The Walt Disney Company has announced the appointment of Winradit (Win) Kolasastraseni as General Manager, Direct–to-Consumer, for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (excluding Indonesia). Mr Kolasastraseni is also General Manager for The Walt Disney (Thailand) Company Limited. These appointments take effect from 1 June 2021. He reports to David Shin, General Manager, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and Jay Trinidad, General Manager, Direct-to-Consumer, APAC. In his role as General … [Read more...] about The Walt Disney Company names new General Manager, Direct-To-Consumer, Taiwan, Hong Kong, And Southeast Asia
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ITV Studios appoints Kunal Shah as Sales Director for South Asia
ITV Studios has appointed Kunal Shah to the role of Sales Director, South Asia. Shah joins after spending five years at NBCUniversal, where he worked as Director of Sales Liaison (South Asia), managing all content licensing of linear and digital within India and other South Asian regions for the studio and its affiliates. Bringing with him a wealth of sales experience spanning 21 years in the industry, he will be based in Mumbai and report to Augustus Dulgaro, Executive Vice President - … [Read more...] about ITV Studios appoints Kunal Shah as Sales Director for South Asia
Global marketplace allrites bolsters its senior management team
allrites, the global online marketplace for TV and film rights announced a number of new hires to its senior management team. Nathalie Morley has been appointed Senior Vice President Content Strategy, a role that will see her spearhead allrites’ content strategy and liaise with key buyers and sellers on their editorial plans. Nathalie was formerly Chief Content Officer at Trace Group until 2020, and prior to that co-created FashionTV where she was Chief Creative Officer for 12 years. Last … [Read more...] about Global marketplace allrites bolsters its senior management team
Former Disney executive teams up with CAKE and Kickstart Entertainment’s new production company
Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE and international animation and live-action producer Kickstart Entertainment have announced their new venture CakeStart, a full-service production company that will develop and produce kids’ and family live-action projects for the global market. Former Head of Current/Vice President Original Series at Disney Branded Television, Kory Lunsford will take the helm at CakeStart as President and Partner. Responsible for developing and producing some of … [Read more...] about Former Disney executive teams up with CAKE and Kickstart Entertainment’s new production company
The Q India appoints Krishna Menon as COO
QYOU Media Inc. has announced that The Q India, the company’s Hindi language youth-oriented channel available in over 100 million TV households and to over 612 million OTT and mobile users in India, has appointed Krishna Menon as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, moving from his position as Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Menon has served the company since November of 2018 and has been instrumental in growing the business from a small independent channel into becoming one of India’s … [Read more...] about The Q India appoints Krishna Menon as COO
Exec Producer Nina Maag promoted to ‘Head of High-End Streaming Content’ at Bavaria Fiction
With immediate effect, Nina Maag will be responsible for the development, financing and production of high-end projects for streamers and platforms in the newly created position of "Head of High-End Streaming Content" at Bavaria Fiction. Amongst other projects, she is currently developing the science fiction series Orion, a reboot of Raumpatrouille – Die Phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion. Nina Maag reports to Bavaria Fiction Managing Director Jan S. Kaiser. Jan S. Kaiser, … [Read more...] about Exec Producer Nina Maag promoted to ‘Head of High-End Streaming Content’ at Bavaria Fiction