Britbox offers a wide variety of shows from the BBC, ITV and other content partners. (Courtesy image)
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) international streaming service Britbox has over 3.75 million global subscribers and is profitable as a standalone business, a television executive confirmed this week.
Speaking to the website MediaWeek, the BBC’s Global Media and Streaming Chief Executive Rebecca Glashow affirmed the idea of Britbox was not to scale it so that it competes with giant services like Netflix and Prime Video, but to stay in a particular lane and cater to a specific audience.
“A lot is reported around large-scale streaming services and the cost for those businesses,” Glashow said in an interview. “BritBox plays in a very specific lane. We know our audience. They are very sticky and very committed. There is low churn because of the engagement we have with our subscribers.”
Glashow said Britbox works...
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) international streaming service Britbox has over 3.75 million global subscribers and is profitable as a standalone business, a television executive confirmed this week.
Speaking to the website MediaWeek, the BBC’s Global Media and Streaming Chief Executive Rebecca Glashow affirmed the idea of Britbox was not to scale it so that it competes with giant services like Netflix and Prime Video, but to stay in a particular lane and cater to a specific audience.
“A lot is reported around large-scale streaming services and the cost for those businesses,” Glashow said in an interview. “BritBox plays in a very specific lane. We know our audience. They are very sticky and very committed. There is low churn because of the engagement we have with our subscribers.”
Glashow said Britbox works...
- 4/12/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Robert Schildhouse. (Courtesy photo)
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s commercial arm BBC Studios is making some key leadership changes at its Britbox streaming service in North America.
Starting early next month, Robert Schildhouse will take an expanded role as the President of Britbox North America and General Manager of Britbox International, which includes the streaming service’s operations in the United States and Canada. He previously served as the General Manager of Britbox North America, and joined the company in October 2022.
Prior to joining Britbox, Schildhouse was the Chief Content Officer at Airtime, an interest-based social media platform. He also held roles at search engine Yahoo, streaming service Hulu and broadcaster CBS.
Schildhouse will report to Rebecca Glashow, the CEO of the BBC’s Global Media and Streaming division. Also reporting to Glashow is Kerry Ball, who will continue in her role as Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer for Britbox International.
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s commercial arm BBC Studios is making some key leadership changes at its Britbox streaming service in North America.
Starting early next month, Robert Schildhouse will take an expanded role as the President of Britbox North America and General Manager of Britbox International, which includes the streaming service’s operations in the United States and Canada. He previously served as the General Manager of Britbox North America, and joined the company in October 2022.
Prior to joining Britbox, Schildhouse was the Chief Content Officer at Airtime, an interest-based social media platform. He also held roles at search engine Yahoo, streaming service Hulu and broadcaster CBS.
Schildhouse will report to Rebecca Glashow, the CEO of the BBC’s Global Media and Streaming division. Also reporting to Glashow is Kerry Ball, who will continue in her role as Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer for Britbox International.
- 3/18/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
In the wake of BBC Studios fully acquiring BritBox, the specialized streamer has shaken up its leadership. Robert Schildhouse, the current general manager for North America as well as group editorial for BritBox International, has been named president of BritBox North America and general manager of BritBox International.
This leadership change will go into effect on April 1, and Schildhouse will be based in New York. As for Kerry Ball, she will continue in her role chief commercial and strategy officer and will be based in London. Both will report to CEO of BBC Global Media and Streaming Rebecca Glashow.
Schildhouse has been with the company since 2022. In his most recent role, he’s been instrumental in driving the streaming service’s business in both the United States and Canada and has also led its global content and editorial organization. In this new role, the executive will be in charge of...
This leadership change will go into effect on April 1, and Schildhouse will be based in New York. As for Kerry Ball, she will continue in her role chief commercial and strategy officer and will be based in London. Both will report to CEO of BBC Global Media and Streaming Rebecca Glashow.
Schildhouse has been with the company since 2022. In his most recent role, he’s been instrumental in driving the streaming service’s business in both the United States and Canada and has also led its global content and editorial organization. In this new role, the executive will be in charge of...
- 3/18/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Robert Schildhouse will serve in an expanded role at streamer BritBox International following the departure of global CEO Reemah Sakaan.
Schildhouse, who previously had stints with Hulu and CBS, joined the streamer in 2022, with his most recent position being general manager, North America, and group editorial for BritBox International, where he was instrumental in driving the service’s business growth in the U.S. and Canada.
From April 1, Schildhouse will serve in the expanded role of president of BritBox North America, and general manager of BritBox International, based in New York. Kerry Ball will continue in her role as chief commercial and strategy officer, based in London. Schildhouse and Ball will now both report to Rebecca Glashow, CEO, BBC Global Media and Streaming. Schildhouse will assume responsibility for product/technology and marketing, in addition to editorial.
The moves have happened after BBC Studios bought British broadcaster ITV‘s 50% stake in...
Schildhouse, who previously had stints with Hulu and CBS, joined the streamer in 2022, with his most recent position being general manager, North America, and group editorial for BritBox International, where he was instrumental in driving the service’s business growth in the U.S. and Canada.
From April 1, Schildhouse will serve in the expanded role of president of BritBox North America, and general manager of BritBox International, based in New York. Kerry Ball will continue in her role as chief commercial and strategy officer, based in London. Schildhouse and Ball will now both report to Rebecca Glashow, CEO, BBC Global Media and Streaming. Schildhouse will assume responsibility for product/technology and marketing, in addition to editorial.
The moves have happened after BBC Studios bought British broadcaster ITV‘s 50% stake in...
- 3/18/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
BritBox International has its new leader following BBC Studios’ takeover of the streamer.
Robert Schildhouse has been promoted to President of BritBox North America and General Manager of BritBox International following the deal, which saw the BBC’s commercial arm pay £255M ($325M) to buy ITV’s 50% stake in the best-of-British streamer and assume full control.
As part of the deal, it was announced current BritBox International Reemah Sakaan would be exiting.
The New York-based Schildhouse is upped from Gm of BritBox North America and Group Editorial for BritBox International, leading the operation in the U.S. and Canada and global content and editorial. In his new role, he will also assume responsibility for product, technology and marketing.
Before joining BritBox, he held roles at CBS, where he struck content deals, and was part of the Hulu launch team.
Kerry Ball will remain as BritBox International’s Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer,...
Robert Schildhouse has been promoted to President of BritBox North America and General Manager of BritBox International following the deal, which saw the BBC’s commercial arm pay £255M ($325M) to buy ITV’s 50% stake in the best-of-British streamer and assume full control.
As part of the deal, it was announced current BritBox International Reemah Sakaan would be exiting.
The New York-based Schildhouse is upped from Gm of BritBox North America and Group Editorial for BritBox International, leading the operation in the U.S. and Canada and global content and editorial. In his new role, he will also assume responsibility for product, technology and marketing.
Before joining BritBox, he held roles at CBS, where he struck content deals, and was part of the Hulu launch team.
Kerry Ball will remain as BritBox International’s Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios has bought out ITV’s 50% interest in streamer BritBox International in a deal worth £255m.
The landmark move gives BBC Studios sole ownership of the previously joint venture platform, which has a subscriber base of around 3.8m across the various territories it operates.
After the transaction has completed it will provide net proceeds including loan repayments and accrued dividends of around £235m after tax to ITV.
BBC Studios will move BritBox International into its global media and streaming division to sit alongside other direct-to-consumer propositions including factual streamer BBC Select. The move will see current global chief executive Reemah Sakaan exiting the company.
The landmark move gives BBC Studios sole ownership of the previously joint venture platform, which has a subscriber base of around 3.8m across the various territories it operates.
After the transaction has completed it will provide net proceeds including loan repayments and accrued dividends of around £235m after tax to ITV.
BBC Studios will move BritBox International into its global media and streaming division to sit alongside other direct-to-consumer propositions including factual streamer BBC Select. The move will see current global chief executive Reemah Sakaan exiting the company.
- 3/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Britbox offers a wide variety of shows from the BBC, ITV and other content partners. (Courtesy image)
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) commercial arm BBC Studios is buying out peer broadcaster ITV’s stake in their streaming-focused joint venture Britbox International, the companies confirmed on Friday.
The announcement was made in a regulatory filing that affirmed BBC Studios will spend £225 million (around $321 million) to acquire ITV’s 50 percent stake in Britbox, giving BBC Studios full control of the streaming service.
As part of the deal, BritBox International CEO Reemah Sakaan will leave the company in the near future, with a new executive leadership team expected to be announced by the BBC in the coming days. She will remain with Britbox through the transitional period, the BBC said.
The deal values Britbox International at just north of £500 million (around $631 million).
“This is an important acquisition for us,” Tom Fussell, the CEO of BBC Studios,...
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) commercial arm BBC Studios is buying out peer broadcaster ITV’s stake in their streaming-focused joint venture Britbox International, the companies confirmed on Friday.
The announcement was made in a regulatory filing that affirmed BBC Studios will spend £225 million (around $321 million) to acquire ITV’s 50 percent stake in Britbox, giving BBC Studios full control of the streaming service.
As part of the deal, BritBox International CEO Reemah Sakaan will leave the company in the near future, with a new executive leadership team expected to be announced by the BBC in the coming days. She will remain with Britbox through the transitional period, the BBC said.
The deal values Britbox International at just north of £500 million (around $631 million).
