Nicolas Atlan


Gaumont hires France TV exec for sales

France Télévisions Distribution exec Laura Laas is joining Gaumont as VP of international TV sales for animation. This will see Laas selling Gaumont toons such as Belle & Sebastian, Trulli Tales and Furry Wheels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and North America, and working closely with animation president Nicolas Atlan and his team. […]

Gaumont hires MarVista sales chief

Narcos producer Gaumont Television has hired MarVista Entertainment’s long-serving sales chief, Vanessa Shapiro, as president of worldwide distribution. Shapiro (pictured) will split her time between LA and Paris, and report to Gaumont vice CEO Christophe Riandee. She will also work closely with Gaumont’s US president, Gene Stein; Gaumont Animation president Nicolas Atlan; and senor VP, […]

Atlan exits Splash as senior team rejigs

Nicolas Atlan is exiting US-based Splash Entertainment, with CFO and COO Steve Rosen upped to co-CEO to replace him. Atlan was co-chief executive along with Mike Young at Splash, which was previously known as Moonscoop LLC. His replacement, Rosen, has been with Splash since 2003 and was part of the team that launched Splash-owned VOD […]

Kabillion taking content direct to consumers

US on-demand kids service Kabillion has struck a deal to get its content distributed on connected devices. The service, which is run by Mike Young and Nicolas Atlan’s Splash Entertainment, has inked a deal with VHX, a tech company that provides a platform for content owners who want to distribute content direct to consumers. Kabillion […]

Noriega moves up at Splash Entertainment

Mevelyn Noriega has been elevated to senior VP, sales and administration at Splash Entertainment. The US-based kids producer and distributor launched earlier this year after Nicolas Altan and Mike Young took control of Moonscoop US and rebranded it. Noriega will step into the new sales role as Splash prepares to attend the Busan market in […]

Kids go OTT

As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how over-the-top programming services are adapting their offers to garner attention, and attract eyeballs, from kids of all ages. In the last five years, kids’ media consumption has changed beyond recognition in advanced economies. The advent of OTT and on-demand technology, […]

Young and Atlan take control and rebrand Moonscoop US

Moonscoop LLC has been rebranded Splash Entertainment. The US kids producer and distributor and VOD platform operator will be run by Mike and Liz Young and Nicolas Atlan who, with the backing of private investment from French company JokeBox, have taken full control of the company. Moonscoop LLC was the US unit of the Moonscoop […]

Kabillion to preview Simon Fuller’s kids TV project

On demand kids service Kabillion will show the first excerpt from pop and TV impresario Simon Fuller’s new kids TV project, The Meeps. The world premiere preview will take place this Wednesday (June 19) on Kabillion with a shorter teaser clip launched today. The Meeps is a 3D CGI series, created by Fuller and featuring […]

News brief: Kabillion grows with Verizon FiOS deal

US on-demand kids’ channel Kabillion has launched on pay TV platform Verzion FiOS TV. The channel, which claims to rack up six million views a month, is now available to five million Verizon subscribers. Verizon FiOS is a great carrier for our network,” said Kabillion president and Moonscoop executive chairman Nicolas Altan. “This marks a new […]