Ian McKee, CEO of online content marketplace Vuulr, gives his take on this week’s NATPE market in Miami. This week marked our debut at NATPE Miami, so of course the Vuulr team was anticipating lots of sunshine, numerous poolside business meetings and little need for donning extra layers. Mother Nature clearly wasn’t on our side. […]
Distributors including TCB Media Rights, Cineflix Rights, Drive, Kew Media, All3Media International, Keshet International, GRB Studios and ZEEL have announced a string of Latin American deals ahead of this week’s NATPE programme market in Miami. TCB Media Rights sells 130 hours of programming to Latin America TCB Media Rights has closed deals totalling 130 plus […]
Tim Mutimer, CEO, Banijay Rights What will the single biggest challenge be for distribution over the next 12 months? As more global OTT services launch, IP retention will continue to be a challenge. Of course, media companies with global footprints like Discovery and Nat Geo have been testing this model for years in the linear […]
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has unveiled the recipients of the 17th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award. ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke and Lionsgate/Starz producer Courtney Kemp are among awardees, along with Telemundo Global Studios president Marcos Santana, The Good Fight actress Christine Baranski, and Jeff Zucker, chairman of WarnerMedia News & […]
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has made a series of appointments to its board of directors, including the addition of Telemundo exec Peter Blacker and All3Media International CEO Louise Pedersen. The All3 exec and Blacker, who is EVP of revenue strategy & innovation for Telemundo Enterprises, are joined by president of Viacom […]
NATPE founder and former president Lew Klein has died at the age of 91. News of Klein’s passing was confirmed by NATPE chairman Andy Kaplan, who said in a statement: “It is with the deepest regret that we inform you that Lew Klein (91), NATPE’s founder and guiding light, has passed away. Lew was the […]
NATPE is rolling out Streaming Plus in Los Angeles — a one-day event featuring execs from Netflix, CBS All Access and YouTube. The conference will take place in West Hollywood on 30 July, and will feature keynotes from the likes of Julie McNamara, EVP original content for CBS All Access; Heather Moosnick, SVP of content partnerships […]
The aftermath of rampant consolidation was in the spotlight at this week’s NATPE market, where the uptick in AVOD models, rights ownership and branding à la Netflix-Lifetime hit You dominated the discussion. Steven Cahall, senior analyst with RBC Capital Markets, said it best early on in the week: “If you don’t work for the four […]
NBCUniversal has signed a deal for its Emmy award-winning reality cookery show Top Chef with Brazil’s Floresta – a joint venture between executive producer Elisabetta Zenatti and Sony Pictures Television. The 13-part local series will air on Record TV this year, with renowned chef Felipe Bronze at the helm. Bronze is the owner of the […]
Comedian Betty White and former NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt (pictured) are among the recipients of NATPE’s 16th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards. Other recipients include actor Henry Winkler, comedian and media mogul Byron Allen, producer and screenwriter Mara Brock Akil and actress-singer Rita Moreno. The annual awards honour leadership and vision across the creation and […]