“This is an important acquisition for us,” Tom Fussell, the CEO of BBC Studios,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
BBC Studios has bought British broadcaster ITV’s 50% stake in streamer BritBox International for £255 million ($322 million), the companies revealed on Friday.
The streamer was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between BBC Studios, which is the commercial arm of the British broadcaster, and ITV. “The transaction will provide net proceeds including loan repayments and accrued dividends and after tax of around £235 million,” the companies said.
“The sale reflects ITV’s strategy of focusing on supercharging its U.K. advertiser-funded streaming service, Itvx and growing its global Studios division,” ITV added. “The board intends to return the entire net sale proceeds to shareholders through a share buyback which it expects to launch imminently after the full-year results on March 7.”
Under the terms of the agreement, ITV Studios will continue to receive an ongoing revenue stream from BritBox International similar to current levels for the use of ITV content under new extended licensing agreements.
The streamer was founded in 2017 as a joint venture between BBC Studios, which is the commercial arm of the British broadcaster, and ITV. “The transaction will provide net proceeds including loan repayments and accrued dividends and after tax of around £235 million,” the companies said.
“The sale reflects ITV’s strategy of focusing on supercharging its U.K. advertiser-funded streaming service, Itvx and growing its global Studios division,” ITV added. “The board intends to return the entire net sale proceeds to shareholders through a share buyback which it expects to launch imminently after the full-year results on March 7.”
Under the terms of the agreement, ITV Studios will continue to receive an ongoing revenue stream from BritBox International similar to current levels for the use of ITV content under new extended licensing agreements.
- 3/1/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
British TV shows fetched a record £1.85B ($2.25B) in 2022-23, new stats reveal.
Sales to streamers boomed and finished tape deals came back into fashion to help exports grow 22% year-on-year, Pact’s UK TV Exports Report revealed.
Demand for shows such as The Ipcress Files, Frozen Planet II and This England built even as the international TV business faced a brutal economy, a battered TV ad market and major buyers withholding spend. Half of respondents said their business was impacted by the period of austerity and cost management at large U.S. companies.
For the first time, over half of programmes (53%) were sold to international streaming and VoD platforms, up from 39% last year. This could be connected to the growth in finished program sales, with streamers more likely to license as they pulled away from costlier original content spend.
Finished programmes accounted for 60% of sales, up by 11% to hit £1.11B,...
Sales to streamers boomed and finished tape deals came back into fashion to help exports grow 22% year-on-year, Pact’s UK TV Exports Report revealed.
Demand for shows such as The Ipcress Files, Frozen Planet II and This England built even as the international TV business faced a brutal economy, a battered TV ad market and major buyers withholding spend. Half of respondents said their business was impacted by the period of austerity and cost management at large U.S. companies.
For the first time, over half of programmes (53%) were sold to international streaming and VoD platforms, up from 39% last year. This could be connected to the growth in finished program sales, with streamers more likely to license as they pulled away from costlier original content spend.
Finished programmes accounted for 60% of sales, up by 11% to hit £1.11B,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Another Mipcom is nearing the finish line, with tired and weary sales execs catching their flights or following up on leads from the comfort of their own homes or offices today. Set against a backdrop of ongoing labor action in the U.S. and a European TV sector hit hard by recession, the annual Cannes confab was billed as one that would prove content licensing was back with a bang (more on that below) and there was evidence of this on the ground. The focus on co-productions and emerging technologies such as AI and Fast channels also pointed to a mixed ecology for international TV, as sales houses looked for new ways to distribute their content. There was much talk of how the era of content mega-spend is over, with expensive limited miniseries not expected to be a key focus for streamers going forwards.. Here, we’ve boiled down the key trends and talking points from telly’s biggest get-together.
Correction & contraction L to R: Paramount’s Dan Cohen, Lisa Kramer and Bob Bakish
It was all anyone could talk about really. As buyers sniffed out the best deals and sellers gathered to flog their wares, there was an across-the-board recognition that never again will the market be able to sustain the mass proliferation of content that hit the TV industry in the early part of this decade. With market correction comes falling budgets and content licensing has only become more crucial (remember the forecasted death of distribution?), attendees said time and time again, reiterating the importance that Mipcom plays in the annual TV calendar. Paramount boss Bob Bakish (above right) used his Personality of the Year acceptance speech to passionately reaffirm the Yellowstone giant’s commitment to content licensing. “While our peers were pulling back content and putting up walled gardens, we never left,” he said. BBC Studios distribution boss Rebecca Glashow, meanwhile, was bullish in the face of the contraction, positing that “moments like this are when creativity comes back for the industry” on a panel alongside content boss Ralph Lee. Those Deadline spoke with in private were perhaps a little less bullish, with many uncertain about the futures of their respective local production businesses and the wider international TV sector. With the actors strike rumbling on, there was a general feeling of concern that buyers are rowing back to the extent that the production sector may have to quite dramatically shrink, while commissioners’ current penchant for risk aversion was repeatedly raised as “problematic.” The death of the high-end limited series was floated by many, as buyers stressed the need for populist content that can be returnable at a decent price point. The phrase “escapist content” was uttered to us more than once. This also follows the line we’ve heard several times over recent months that while the labor strikes could have alerted U.S. producers to the cheaper costs of shooting in Europe, it hasn’t actually played out that way. On a Deadline-chaired panel yesterday, The X Files EP Frank Spotnitz said budgets had become “obnoxious” in recent years following the entrance of the streamers, as he communicated fears that recent industry diversity gains could be impacted by these shifts. There was a sense, from producers, that they will need to hold firm and ride this out, with commissioning levels over the coming 12 months very hard to predict.
Eva the professional Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego during their keynote on Monday
Delegates crammed into the Grand Auditorium on Monday afternoon to catch sight of Desperate Housewives actress, producer and activist Eva Longoria, who used her keynote alongside Banijay Americas Chair Cris Abrego to announce a Banijay-backed venture, Hyphenate Media Group. The name represents the multi-hyphenate working lives of its owners — Longoria referred to herself as a “producer-director who fell into acting,” while Abrego is known for his formational role in Hollywood-made reality TV, C-suite roles and as a best-selling author. “That multi-hyphenate is not surviving in Hollywood because the industry wants you to stay in your lane, particularly women,” said Longoria of why she launched the new biz. “I realized it’s not just me who feels this way. I know creators who are being suffocated by the system so Hyphenate will create the ultimate model.” Abrego remains in his role at Banijay, which brought dozens of top-level execs to Cannes, and will divide his time between the jobs. Hyphenate has also consolidated Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment into the fold. On stage, the pair used the word “hyphenate” a dizzying amount of times, with Abrego explaining that both have had to duck and weave through Hollywood to become two of the town’s highest profile Latino entertainment figures. Elsewhere, the ever-captivating EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu touched on similar themes of othering when she called out commissioners for refusing to consider African stories — and, by extension, budgets — in the same breath as those from the U.S. and Europe.
To the Max
At Deadline Towers at least, there had been real anticipation about Gerhard Zeiler’s Monday Morning Media Mastermind address. Appearing alongside Emea streaming chief Leah Hooper Rosa, the Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) President of International came into his talk off the back of a series of top-levels management departures and with the industry itching to learn when they could expect Max to replace HBO Max internationally. Zeiler dealt with the second point in detail but not the first. He revealed 22 Max launches in Europe next year (these territories already have HBO Max) along with a second wave later in 2024 that will include France and Belgium. Zeiler also touched on synergies. When Warner Bros and Discovery merged, David Zaslav talked about $3B in savings through synergies, and though the company has faced huge criticism for thousands of redundancies, yanking shows off of streamers and cancelling film releases to service that strategy, the figure has steadily risen. Zeiler, somewhat provocatively, revealed the $3B figure was now “on the way” to $5B, adding: “Who knows where we will end up?” However, there was nothing was said on the exits of Priya Dogra, Robert Blair and others in Europe, which was somewhat surprising given the high-profile nature of these departures.
Kids are alright “Cocomelon”
Never has owning recognizable IP been more important, and in few genres is IP more important than in children’s. With a well-attended Mip Junior once again preceding the main confab, multiple sources told Deadline they were eager to push into the sometimes-lucrative kids content game, and execs from the likes of Candle Media-backed Cocomelon outfit Moonbug spoke confidently. The recent rejig in streamer focus from subscriber growth to retention is a boon for kids content, one producer suggested. “Now it’s all about keeping families on the platform, and you need a strong children’s library to do that,” they added. Recent moves from some of the European majors in this space have been intriguing. Just prior to Mipcom, Studiocanal promoted TV boss Françoise Guyonnet to CEO Copyrights Group and EVP Kids’ Brands, signaling a move into children’s IP, while BBC Studios’ Lee and Glashow talked up the outfit’s recent decision to commercialize its kids production outfit. “Broadcasters and commissioners are falling back behind known IP,” added Lee of the thinking behind the decision. Kids IP is certainly known, and it appears we’ll be hearing plenty more from this section of the market over the coming months.
