The Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) has announced Alaric McAusland as its new Executive Director. Alaric, who takes over from Diana Burnett, will begin with the ADG on 16 November. The ADG has also announced the appointment of Ana Tiwary to the new role of Strategy & Development Executive. Alaric was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Grace – A Storytelling Company in Los Angeles and was previously Managing Director at Deluxe Entertainment Services Group and Atlab. Alaric has also … [Read more...] about Australian Directors’ Guild appoints Alaric McAusland as Executive Director and announces new Strategy & Development role
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Beyond Rights appoints Connie Hodson to newly-created role of head of partnerships and business Development
Beyond Rights is delighted to announce that Connie Hodson will join the business next week in the newly-created position of head of partnerships and business development. Reporting to CEO Kate Lewellyn-Jones, Hodson will be tasked with driving business growth by developing producer and other strategic partnerships, finding new ways to acquire and maximise IP, and by exploring innovative new approaches to ensure that Beyond Rights is a ‘go-to’ partner for a broad range of content creators and … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights appoints Connie Hodson to newly-created role of head of partnerships and business Development
Global Agency announces new sales for rom-com series ‘Daydreamer’
The romantic comedy Daydreamer, starring Can Yaman and Demet Özdemir, is heading for the USA and MENA, where it is set to earn success among audiences fascinated by the love affair between a fun-loving grocer’s daughter and a world-famous photographer. Sales for the series have also been closed recently in Italy, Ecuador, Latvia, Bosnia, North Macedonia and Georgia, Vietnam, following Greece, Spain, India, and Israel. Including these countries, the drama will be aired in 47 countries in … [Read more...] about Global Agency announces new sales for rom-com series ‘Daydreamer’
Abacus Media Rights appoints distribution sales expert Hana Palmer as Head of Sales
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has appointed Hana Palmer to the new position of Head of Sales, it was announced today by Managing Director, Jonathan Ford. Working as a consultant at AMR since May, Palmer currently looks after a slew of territories including Nordics, Benelux, France, Italy, UK & Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for AMR. Hana has worked in a number of senior roles in key distribution companies including Kew Media Distribution where … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights appoints distribution sales expert Hana Palmer as Head of Sales
Olympic Channel celebrates four-year anniversary with record growth
From providing content surrounding the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Lausanne 2020 and creating localised coverage ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to launching worldwide digital campaigns that engage fans at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth year of operation proved to be ground-breaking for the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel. In the four years since its launch on 21 August 2016, the Olympic Channel global media destination has produced more than 25,000 … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel celebrates four-year anniversary with record growth
