Paramount Global Veteran Syrinthia Studer has joined Paramount’s Global Content Licensing division as Executive Vice President, International Productions, overseeing content strategy, development and production of local language and micro-budget films for the studio’s new business unit. The news was announced today by Dan Cohen, Chief Content Licensing Officer for Paramount Global, to whom Studer will report. The label will develop and produce a slate of films to include international … [Read more...] about Paramount announces entry into the local language film productions space
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Firstlight Media appoints Mrinal Ankit to lead India/APAC sales engineering efforts
Firstlight Media announced the continued expansion of its customer-facing resources in India and APAC to support growing market activity in the region. Within weeks of new deployments by aha in India’s Tamil-language market and PLDT’s Smart Communications arm in the Philippines, Firstlight Media has hired Mrinal Ankit to lead sales engineering efforts that can expedite the adoption of the company’s cloud-native platform. Ankit will work directly with Navdeep Singh Aswal, Head of Sales, India and … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media appoints Mrinal Ankit to lead India/APAC sales engineering efforts
Warner Bros. Discovery announces leadership for Japan and Australia and New Zealand
Warner Bros. Discovery announced its leadership for Japan and Australia & New Zealand [ANZ], reporting into James Gibbons, President & Managing Director, Japan & ANZ, Warner Bros. Discovery. Masami Takahashi is appointed Country Manager, Head of Studios, Japan, based in Tokyo. He will continue to oversee all theatrical activity, local production, content licensing, games and consumer products. Glen Kyne is appointed Head of Networks, Japan and Australia & New … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. Discovery announces leadership for Japan and Australia and New Zealand
Blue Ant International acquires production financing and distribution firm Drive Media Rights
Global distribution group, Blue Ant International, announced that it has acquired 100% ownership of UK-based Drive Media Rights. The deal represents Blue Ant International’s ongoing expansion in the UK and the distributor’s commitment to growing its pre-sale capacity while supercharging the distributor’s network within the creative community. As part of the deal, Drive’s Managing Directors Ben Barrett and Lilla Hurst will now join Blue Ant International as Global Head of … [Read more...] about Blue Ant International acquires production financing and distribution firm Drive Media Rights
Brightcove appoints David Beck as Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Office
Brightcove Inc., the leading intelligent video streaming, monetization, and communications platform, announced a key executive hire. David Beck will join Brightcove as its first Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, leading strategy, business development, and corporate development for the Company. Working closely with recently appointed CEO, Marc DeBevoise, Beck will be focused on developing strategies that enhance current offerings and create opportunities to expand Brightcove’s … [Read more...] about Brightcove appoints David Beck as Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Office
IN10 Media Network appoints Vivek Krishnani to strengthen its content business
IN10 Media Network, undergoing an exciting phase of growth and expansion, is happy to announce the appointment of Vivek Krishnani as the Chief Executive Officer of its soon-to-be-launched film division. Krishnani is a senior media and entertainment leader with over 25 years of experience in building companies and teams across films, television, radio, and advertising. With a strong understanding of changing content landscape and consumer behaviour, he will be in charge of building the motion … [Read more...] about IN10 Media Network appoints Vivek Krishnani to strengthen its content business