Deals & projects
Mipcom has changed a fair bit over the years and TV deals really have become a 365-days-per-year business but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some juicy handshakes and buzzy projects for delegates to their teeth into through the early part of the week. Leading the charge, we revealed James Franco-starring Mena TV series penned by Shades of Blue scribe Adi Hasak. On Sunday, we told you about Beach House Pictures doc Lost and Banijay Rights taking on Shine director Scott Hicks‘ projects about musician Ben Folds. Mediawan struck European deals for high-profile premiere series Zorro, Fremantle did similar for Channel 4 format The Piano and Planet Earth III sold to Australia. Perhaps the most fun market project doing the rounds was our exclusive on The Wombles being remade for TV, while we also brought news of Fast & Furious star Sung Kang’s The Ride Life doc series, a feature on Israel’s Supernova Music festival – site of the October 7 massacre – and Vix’s Todo Lo Que Fuimos. Plenty more here.
By the numbers Valery Hache/Afp via Getty Images
According to organizer Rx France, the 39th edition of the international sales and co-pro market attracted 11,000 executives from 100 countries, up by 200 from the 2022 figure. It’s always hard to know exactly how accurate figures like this are with an event of this scale, but it’s impossible to deny there wasn’t buzz and activity around non-stop. Keynotes were well attended and occasionally standing-room only but some still have seating sections closed off to fill space closer to speakers. Crucially, Rx noted more than 3,500 buyers were in town, which is important given all the talk around the return of third-party sales and co-pros. “Given the buzz from the stands, what the leaders have said on stage, and the sheer volume of content deals done, it is clear that third party sales and distribution are back,” was the way Mipcom Cannes Director Lucy Smith put it in a statement. “That concentration of activity in one place, at one time, can only be a catalyst to the international market overall,” she added. One criticism we heard on the ground from several sources was a perceived lack of U.S. companies present — though with the likes of Paramount and NBCUniversal coming out in force, and Disney back on the block in a more visible way, Rx might push back against that. Deadline also understands Netflix sent a small delegation, who kept fairly under the radar. The company can also point to its statistic that U.S. buyers made up the largest chunk, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain. Other numbers to chew on: More than 320 companies exhibited in and around the Palais des Festivals, including 31 pavilions (50 made their market debuts). China sent its biggest delegation since 2019 as it was named Country of Honour, comprising more than 300 delegates from 40 companies. Middle Eastern participation was up 50% year-on-year, a surprising stat given Israeli companies didn’t attend due to the ongoing conflict there, but we hear there was more presence from Turkey, the UAE and the wider Gcc region offsetting that fall. Security was tight with France on high alert following the murder of a school teacher following the Hamas-led attack on Israel, and queues to enter the Palais often snaked well back towards the marina. As Deadline headed out of town, eight airports (six when at the time of reporting yesterday) including the Cannes-friendly Nice, were evacuated as security threats were identified. Smith addressed the conflict just prior to Zeiler’s Monday keynote, saying her heart goes out to the thousands who have died and stressing the additional security.
Correction & contraction L to R: Paramount’s Dan Cohen, Lisa Kramer and Bob Bakish
It was all anyone could talk about really. As buyers sniffed out the best deals and sellers gathered to flog their wares, there was an across-the-board recognition that never again will the market be able to sustain the mass proliferation of content that hit the TV industry in the early part of this decade. With market correction comes falling budgets and content licensing has only become more crucial (remember the forecasted death of distribution?), attendees said time and time again, reiterating the importance that Mipcom plays in the annual TV calendar. Paramount boss Bob Bakish (above right) used his Personality of the Year acceptance speech to passionately reaffirm the Yellowstone giant’s commitment to content licensing. “While our peers were pulling back content and putting up walled gardens, we never left,” he said. BBC Studios distribution boss Rebecca Glashow, meanwhile, was bullish in the face of the contraction, positing that “moments like this are when creativity comes back for the industry” on a panel alongside content boss Ralph Lee. Those Deadline spoke with in private were perhaps a little less bullish, with many uncertain about the futures of their respective local production businesses and the wider international TV sector. With the actors strike rumbling on, there was a general feeling of concern that buyers are rowing back to the extent that the production sector may have to quite dramatically shrink, while commissioners’ current penchant for risk aversion was repeatedly raised as “problematic.” The death of the high-end limited series was floated by many, as buyers stressed the need for populist content that can be returnable at a decent price point. The phrase “escapist content” was uttered to us more than once. This also follows the line we’ve heard several times over recent months that while the labor strikes could have alerted U.S. producers to the cheaper costs of shooting in Europe, it hasn’t actually played out that way. On a Deadline-chaired panel yesterday, The X Files EP Frank Spotnitz said budgets had become “obnoxious” in recent years following the entrance of the streamers, as he communicated fears that recent industry diversity gains could be impacted by these shifts. There was a sense, from producers, that they will need to hold firm and ride this out, with commissioning levels over the coming 12 months very hard to predict.
Eva the professional Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego during their keynote on Monday
Delegates crammed into the Grand Auditorium on Monday afternoon to catch sight of Desperate Housewives actress, producer and activist Eva Longoria, who used her keynote alongside Banijay Americas Chair Cris Abrego to announce a Banijay-backed venture, Hyphenate Media Group. The name represents the multi-hyphenate working lives of its owners — Longoria referred to herself as a “producer-director who fell into acting,” while Abrego is known for his formational role in Hollywood-made reality TV, C-suite roles and as a best-selling author. “That multi-hyphenate is not surviving in Hollywood because the industry wants you to stay in your lane, particularly women,” said Longoria of why she launched the new biz. “I realized it’s not just me who feels this way. I know creators who are being suffocated by the system so Hyphenate will create the ultimate model.” Abrego remains in his role at Banijay, which brought dozens of top-level execs to Cannes, and will divide his time between the jobs. Hyphenate has also consolidated Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment into the fold. On stage, the pair used the word “hyphenate” a dizzying amount of times, with Abrego explaining that both have had to duck and weave through Hollywood to become two of the town’s highest profile Latino entertainment figures. Elsewhere, the ever-captivating EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu touched on similar themes of othering when she called out commissioners for refusing to consider African stories — and, by extension, budgets — in the same breath as those from the U.S. and Europe.
To the Max
At Deadline Towers at least, there had been real anticipation about Gerhard Zeiler’s Monday Morning Media Mastermind address. Appearing alongside Emea streaming chief Leah Hooper Rosa, the Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) President of International came into his talk off the back of a series of top-levels management departures and with the industry itching to learn when they could expect Max to replace HBO Max internationally. Zeiler dealt with the second point in detail but not the first. He revealed 22 Max launches in Europe next year (these territories already have HBO Max) along with a second wave later in 2024 that will include France and Belgium. Zeiler also touched on synergies. When Warner Bros and Discovery merged, David Zaslav talked about $3B in savings through synergies, and though the company has faced huge criticism for thousands of redundancies, yanking shows off of streamers and cancelling film releases to service that strategy, the figure has steadily risen. Zeiler, somewhat provocatively, revealed the $3B figure was now “on the way” to $5B, adding: “Who knows where we will end up?” However, there was nothing was said on the exits of Priya Dogra, Robert Blair and others in Europe, which was somewhat surprising given the high-profile nature of these departures.
Kids are alright “Cocomelon”
Never has owning recognizable IP been more important, and in few genres is IP more important than in children’s. With a well-attended Mip Junior once again preceding the main confab, multiple sources told Deadline they were eager to push into the sometimes-lucrative kids content game, and execs from the likes of Candle Media-backed Cocomelon outfit Moonbug spoke confidently. The recent rejig in streamer focus from subscriber growth to retention is a boon for kids content, one producer suggested. “Now it’s all about keeping families on the platform, and you need a strong children’s library to do that,” they added. Recent moves from some of the European majors in this space have been intriguing. Just prior to Mipcom, Studiocanal promoted TV boss Françoise Guyonnet to CEO Copyrights Group and EVP Kids’ Brands, signaling a move into children’s IP, while BBC Studios’ Lee and Glashow talked up the outfit’s recent decision to commercialize its kids production outfit. “Broadcasters and commissioners are falling back behind known IP,” added Lee of the thinking behind the decision. Kids IP is certainly known, and it appears we’ll be hearing plenty more from this section of the market over the coming months.
Deals & projects
Mipcom has changed a fair bit over the years and TV deals really have become a 365-days-per-year business but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some juicy handshakes and buzzy projects for delegates to their teeth into through the early part of the week. Leading the charge, we revealed James Franco-starring Mena TV series penned by Shades of Blue scribe Adi Hasak. On Sunday, we told you about Beach House Pictures doc Lost and Banijay Rights taking on Shine director Scott Hicks‘ projects about musician Ben Folds. Mediawan struck European deals for high-profile premiere series Zorro, Fremantle did similar for Channel 4 format The Piano and Planet Earth III sold to Australia. Perhaps the most fun market project doing the rounds was our exclusive on The Wombles being remade for TV, while we also brought news of Fast & Furious star Sung Kang’s The Ride Life doc series, a feature on Israel’s Supernova Music festival – site of the October 7 massacre – and Vix’s Todo Lo Que Fuimos. Plenty more here.
