Australia’s Goalpost Pictures has landed the former Screen Queensland CEO as its new CEO. Kylie Munnich takes up the role following three years at the state funding body, which she left this summer. She takes up her new role at Goalpost in November and will oversee the film and TV producer’s slate, which includes Stan […]
German outfit Leonine Studios has hired former Sky Vision and Sonar exec Patrick Phelan to lead its global distribution efforts. Phelan becomes director of world sales at Leonine, with a remit to oversee all international sales activities for the company’s licensing unit. He will report to SVP of license sales, Christiane Goldberg. Phelan was previously […]
French production group Newen has appointed former Sky Vision and NBCUniversal (NBCU) exec Leona Connell to lead its global sales division. Connell becomes EVP of distribution at Newen Connect and will be based in London and Paris, reporting to Newen’s recently appointed chief distribution officer Rodolphe Buet. She will lead the fiction and non-fiction sales teams in France […]
Red Arrow Studios International has appointed former Sky Vision exec Niki Page to the newly created role of VP, factual. Based in Red Arrow Studio International’s London office, she will manage non-scripted acquisitions outside of North America, working with both third-party and in-house producers, and will report into Alex Fraser, EVP acquisitions and content investment. […]
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 […]
Distributor and producer Sky Vision has formally ended operations following its parent company’s acquisition by Comcast-backed NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal (NBCU) Global Distribution has incorporated Sky Vision’s sales arm while its deficit funding and production interests, which include Bake Off creator Love Productions, have been moved to the recently formed Sky Studios. The changes, which were first […]
NBCUniversal Global Distribution bosses have promised a “seamless transition” around its takeover of Sky Vision, highlighting that they are on track to integrate the latter business into operations by 1 October. Belinda Menendez, president of NBCUniversal International Television Distribution and Universal Networks International, was among a number of NBCU execs in London on Tuesday (9 […]
Catherine The Great and Patrick Melrose distributor Sky Vision is to be formally rolled into NBCUniversal Distribution from October 1, ahead of Mipcom later in the month. The changes, which were first revealed in April, come after Comcast acquired European pay operator Sky last year for $40bn. It subsequently chose to close down the broadcaster’s […]
Discovery Asia-Pac acquires Arabia Discovery Networks in Asia Pacific has picked up rights to a show following explorer Levison Wood’s latest travels from Sky Vision. Arabia with Levison Wood (pictured) is produced by Wood’s production company, Blackmane Media, and has been co-funded by Sky Vision, which acquired international distribution rights from Blackmane’s agent, Wolfsong Media. […]
Double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson (Women In Love, Elizabeth R) is to star in BBC One’s adaptation of Elizabeth Is Missing, marking her return to the screen after over 25 years. Adapted from Emma Healey’s novel by Andrea Gibb (Swallows And Amazons), Elizabeth Is Missing will be directed by Aisling Walsh (Room At The Top) […]
