Reza Izad


New UK & scripted chiefs for Studio71

Multichannel operator Studio71 has expanded its UK business by hiring a local managing director and had added a US-based scripted chief. Former StyleHaul executive James Stafford will lead a new UK-based studio as MD, while Broken Road Productions’ Jeremy Stein is joining as senior VP of scripted content. Part of Stafford’s duties will be working […]

New management team for Studio71

ProSiebenSat.1 Group-backed multichannel network Studio71 has named a new management team to take over from founders Sebastian Weil and Ronald Horstman, with US chief Reza Izad (pictured) to become global CEO. Weil and Horstman are leaving the company at their own request at the end of June. Sebastian Romanus will join the company as joint […]

ProSieben MCN hires ex-Buzzfeed exec

ProSiebeSat.1 Group-owned multichannel network Collective Studio 71 has hired the former head of partnerships at Buzzfeed Motion Pictures. Adam Boorstin will become executive VP, global digital distribution at CS71, which was formed when Germany-based ProSieben acquired control of US-based Collective Digital Studio and merged it with its own MCN, Studio71. In the new post, he […]

Going (digital) native

Why are television’s biggest groups spending millions of dollars on YouTube talent-focused multichannel networks? Jesse Whittock speaks with key players to build a picture of this emerging ecosystem and identify where the digital dollars are coming from. Research released this summer suggested the top 100 YouTube multichannel networks are worth nearly US$10 billion, with the […]