By the numbers Valery Hache/Afp via Getty Images
According to organizer Rx France, the 39th edition of the international sales and co-pro market attracted 11,000 executives from 100 countries, up by 200 from the 2022 figure. It’s always hard to know exactly how accurate figures like this are with an event of this scale, but it’s impossible to deny there wasn’t buzz and activity around non-stop. Keynotes were well attended and occasionally standing-room only but some still have seating sections closed off to fill space closer to speakers. Crucially, Rx noted more than 3,500 buyers were in town, which is important given all the talk around the return of third-party sales and co-pros. “Given the buzz from the stands, what the leaders have said on stage, and the sheer volume of content deals done, it is clear that third party sales and distribution are back,” was the way Mipcom Cannes Director Lucy Smith put it in a statement. “That concentration of activity in one place, at one time, can only be a catalyst to the international market overall,” she added. One criticism we heard on the ground from several sources was a perceived lack of U.S. companies present — though with the likes of Paramount and NBCUniversal coming out in force, and Disney back on the block in a more visible way, Rx might push back against that. Deadline also understands Netflix sent a small delegation, who kept fairly under the radar. The company can also point to its statistic that U.S. buyers made up the largest chunk, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain. Other numbers to chew on: More than 320 companies exhibited in and around the Palais des Festivals, including 31 pavilions (50 made their market debuts). China sent its biggest delegation since 2019 as it was named Country of Honour, comprising more than 300 delegates from 40 companies. Middle Eastern participation was up 50% year-on-year, a surprising stat given Israeli companies didn’t attend due to the ongoing conflict there, but we hear there was more presence from Turkey, the UAE and the wider Gcc region offsetting that fall. Security was tight with France on high alert following the murder of a school teacher following the Hamas-led attack on Israel, and queues to enter the Palais often snaked well back towards the marina. As Deadline headed out of town, eight airports (six when at the time of reporting yesterday) including the Cannes-friendly Nice, were evacuated as security threats were identified. Smith addressed the conflict just prior to Zeiler’s Monday keynote, saying her heart goes out to the thousands who have died and stressing the additional security.
- 10/19/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Ncuti Gatwa, who will make his debut next year as the first Black actor to play the title role in Doctor Who, says the opportunity has implications on more than his own career trajectory.
“My mouth gets paralyzed by the concept of playing this role,” he said during a lunch hosted by the BBC and Disney, who just set a major distribution deal for the show to stream on Disney+ outside of the UK and Ireland. As the sci-fi series marks its 60th anniversary, Gatwa said, its roots “are so deep in British culture and the fabric of British-ness that as a Rwandan immigrant to the country, it feels just really powerful.” Beyond the significance for himself and his family, the actor also said it matters “for people of color, for marginalized people who really gravitate towards the show because it’s about friendship and it’s about adventure and...
“My mouth gets paralyzed by the concept of playing this role,” he said during a lunch hosted by the BBC and Disney, who just set a major distribution deal for the show to stream on Disney+ outside of the UK and Ireland. As the sci-fi series marks its 60th anniversary, Gatwa said, its roots “are so deep in British culture and the fabric of British-ness that as a Rwandan immigrant to the country, it feels just really powerful.” Beyond the significance for himself and his family, the actor also said it matters “for people of color, for marginalized people who really gravitate towards the show because it’s about friendship and it’s about adventure and...
- 10/25/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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Disney has acquired the streaming rights to BBC cult favorite Doctor Who.
Under the landmark deal Disney+ will exclusively stream all upcoming seasons of the show outside of the U.K. and Ireland, where they will remain with the BBC. The announcement, which had been rumored for months, was made by incoming Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan, with the first episodes from the new partnership expected in November 2023 to coincide with its 60th anniversary.
“I love this show, and this is the best of both worlds – with the vision and joy of the BBC and Disney+ together we can launch the Tardis all around the planet, reaching a new generation of fans while keeping our traditional home firmly on the BBC in the UK,” said Russell T. Davies, the returning showrunner who succeeded Chris Chibnall.
Disney has acquired the streaming rights to BBC cult favorite Doctor Who.
Under the landmark deal Disney+ will exclusively stream all upcoming seasons of the show outside of the U.K. and Ireland, where they will remain with the BBC. The announcement, which had been rumored for months, was made by incoming Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan, with the first episodes from the new partnership expected in November 2023 to coincide with its 60th anniversary.
“I love this show, and this is the best of both worlds – with the vision and joy of the BBC and Disney+ together we can launch the Tardis all around the planet, reaching a new generation of fans while keeping our traditional home firmly on the BBC in the UK,” said Russell T. Davies, the returning showrunner who succeeded Chris Chibnall.
- 10/25/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Doctor Who is teleporting to Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland.
In announcing the move, the BBC and Disney Branded Television said they intend to take the already well-established franchise to even greater heights. New episodes of the series, starring Ncuti Gatwa in the title role, will debut on the BBC and Disney+ in late 2023. In the U.S., the show — which originated in 1963 — had aired in recent years on BBC America.
Showrunner Russell T. Davies is overseeing the new phase of the series, having steered its revival in 2005. The show will be produced in Wales by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios Production.
“It is the best of both worlds,” Davies said of the new teaming. The BBC and Disney+ “The vision and joy of the BBC and Disney+ together we can launch the Tardis all around the planet, reaching a new generation of fans while keeping our traditional home...
In announcing the move, the BBC and Disney Branded Television said they intend to take the already well-established franchise to even greater heights. New episodes of the series, starring Ncuti Gatwa in the title role, will debut on the BBC and Disney+ in late 2023. In the U.S., the show — which originated in 1963 — had aired in recent years on BBC America.
Showrunner Russell T. Davies is overseeing the new phase of the series, having steered its revival in 2005. The show will be produced in Wales by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios Production.
“It is the best of both worlds,” Davies said of the new teaming. The BBC and Disney+ “The vision and joy of the BBC and Disney+ together we can launch the Tardis all around the planet, reaching a new generation of fans while keeping our traditional home...
- 10/25/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Rebecca Glashow, BBC Studios’ CEO of global distribution, has worked with many leading media brands that do many different things. In Demand, Comcast, Discovery, Viacom — the common thread between them all is the push to deliver “content that matters, to connect with people, no matter what part of the food chain you sit in,” Glashow told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View.
Distribution, monetization, advertising — none of the moneymaking arenas within the entertainment industry matter if a company isn’t first and foremost putting out titles that resonate with viewers. It’s why, above all else, Glashow believes her main job requirement is to “super serve audiences” with a diverse array of impactful programming.
That perspective comes from a place of deep passion for storytelling instilled in her by her Nobel Prize-winning particle physicist father Sheldon Glashow.
Instead of lectures about fermions and bosons (both real words...
Distribution, monetization, advertising — none of the moneymaking arenas within the entertainment industry matter if a company isn’t first and foremost putting out titles that resonate with viewers. It’s why, above all else, Glashow believes her main job requirement is to “super serve audiences” with a diverse array of impactful programming.
That perspective comes from a place of deep passion for storytelling instilled in her by her Nobel Prize-winning particle physicist father Sheldon Glashow.
Instead of lectures about fermions and bosons (both real words...
- 8/18/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Roku is set to release a live capture of the West End stage show “Heathers: The Musical” as a Roku Original special on the Roku Channel. The special will be available to stream in the U.S. on Friday, Sept. 16.
Based on the 1989 cult classic film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, the musical adaptation follows Westerberg High student Veronica Sawyer, the beautiful yet cruel Heathers, and mysterious rebel Jason “J.D.” Dean. Ailsa Davidson (Veronica), Simon Gordon (J.D.), Maddison Firth (Heather Chandler), Vivian Panka (Heather Duke) and Teleri Hughes (Heather McNamara) star in the musical.
Andy Fickman directs the musical, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe. Fickman, Murphy and O’Keefe will produce, along with Village Roadshow Pictures (Vrp) and Bill Kenwright’s BKStudios. “Heathers: The Musical” will be filmed at The Other Palace, where the stage show made its U.K. debut...
Based on the 1989 cult classic film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, the musical adaptation follows Westerberg High student Veronica Sawyer, the beautiful yet cruel Heathers, and mysterious rebel Jason “J.D.” Dean. Ailsa Davidson (Veronica), Simon Gordon (J.D.), Maddison Firth (Heather Chandler), Vivian Panka (Heather Duke) and Teleri Hughes (Heather McNamara) star in the musical.
Andy Fickman directs the musical, with book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe. Fickman, Murphy and O’Keefe will produce, along with Village Roadshow Pictures (Vrp) and Bill Kenwright’s BKStudios. “Heathers: The Musical” will be filmed at The Other Palace, where the stage show made its U.K. debut...
- 8/2/2022
- by Carson Burton and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios has bolstered its U.S. offering following a year of record growth by signing Gunpowder & Sky’s Janet Brown and promoting Tara Maitra.
Brown becomes President, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America. She will set the strategic direction of BBC Studios’ commercial divisions across the regions, working with U.S. partners and streamers. She has been with Gunpowder & Sky for six years, leading sales, marketing and distribution.
Maitra, who joined last year, will have oversight of global syndication and ad sales, including digital news properties and the World News TV channel. BBC Studios’ global syndication and advertising sales will therefore be brought together for the first time.
The pair’s roles are newly-created and come following a year of record growth for the BBC’s commercial arm, which saw profits increase by more than 50 and turnover by 30. The outfit is doing more in the U.S.
Brown becomes President, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America. She will set the strategic direction of BBC Studios’ commercial divisions across the regions, working with U.S. partners and streamers. She has been with Gunpowder & Sky for six years, leading sales, marketing and distribution.
Maitra, who joined last year, will have oversight of global syndication and ad sales, including digital news properties and the World News TV channel. BBC Studios’ global syndication and advertising sales will therefore be brought together for the first time.
The pair’s roles are newly-created and come following a year of record growth for the BBC’s commercial arm, which saw profits increase by more than 50 and turnover by 30. The outfit is doing more in the U.S.
