Peter Chernin


Chernin establishes Asian investment firm

The Chernin Group and former ProSiebenSat.1 owner KKR have pacted to create an investment fund in Asia. Investment company KKR has invested US$300 million in Emerald Media, with former New Corp. boss Peter Chernin’s media company partaking in the venture as a minority co-investor. Further to that, KKR has acquired a “significant, minority stake” in […]

CBC, Fullscreen create digital partnership

Canadian pubcaster CBC and digital content company Fullscreen have entered into a multi-year partnership aimed at empowering Canada’s next generation of creators. The CBC|Fullscreen Creator Network will at launch comprise more than 2,000 Canada-based content creators that currently work with Otter Media-owned Fullscreen. More are expected to join in coming months. CBC will provide media […]

Chernin hires Glee producer as TV chief

Peter Chernin (left) has recruited Glee producer Dante Di Loreto as president of TV at his media firm, Chernin Entertainment. Di Loreto has a long list of US cable and network TV credits including Glee and its spin-off The Glee Project, NBS comedy The New Normal and FX series American Horror Story. At Chernin he […]

Chernin hires digital boss from Yahoo

Peter Chernin’s media investment business has hired Mike Kerns as president of digital. In his new role at The Chernin Group, Kerns will work on the company’s digital portfolio and investment strategy. He will also sit on the board of Otter Media, TCG’s joint venture with AT&T that was set up to invest in and […]

Ex-Fox chief scores overall deal with NBC

Former Fox chief Peter Chernin has secured an overall TV production deal with NBCUniversal. Under terms of the pact, Chernin Television will develop and produce programming for NBC with the Comcast Communications-owned studio’s writing pool. The deal means Chernin will produce exclusively for NBC in the broadcast space, but excludes cable and other platforms, which […]

Fullscreen okays Fox comedy from Stern, Quinn

Multichannel network Fullscreen has greenlit a comedy that has come through US broadcast network Fox’s multiplatform production venture with Keith Quinn and Jonathan Stern. Filthy Sexy Teen$ is a half-hour comedy making up part of the debut slate from Fox’s partnership with Quinn (pictured) and Stern, the latter of whom runs Wet Hot American Summer […]

Chernin: Sports more profitable online

There is more money to be made by distributing sports events online than through traditional broadcast deals, according to former News Corp boss and Chernin Group CEO, Peter Chernin. Speaking at tech website Re/Code’s conference Code/Media in Dana Point, California, Chernin predicted an “inevitable evolution” in the distribution of live sports, pointing out that “15 […]

Chernin and AT&T’s Otter makes first OTT investment

Peter Chernin and AT&T’s new joint venture company has bought online arts and crafts video site Creativebug. Chernin and US telco AT&T announced the JV, since christened Otter Media, in April, and said they would commit US$500 million to investing in over-the-top services. Creativebug is the first acquisition made by Otter. The San Francisco-based how-to […]

Chernin and AT&T’s Otter makes first OTT investment

Peter Chernin and AT&T’s new joint venture company has bought online arts and crafts video site Creativebug. Chernin and US telco AT&T announced the JV, since christened Otter Media, in April, and said they would commit US$500 million to investing in over-the-top services. Creativebug is the first acquisition made by Otter. The San Francisco-based how-to […]

AT&T and Peter Chernin launch US$500 million OTT offensive

US telco AT&T and Peter Chernin’s media company said yesterday they will invest US$500 million in over-the-top TV services. The telco has a huge base of wireless and broadband customers and plans to take on the likes of Netflix and Hulu with its own video services for connected consumers. The OTT initiative will see the […]