Exec Shuffle for 2/22/16: Nicole Seligman Leaving Sony, Fox Sports Partners...
Company Launches & Partnerships Frederator Networks, the media company founded by longtime animation exec Fred Seibert, will co-launch a Spanish-language YouTube animation network with Mexican...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 2/29/16: Wanda Group Invests $3.3B in EuropaCity, Gaming...
Company Launches & Partnerships Dalian Wanda Group will invest $3.3 billion dollars in EuropaCity, a mega-project near Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport that will boast a theme park, attractions,...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 3/7/16: Turner Incite to Utilize IBM Watson, YouTube...
Company Launches & Partnerships Sony Pictures Television is launching the True Crime channel in the UK on Freeview. The new channel will be the platform’s only dedicated crime channel. True Crime’s...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 3/14/16: Kevin Spacey Stepping Away from Relativity, Prime...
Company Launches & Partnerships After launching a new eSports vertical, Yahoo Sports has signed a deal with the NHL and will begin live-streaming up to four NHL hockey games per week, delivering...
View ArticleFilm & TV Deals for 3/16/16: eOne Signs Deals with Sony & Reality Producer...
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Entertainment One have signed a deal for SPHE to distribute films from eOne’s specialty label, Momentum Pictures, across physical and digital home entertainment...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 3/21/16: Bravo and Mashable Teaming Up, Tom Rothman...
Company Launches & Partnerships Bravo Media and Mashable Studios will team up to co-produce four new short-form originals, rolling them out this year via Bravo Media’s and Mashable’s digital...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 3/28/16: Softbank Invests $250M in WME-IMG, Sony Laying Off...
Company Launches & Partnerships NBCUniversal has launched the NBCU Content Studio, a creative unit aimed at developing and producing branded, original content for NBCU’s advertising partners. NBCU...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 4/4/16: Lionsgate Partnering with Kevin Hart, David Kosse...
Company Launches & Partnerships Mattel is placing content production under one umbrella with new division, Mattel Creations in order to drive premium content across multiple platforms including...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 4/11/16: Thomas Staggs Leaving Disney, Harper Collins Closes...
Company Launches & Partnerships After a competitive auction, Harper Collins will be the home of Michael Mann Books with worldwide rights to multiple books in a multi-million-dollar deal. Harper...
View ArticleFilm & TV Deals for 4/13/16: Director Antoine Fuqua Signs with Weinstein, New...
The NCAA has extended its pact for the men’s basketball tournament with CBS and Turner for an another eight years, to run through 2032. Eight seasons remain on the original 14-year contract. The deal...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 4/18/16: Nylon Media Partners with UTA, Paul Hilepo Launches...
Company Launches & Partnerships USA Network has changed their tagline and brand image to “We the Bold”. “’We The Bold’ reflects the kind of stories we want to tell – rich, captivating stories about...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 4/25/16: Fullscreen Launches VOD Service, Univision Buys...
Company Launches & Partnerships Amazon has agreed to offer its Amazon Prime customers the opportunity to buy Seeso, NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises’ $3.99 a month ad-free comedy service. NBCU SVP...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 5/2/16: Comcast Buys DreamWorks Animation, Weston Leaving...
Company Launches & Partnerships Comcast’s NBCU has acquired DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. Once the acquisition is finalized, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will become...
View ArticleExec Shuffle for 5/9/16: Ellen DeGeneres Launches Digital Network, Cinetic...
Company Launches & Partnerships New York-based film and media company Cinetic has launched an international sales division in a pre-Cannes Film Festival announcement. Cinetic previously focused on...
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