- 8/2/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios Moves Showcase From Liverpool To London
BBC Studios is moving its annual showcase from Liverpool to London. Following almost a decade in the Merseyside city, the BBC’s commercial arm said it will bring a “fresh focus on upstream creative projects from across its range of production houses, labels and partners.” The move will position the Showcase directly agaainst the London Screenings, a similar set of events run by BBC Studios’ major distribution rivals such as All3Media International, Fremantle, eOne and Banijay Rights. BBC Studios CEO Global Distribution Rebecca Glashow said: “As the market, and our own business changes, so does Showcase. Expect to see our offer to customers evolve from a content juggernaut to a series of highly curated match-making opportunities that brings our most valued partners, producers and programmes together so the richest conversations can take place.” The Showcase started in Brighton in 1976 and brings together...
BBC Studios is moving its annual showcase from Liverpool to London. Following almost a decade in the Merseyside city, the BBC’s commercial arm said it will bring a “fresh focus on upstream creative projects from across its range of production houses, labels and partners.” The move will position the Showcase directly agaainst the London Screenings, a similar set of events run by BBC Studios’ major distribution rivals such as All3Media International, Fremantle, eOne and Banijay Rights. BBC Studios CEO Global Distribution Rebecca Glashow said: “As the market, and our own business changes, so does Showcase. Expect to see our offer to customers evolve from a content juggernaut to a series of highly curated match-making opportunities that brings our most valued partners, producers and programmes together so the richest conversations can take place.” The Showcase started in Brighton in 1976 and brings together...
- 7/14/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios has promoted Rebecca Glashow to the newly created position of CEO of global distribution.
The former Discovery and Awesomeness exec has been president of BBC Studios Americas since mid-2020. She oversaw the launch of documentary streaming service BBC Select as well as BBC Podcasts. Last September, global digital news was added to her portfolio.
Over the past year, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group has licensed more than 1,500 hours of programming. Its roster includes noted titles like I May Destroy You, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe film anthology, nature series The Green Planet and kids breakout Bluey.
After handing the distribution reins to Glashow after a 10-year run, Paul Dempsey will become director of performance. In leading the studio’s international distribution operation, he presided over growth in sales and increased programming investment. BBC Studios also made inroads in China and India during his 10-year distribution tenure...
The former Discovery and Awesomeness exec has been president of BBC Studios Americas since mid-2020. She oversaw the launch of documentary streaming service BBC Select as well as BBC Podcasts. Last September, global digital news was added to her portfolio.
Over the past year, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group has licensed more than 1,500 hours of programming. Its roster includes noted titles like I May Destroy You, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe film anthology, nature series The Green Planet and kids breakout Bluey.
After handing the distribution reins to Glashow after a 10-year run, Paul Dempsey will become director of performance. In leading the studio’s international distribution operation, he presided over growth in sales and increased programming investment. BBC Studios also made inroads in China and India during his 10-year distribution tenure...
- 2/14/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of U.K. broadcaster BBC, has promoted Rebecca Glashow to the newly created role of CEO, global distribution. Glashow will take up the position on March 1, when she also becomes a member of the organization’s executive committee.
Glashow previously held the post of president, BBC Studios Americas, from June 2020, overseeing the strategy and performance of the company’s commercial activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She was responsible for the launch of documentary streaming service BBC Select and BBC Podcasts and in September, oversight of global digital news was added to her responsibilities.
In her new role, Glashow takes expanded responsibilities for BBC Studios’ global distribution portfolio portfolio (ex-u.K. & Ireland), encompassing content sales, direct-to-consumer services, international channels, co-productions as well as continued responsibility for the growth of BBC’s digital global news.
Earlier, Glashow served as co-head of Viacom’s...
Glashow previously held the post of president, BBC Studios Americas, from June 2020, overseeing the strategy and performance of the company’s commercial activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She was responsible for the launch of documentary streaming service BBC Select and BBC Podcasts and in September, oversight of global digital news was added to her responsibilities.
In her new role, Glashow takes expanded responsibilities for BBC Studios’ global distribution portfolio portfolio (ex-u.K. & Ireland), encompassing content sales, direct-to-consumer services, international channels, co-productions as well as continued responsibility for the growth of BBC’s digital global news.
Earlier, Glashow served as co-head of Viacom’s...
- 2/14/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios on Monday announced that Rebecca Glashow, who is currently president of BBC Studios Americas, will take on the newly created role of CEO of Global Distribution and become a member of BBC Studio’s Executive Committee, effective March 1.
In her new role, Glashow will lead on BBC Studios’ global distribution strategy outside the U.K. and Ireland, including content sales, direct to consumer services, international channels, co-productions and licensing. Glashow, who will continue to be based in New York, will become the first American in such a senior role at the 100-year-old BBC.
Since joining the company in June 2020, she has overseen the company’s distribution and production of original content for major networks and streaming platforms in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She recently added global digital news to her responsibilities.
She oversaw the launch of the documentary-focused streaming service BBC Select, BBC Podcasts Premium,...
In her new role, Glashow will lead on BBC Studios’ global distribution strategy outside the U.K. and Ireland, including content sales, direct to consumer services, international channels, co-productions and licensing. Glashow, who will continue to be based in New York, will become the first American in such a senior role at the 100-year-old BBC.
Since joining the company in June 2020, she has overseen the company’s distribution and production of original content for major networks and streaming platforms in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She recently added global digital news to her responsibilities.
She oversaw the launch of the documentary-focused streaming service BBC Select, BBC Podcasts Premium,...
- 2/14/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
ABC has announced the midseason premiere dates for the return of original drama series “A Million Little Things” and “Big Sky.”
“A Million Little Things” is back with new episodes of its fourth season starting Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. Et on ABC. The series, which premiered in 2018, focuses on a circle of friends as they struggle to move on when a member of their circle dies by suicide. The show’s ensemble cast stars David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Tristan Byon, Lizzy Greene and Chance Hurstfield. DJ Nash created and executive produces the series, with Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, James Griffiths, Marshall Boone, David Marshall Grant and Terrence Coli serving as additional executive producers.
“Big Sky” will return with new episodes of its second season on Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Et. The crime thriller, which premiered in 2020, focuses on private...
“A Million Little Things” is back with new episodes of its fourth season starting Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. Et on ABC. The series, which premiered in 2018, focuses on a circle of friends as they struggle to move on when a member of their circle dies by suicide. The show’s ensemble cast stars David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Tristan Byon, Lizzy Greene and Chance Hurstfield. DJ Nash created and executive produces the series, with Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, James Griffiths, Marshall Boone, David Marshall Grant and Terrence Coli serving as additional executive producers.
“Big Sky” will return with new episodes of its second season on Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Et. The crime thriller, which premiered in 2020, focuses on private...
- 1/28/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios and producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media have partnered to launch the BBC First channel in Canada from March 16.
The channel will feature premium scripted and factual programming, including BBC original series “Top Gear,” “The Office,” “Death in Paradise” and “The Graham Norton Show,” which will be available at launch.
The ad-supported channel will broadcast in Canada in HD and will replace Blue Ant Media’s existing Hifi channel.
The BBC First channel launch marks an expanded partnership between BBC Studios and Blue Ant Media. The companies previously collaborated to launch the BBC Earth channel in Canada in 2017.
“Canadians love British television, and Blue Ant Media’s expanded partnership with BBC Studios underpins our commitment to invest in high-quality, distinctive programs we know our audiences will enjoy,” said Jamie Schouela, president for global channels and media at Blue Ant Media.
Rebecca Glashow, president of BBC Studios Americas,...
The channel will feature premium scripted and factual programming, including BBC original series “Top Gear,” “The Office,” “Death in Paradise” and “The Graham Norton Show,” which will be available at launch.
The ad-supported channel will broadcast in Canada in HD and will replace Blue Ant Media’s existing Hifi channel.
The BBC First channel launch marks an expanded partnership between BBC Studios and Blue Ant Media. The companies previously collaborated to launch the BBC Earth channel in Canada in 2017.
“Canadians love British television, and Blue Ant Media’s expanded partnership with BBC Studios underpins our commitment to invest in high-quality, distinctive programs we know our audiences will enjoy,” said Jamie Schouela, president for global channels and media at Blue Ant Media.
Rebecca Glashow, president of BBC Studios Americas,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios’ Americas unit has hired Paramount Pictures Worldwide executive Dina Vangelisti to the newly created role of EVP Content Sales.
Vangelisti will set up BBC Studios’ sales operations in Los Angeles, moving it from its current location in New York. She will report to Rebecca Glashow, president of Americas at the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm.
Vangelisti previously led the domestic television division at Paramount Pictures Worldwide. Prior to Paramount, she held senior leadership roles at First Look Studios, ABC/Fox Family Channel and CBC International Sales.
“Leading sales for BBC Studios out of Los Angeles makes perfect sense, and in a sea of content – available anywhere and everywhere – British content and the BBC brand are unlike any other,” she said.
Vangelisti will set up BBC Studios’ sales operations in Los Angeles, moving it from its current location in New York. She will report to Rebecca Glashow, president of Americas at the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm.
Vangelisti previously led the domestic television division at Paramount Pictures Worldwide. Prior to Paramount, she held senior leadership roles at First Look Studios, ABC/Fox Family Channel and CBC International Sales.
“Leading sales for BBC Studios out of Los Angeles makes perfect sense, and in a sea of content – available anywhere and everywhere – British content and the BBC brand are unlike any other,” she said.
- 1/19/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BritBox has promoted Emily Powers to executive vice president and head of BritBox North America, following the early October announcement that president and CEO Soumya Sriraman will be stepping down by the end of the month, the streaming service’s co-owners BBC Studios and ITV said Thursday.
Previously SVP and commercial head, Powers will “continue to lead on all commercial relationships, distribution partnerships, performance marketing, and customer retention, as well as evaluate, foster, and deliver strong business development opportunities,” per BritBox.
Additionally, she will now add editorial and creative oversight to her role and is currently heading up the business operations for the launch of BritBox in Australia.
“Emily is an essential part of the BritBox team who has been instrumental to BritBox’s early development, followed by rapid growth and significant successes since launch.” Rebecca Glashow, president BBC Studios, Americas, said in a statement. “This promotion is well-deserved, and...
Previously SVP and commercial head, Powers will “continue to lead on all commercial relationships, distribution partnerships, performance marketing, and customer retention, as well as evaluate, foster, and deliver strong business development opportunities,” per BritBox.
Additionally, she will now add editorial and creative oversight to her role and is currently heading up the business operations for the launch of BritBox in Australia.
“Emily is an essential part of the BritBox team who has been instrumental to BritBox’s early development, followed by rapid growth and significant successes since launch.” Rebecca Glashow, president BBC Studios, Americas, said in a statement. “This promotion is well-deserved, and...
- 10/22/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Executive adds editorial and creative to purview.
Emily Powers has been promoted to EVP and head of Britbox, spearheading the business for North America.
The development comes two weeks after Soumya Sriraman said she was stepping down from her role as president and CEO for US and Canada at the end of the month.
Powers will continue to lead on all commercial relationships, distribution partnerships, performance marketing, and customer retention, as well as evaluate, foster, and deliver strong business development opportunities.
She now adds editorial and creative to her purview, working closely with the Britbox team to bring choice British television to the service.
Emily Powers has been promoted to EVP and head of Britbox, spearheading the business for North America.
The development comes two weeks after Soumya Sriraman said she was stepping down from her role as president and CEO for US and Canada at the end of the month.
Powers will continue to lead on all commercial relationships, distribution partnerships, performance marketing, and customer retention, as well as evaluate, foster, and deliver strong business development opportunities.
She now adds editorial and creative to her purview, working closely with the Britbox team to bring choice British television to the service.
- 10/22/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
New leadership for the service will be announced in the coming weeks.
BritBox CEO Soumya Sriraman is stepping down from her role as president and CEO for US and Canada at the end of the month.
New York-based Sriraman has built the joint venture that is 50%-owned by each of BBC Studio and ITV to more than 1.5m subscribers and had been focusing on original commissioning, co-productions, and international expansion.
New leadership for the service will be announced in the coming weeks.
Sriraman has been responsible for commissioning and serving as executive producer on several shows for the service, including...
BritBox CEO Soumya Sriraman is stepping down from her role as president and CEO for US and Canada at the end of the month.
New York-based Sriraman has built the joint venture that is 50%-owned by each of BBC Studio and ITV to more than 1.5m subscribers and had been focusing on original commissioning, co-productions, and international expansion.
New leadership for the service will be announced in the coming weeks.
Sriraman has been responsible for commissioning and serving as executive producer on several shows for the service, including...
- 10/6/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Soumya Sriraman has stepped down as President and CEO of North American streamer BritBox. She will leave the platform at the end of the month with new leadership to be announced in the “coming weeks.”
No reason was given for Sriraman’s decision to step down. It comes as the service, which is jointly operated by BBC Studios and ITV, hit 1.5M subscribers.
She has been President and CEO of the company since February 2017, having previously been EVP Franchise and Digital Enterprises at BBC Studios – Americas.
Sriraman was responsible for commissioning and executive producing several shows for the service, including The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco with Rachel Stirling and Julie Graham, and There She Goes, starring David Tennant and Jessica Hynes.
“I have enjoyed writing every minute of the BritBox story — from imagining it six years ago to building and growing it,” said Sriraman. “I am so proud of my team,...
No reason was given for Sriraman’s decision to step down. It comes as the service, which is jointly operated by BBC Studios and ITV, hit 1.5M subscribers.
She has been President and CEO of the company since February 2017, having previously been EVP Franchise and Digital Enterprises at BBC Studios – Americas.
Sriraman was responsible for commissioning and executive producing several shows for the service, including The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco with Rachel Stirling and Julie Graham, and There She Goes, starring David Tennant and Jessica Hynes.
“I have enjoyed writing every minute of the BritBox story — from imagining it six years ago to building and growing it,” said Sriraman. “I am so proud of my team,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios has signed a content deal with Xigua Video, the Chinese streaming service owned by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance.
Under the agreement, Xigua will get exclusive rights to carry BBC and PBS’s three-part natural history co-production Primates, as well as science documentary Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed. Another ByteDance platform, Toutiao, will also have access to the shows.
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Major BBC natural history documentaries Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet are included in the Xigua deal, as well as children’s programs Bluey and Hey Duggee, and drama Orphan Black.
Phil Hardman, BBC Studios’ acting general manager for Greater China, said: “This content deal with Xigua Video in China takes...
Under the agreement, Xigua will get exclusive rights to carry BBC and PBS’s three-part natural history co-production Primates, as well as science documentary Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed. Another ByteDance platform, Toutiao, will also have access to the shows.
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Major BBC natural history documentaries Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet are included in the Xigua deal, as well as children’s programs Bluey and Hey Duggee, and drama Orphan Black.
Phil Hardman, BBC Studios’ acting general manager for Greater China, said: “This content deal with Xigua Video in China takes...
- 4/23/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Louis Theroux’s first acts since leaving the BBC last year is to sign a first-look deal with — the BBC.
Deadline revealed last October that the cult British documentary maker had set up Mindhouse Productions, and now the company has announced that it will use BBC Studios as its exclusive distribution partner for the next two years in exchange for development funding.
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Theroux established Mindhouse with his executive producer Arron Fellows and his wife, the TV director Nancy Strang. In doing so, he ended a contractual relationship with the BBC that spanned more than two decades.
Mindhouse aims to make thought-provoking documentaries both with and without Theroux in front of the camera.
Deadline revealed last October that the cult British documentary maker had set up Mindhouse Productions, and now the company has announced that it will use BBC Studios as its exclusive distribution partner for the next two years in exchange for development funding.
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Theroux established Mindhouse with his executive producer Arron Fellows and his wife, the TV director Nancy Strang. In doing so, he ended a contractual relationship with the BBC that spanned more than two decades.
Mindhouse aims to make thought-provoking documentaries both with and without Theroux in front of the camera.
- 4/17/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Rebecca Glashow, who has worked at Gen Z media powerhouse Awesomeness since 2016 -- most recently serving as co-head of the digital network in the wake of its acquisition by Viacom -- has departed the company for a plum role at BBC Studios.
Glashow will be joining BBC Studios on June 1, based in New York and leading distribution activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.. Glashow will report to BBC Studios' president of global distribution Paul Dempsey and work closely with international production and formats managing director Matt Forde. Glashow replaces Ann Sarnoff, who departed BBC in to join Warner Bros. last summer as chairperson and CEO.
At Awesomeness, Glashow led business operations and revenue, including sales, marketing, research, distribution, and production. Prior to joining Awesomeness, Glashow worked at Discovery Communications for nine years, rising to the role of Svp of digital distribution and strategy.
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Glashow will be joining BBC Studios on June 1, based in New York and leading distribution activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.. Glashow will report to BBC Studios' president of global distribution Paul Dempsey and work closely with international production and formats managing director Matt Forde. Glashow replaces Ann Sarnoff, who departed BBC in to join Warner Bros. last summer as chairperson and CEO.
At Awesomeness, Glashow led business operations and revenue, including sales, marketing, research, distribution, and production. Prior to joining Awesomeness, Glashow worked at Discovery Communications for nine years, rising to the role of Svp of digital distribution and strategy.
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- 4/14/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
BBC Studios has hired Awesomeness co-head Rebecca Glashow to replace new Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff as president of Americas, the studio announced Tuesday.
Glashow will begin on June 1 and be based out of New York, leading distribution activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She’ll report to Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution at BBC Studios.
Glashow will also work closely with Matt Forde, managing director, international production and formats, whose Los Angeles-based production unit produces “Dancing with the Stars” and the “Life Below Zero” franchise.
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“Rebecca’s experience, energy, and entrepreneurial instincts make her perfectly placed to lead a new era of BBC Studios in the Americas as we look to take great British content to even wider audiences across the region,” Dempsey said in a statement.
“Like many, I have long...
Glashow will begin on June 1 and be based out of New York, leading distribution activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. She’ll report to Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution at BBC Studios.
Glashow will also work closely with Matt Forde, managing director, international production and formats, whose Los Angeles-based production unit produces “Dancing with the Stars” and the “Life Below Zero” franchise.
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“Rebecca’s experience, energy, and entrepreneurial instincts make her perfectly placed to lead a new era of BBC Studios in the Americas as we look to take great British content to even wider audiences across the region,” Dempsey said in a statement.
“Like many, I have long...
- 4/14/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
BBC Studios has appointed former Awesomeness co-head Rebecca Glashow to lead the company’s activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Based in New York, Glashow will begin her new role as president of BBC Studios Americas on June 1, reporting directly into Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution at BBC Studios. She replaces former president Ann Sarnoff, who joined Warner Bros. Entertainment as chief executive last year.
Most recently, Glashow was the co-head of Viacom’s Gen Z-focused entertainment division Awesomeness, where she led business operations and revenue including sales, marketing, research, distribution and production.
Before that, Glashow was chief strategy and distribution officer of Awesomeness, where she oversaw global distribution, studio operations and business development.
Glashow has also held various leadership roles at Discovery Communications. In her last role, she served as senior VP of digital distribution and partnerships, overseeing the strategy and operations for Discovery’s digital video business,...
Based in New York, Glashow will begin her new role as president of BBC Studios Americas on June 1, reporting directly into Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution at BBC Studios. She replaces former president Ann Sarnoff, who joined Warner Bros. Entertainment as chief executive last year.
Most recently, Glashow was the co-head of Viacom’s Gen Z-focused entertainment division Awesomeness, where she led business operations and revenue including sales, marketing, research, distribution and production.
Before that, Glashow was chief strategy and distribution officer of Awesomeness, where she oversaw global distribution, studio operations and business development.
Glashow has also held various leadership roles at Discovery Communications. In her last role, she served as senior VP of digital distribution and partnerships, overseeing the strategy and operations for Discovery’s digital video business,...
- 4/14/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Studios has hired Awesomeness Co-Head Rebecca Glashow as its President of Americas – a replacement for Ann Sarnoff after she joined Warner Bros.
Glashow joins the British producer and distributor in June and will lead the company’s distribution activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
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Based in New York, she will report to Paul Dempsey, President, Global Distribution, BBC Studios and will work closely with Matt Forde, Managing Director, International Production and Formats, whose Los Angeles-based production unit produces shows including Dancing with the Stars and Nat Geo’s Life Below Zero franchise.
Her appointment comes after Sarnoff was named Chair and CEO of Warner Bros last summer.
She was...
Glashow joins the British producer and distributor in June and will lead the company’s distribution activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
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Based in New York, she will report to Paul Dempsey, President, Global Distribution, BBC Studios and will work closely with Matt Forde, Managing Director, International Production and Formats, whose Los Angeles-based production unit produces shows including Dancing with the Stars and Nat Geo’s Life Below Zero franchise.
Her appointment comes after Sarnoff was named Chair and CEO of Warner Bros last summer.
She was...
- 4/14/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios has named Rebecca Glashow as president of its Americas division.
The former co-head of Viacom-owned YouTube brand Awesomeness, Glashow will replace former president Ann Sarnoff, who moved to Warner Bros. last year.
She will lead the region’s strategy to develop the company’s diversified distribution business activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Based in New York, Glashow will begin her new role on June 1 and report directly to Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution for BBC Studios.
Glashow will also work closely with Matt Forde, managing director of international production and ...
The former co-head of Viacom-owned YouTube brand Awesomeness, Glashow will replace former president Ann Sarnoff, who moved to Warner Bros. last year.
She will lead the region’s strategy to develop the company’s diversified distribution business activities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Based in New York, Glashow will begin her new role on June 1 and report directly to Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution for BBC Studios.
Glashow will also work closely with Matt Forde, managing director of international production and ...
- 4/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
ITV has commissioned BBC Studios to make a 60-minute film on Queen Elizabeth II’s experience of World War II.
Our Queen At War will delve into rare archive material and feature expert interviews as it explores how the Queen came of age during what she called “the terrible and glorious years of World War Two.”
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Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne seven years after World War II in 1952, but was prepared for the position as conflict raged. It was during this time she made her first broadcast to the nation with her sister Princess Margaret.
The Queen alluded to this 1940 broadcast in her recent address on the coronavirus crisis.
Our Queen At War will delve into rare archive material and feature expert interviews as it explores how the Queen came of age during what she called “the terrible and glorious years of World War Two.”
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Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne seven years after World War II in 1952, but was prepared for the position as conflict raged. It was during this time she made her first broadcast to the nation with her sister Princess Margaret.
The Queen alluded to this 1940 broadcast in her recent address on the coronavirus crisis.
- 4/14/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Austin Crute, Nik Dodani (Atypical), Andrew Jacobs (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) and Chloë Levine (The Oa) are set for recurring roles in the second and final season of Netflix’s Ya series Trinkets, produced by AwesomenessTV. Shooting on season 2 is underway in Portland, Or. Premiere is slated for 2020.
Based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel, and written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls who form an unlikely friendship when they find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting. Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), Moe (Kiana Madeira), and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell) make an imperfect picture of perfection, finding strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
Crute will play Marquise, a new friend of Tabitha’s (Swindell) in yearbook. Dodani will portray Chase, Moe’s (Madeira) intellectual...
Based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel, and written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls who form an unlikely friendship when they find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting. Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), Moe (Kiana Madeira), and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell) make an imperfect picture of perfection, finding strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
Crute will play Marquise, a new friend of Tabitha’s (Swindell) in yearbook. Dodani will portray Chase, Moe’s (Madeira) intellectual...
- 10/22/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, NBC announced the “Making It” Season 2 premiere date and HBO Max greenlit a new docuseries from Brad Goreski and Gary Janetti.
Dates
Hosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman will return with the second season of “Making It” on NBC Dec. 2. After the show’s holiday season premiere, the show will continue Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 9-10 before closing with a two-hour finale on Dec. 11. “Making It” is executive produced by Poehler, Offerman, Nicolle Yaron, Kate Arend, Dave Becky and Pip Wells.
Greenlights
HBO Max has commissioned a new lifestyle docuseries from celebrity stylist Brad Goreski and producer Gary Janetti. Tentatively titled “Brad and Gary To To…” the show is inspired by the couple’s Instagram stories and will follow them as they embark on their world journey, trying different cuisines in the process. Goreski and Janetti will produce alongside Matt Anderson, Nate Green, and...
Dates
Hosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman will return with the second season of “Making It” on NBC Dec. 2. After the show’s holiday season premiere, the show will continue Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 9-10 before closing with a two-hour finale on Dec. 11. “Making It” is executive produced by Poehler, Offerman, Nicolle Yaron, Kate Arend, Dave Becky and Pip Wells.
Greenlights
HBO Max has commissioned a new lifestyle docuseries from celebrity stylist Brad Goreski and producer Gary Janetti. Tentatively titled “Brad and Gary To To…” the show is inspired by the couple’s Instagram stories and will follow them as they embark on their world journey, trying different cuisines in the process. Goreski and Janetti will produce alongside Matt Anderson, Nate Green, and...
- 10/18/2019
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
The Unsettling is now on Hulu. The streamer announced today that it had acquired the AwesomenessTV’s horror series. The title is up and running.
The series, created by Andrew Jacobsen and Adam Epstein and directed by Chris Grismer, follows 16-year-old Becca as she arrives at her new foster home located in a remote area. Her foster siblings are less than welcoming, none more so than the 11-year-old biological son of Becca’s new foster parents.
Becca tries to keep to herself and adjust to her new home, but strange things start to happen around her, and she’s is uncertain about who or what is responsible.
Holly Taylor stars as Becca, with the rest of the cast featuring Tequan Richmond, An Li Bogan, Willow Shields, Alex Lange, Noah Grismer, Marguerite Moreau and David Rogers.
The Unsettling is executive produced by Shelley Zimmerman, Rebecca Glashow, Brin Lukens, for AwesomenessTV.
The series, created by Andrew Jacobsen and Adam Epstein and directed by Chris Grismer, follows 16-year-old Becca as she arrives at her new foster home located in a remote area. Her foster siblings are less than welcoming, none more so than the 11-year-old biological son of Becca’s new foster parents.
Becca tries to keep to herself and adjust to her new home, but strange things start to happen around her, and she’s is uncertain about who or what is responsible.
Holly Taylor stars as Becca, with the rest of the cast featuring Tequan Richmond, An Li Bogan, Willow Shields, Alex Lange, Noah Grismer, Marguerite Moreau and David Rogers.
The Unsettling is executive produced by Shelley Zimmerman, Rebecca Glashow, Brin Lukens, for AwesomenessTV.
- 10/18/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Women in Entertainment has added Patricia Heaton, One Day at a Time executive producer Gloria Calderón Kellett, June Diane Raphael and former SNL castmember Sasheer Zamata among others to the list of speakers for its Wie summit set for October 24 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The fifth annual event gathers some of the most creative, transformative minds in TV, film and media for a one-day series of keynotes, panel discussions and fireside chats. This year’s topics will include building identifiable female role models in TV and film, conscious cultural accuracy and representation, on- and off-screen inclusivity of people of all abilities, the importance of female support and guidance for emerging creatives, and authenticity in cross-platform storytelling and branded content.
Others on the speakers list include CBS All Access Evp Original Content Julie McNamara, Starz chief marketing officer Alison Hoffman, writer-producer-director Alex Kurtzman, Awesomeness TV co-heads Rebecca Glashow...
The fifth annual event gathers some of the most creative, transformative minds in TV, film and media for a one-day series of keynotes, panel discussions and fireside chats. This year’s topics will include building identifiable female role models in TV and film, conscious cultural accuracy and representation, on- and off-screen inclusivity of people of all abilities, the importance of female support and guidance for emerging creatives, and authenticity in cross-platform storytelling and branded content.
Others on the speakers list include CBS All Access Evp Original Content Julie McNamara, Starz chief marketing officer Alison Hoffman, writer-producer-director Alex Kurtzman, Awesomeness TV co-heads Rebecca Glashow...
- 10/11/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Quibi is expanding its development slate with One Night Forever, a new series from The Arrangement creator Jonathan Abrahams and AwesomenessTV.
Written by Abrahams, in One Night Forever, cracking under the pressure of her senior thesis, an overwhelmed astrophysics major meets a mysterious romantic who claims to be from another planet. Together they spend one fateful night on a mission to fix her thesis, explore the meaning of love, and just maybe unlock the secret of the universe.
Shelley Zimmerman, Rebecca Glashow, and Brin Lukens will executive produce for AwesomenessTV.
Emmy winner Abrahams created The Arrangement, which aired for two seasons on E! Starring Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig and Michael Vartan the series was a Hollywood love story that brought to life the darker side of fame. Abrahams was a producer and writer on Mad Men, for which he shared an outstanding drama series Emmy...
Written by Abrahams, in One Night Forever, cracking under the pressure of her senior thesis, an overwhelmed astrophysics major meets a mysterious romantic who claims to be from another planet. Together they spend one fateful night on a mission to fix her thesis, explore the meaning of love, and just maybe unlock the secret of the universe.
Shelley Zimmerman, Rebecca Glashow, and Brin Lukens will executive produce for AwesomenessTV.
Emmy winner Abrahams created The Arrangement, which aired for two seasons on E! Starring Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig and Michael Vartan the series was a Hollywood love story that brought to life the darker side of fame. Abrahams was a producer and writer on Mad Men, for which he shared an outstanding drama series Emmy...
- 8/5/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The young adult series “Trinkets” has been renewed for a second and final season at Netflix.
Season 2 will consist of ten 30-minute episodes and will be showrun by Sarah Goldfinger.
“Trinkets” centers around three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting and form an unlikely friendship forms. Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), the grieving misfit, Moe (Kiana Madeira), the mysterious outsider, and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell), the imperfect picture of perfection, find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
The show is based on the young adult novel by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, who serves as an executive producer, and hails from Awesomeness TV. Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, and Rebecca Glashow all serve as non-writing executive producers, while Smith, Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer are all writers and EPs on the project.
Season 2 will consist of ten 30-minute episodes and will be showrun by Sarah Goldfinger.
“Trinkets” centers around three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting and form an unlikely friendship forms. Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), the grieving misfit, Moe (Kiana Madeira), the mysterious outsider, and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell), the imperfect picture of perfection, find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
The show is based on the young adult novel by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, who serves as an executive producer, and hails from Awesomeness TV. Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, and Rebecca Glashow all serve as non-writing executive producers, while Smith, Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer are all writers and EPs on the project.
- 7/29/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has renewed YA series Trinkets for a second and final season, with Sarah Goldfinger (Charmed) joining as new showrunner, for premiere in 2020.
Based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel, and written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria — Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), the grieving misfit; Moe (Kiana Madeira), the mysterious outsider; and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell) the imperfect picture of perfection — who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, and an unlikely friendship forms. They will find strength in one another as they negotiate family issues, high school drama and the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
Cast also includes Odiseas Georgiadis, Henry Zaga, Brandon Butler, Larry Sullivan, October Moore, Larisa Oleynik, Joy Bryant, Lori Linden Ashby and Kat Cunning.
Andelson, Meyer and Smith executive produce with Shelley Zimmerman,...
Based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel, and written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria — Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), the grieving misfit; Moe (Kiana Madeira), the mysterious outsider; and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell) the imperfect picture of perfection — who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, and an unlikely friendship forms. They will find strength in one another as they negotiate family issues, high school drama and the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
Cast also includes Odiseas Georgiadis, Henry Zaga, Brandon Butler, Larry Sullivan, October Moore, Larisa Oleynik, Joy Bryant, Lori Linden Ashby and Kat Cunning.
Andelson, Meyer and Smith executive produce with Shelley Zimmerman,...
- 7/29/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Trinkets” has been renewed for a second and final season at Netflix, the streaming service said on Monday.
Sarah Goldfinger is joining the series as showrunner for Season 2, which will consist of 10 episodes and launches in 2020.
Here’s Netflix’s official description for “Trinkets”:
When three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting, an unlikely friendship forms. Elodie — the grieving misfit, Moe — the mysterious outsider, and Tabitha — the imperfect picture of perfection, will find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
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The series stars Brianna Hildebrand as Elodie, Kiana Madeira as Moe, Quintessa Swindell as Tabitha, Odiseas Georgiadis as Noah, Henry Zaga as Luca, Brandon Butler as Brady, Larry Sullivan as Doug,...
Sarah Goldfinger is joining the series as showrunner for Season 2, which will consist of 10 episodes and launches in 2020.
Here’s Netflix’s official description for “Trinkets”:
When three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting, an unlikely friendship forms. Elodie — the grieving misfit, Moe — the mysterious outsider, and Tabitha — the imperfect picture of perfection, will find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.
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The series stars Brianna Hildebrand as Elodie, Kiana Madeira as Moe, Quintessa Swindell as Tabitha, Odiseas Georgiadis as Noah, Henry Zaga as Luca, Brandon Butler as Brady, Larry Sullivan as Doug,...
- 7/29/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Nine months after its acquisition by Viacom, Awesomeness is re-birthing its vision for the Gen Z-focused media powerhouse, in what Awesomeness co-heads Rebecca Glashow and Shelley Zimmerman (pictured below) say has been a “hit-the-ground running integration” into the Viacom family.
This seamlessness -- despite the fact that Viacom tendered a number of layoffs as it brought Awesomeness into the fold last summer -- has been due to the fact that numerous Awesomeness vets are employed elsewhere within Viacom, Glashow and Zimmerman told Tubefilter in an interview ahead of next month’s NewFronts, including Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins and Viacom Digital Studios head Kelly Day. It also didn’t hurt that Awesomeness hit a home run within weeks of the purchase with To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before -- a Netflix romcom that rocked the zeitgeist and turned Noah Centineo (who had previously appeared in Awesomeness’ T@gged) into a bonafide star.
This seamlessness -- despite the fact that Viacom tendered a number of layoffs as it brought Awesomeness into the fold last summer -- has been due to the fact that numerous Awesomeness vets are employed elsewhere within Viacom, Glashow and Zimmerman told Tubefilter in an interview ahead of next month’s NewFronts, including Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins and Viacom Digital Studios head Kelly Day. It also didn’t hurt that Awesomeness hit a home run within weeks of the purchase with To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before -- a Netflix romcom that rocked the zeitgeist and turned Noah Centineo (who had previously appeared in Awesomeness’ T@gged) into a bonafide star.
- 4/16/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Madeleine Arthur is officially set to reprise her role as Christine in Netflix’s All The Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel, which has also added Emmy winner Holland Taylor and Sarayu Blue (Blockers) to the cast list as production is currently underway. Stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo are returning for the follow-up to the teen romance pic as well as Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, and John Corbett, along with previously announced newcomers Jordan Fisher and Ross Butler.
Michael Fimognari, who served as the Dp on the first film, is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by Sofia Alvarez, who penned the original.
Based on the bestselling book trilogy by Jenny Han, the original film debuted last year and was a huge success for the streaming site. The series centers on Lara Jean (Condor), who writes love letters to the five boys she...
Michael Fimognari, who served as the Dp on the first film, is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by Sofia Alvarez, who penned the original.
Based on the bestselling book trilogy by Jenny Han, the original film debuted last year and was a huge success for the streaming site. The series centers on Lara Jean (Condor), who writes love letters to the five boys she...
- 4/4/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
After years of mostly sitting on the sidelines of the digital land grab, Viacom has gotten serious about investing in an online future for its stable of youth-skewing TV properties like MTV, Nickelodeon, Bet and Comedy Central.
A cornerstone of CEO Bob Bakish’s digital road map is Viacom Digital Studios, led by president Kelly Day, a longtime digital-media exec whom Bakish hired in the fall of 2017. “A lot of people at the time were like, ‘Is Viacom really serious about this digital thing?’” says Day.
There was plenty of reason for skepticism: Even Day acknowledges that Viacom had underinvested in digital. “Their strategy was to just harvest the linear-tv business,” says Brian Wieser, global president of business intelligence for GroupM, Wpp’s media investment group.
The new digital push became inevitable as TV audiences continued to shrink, Wieser notes. It’s not getting better: Viacom Media Networks ad sales...
A cornerstone of CEO Bob Bakish’s digital road map is Viacom Digital Studios, led by president Kelly Day, a longtime digital-media exec whom Bakish hired in the fall of 2017. “A lot of people at the time were like, ‘Is Viacom really serious about this digital thing?’” says Day.
There was plenty of reason for skepticism: Even Day acknowledges that Viacom had underinvested in digital. “Their strategy was to just harvest the linear-tv business,” says Brian Wieser, global president of business intelligence for GroupM, Wpp’s media investment group.
The new digital push became inevitable as TV audiences continued to shrink, Wieser notes. It’s not getting better: Viacom Media Networks ad sales...
- 3/27/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has given a series order to Trinkets, based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel. Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira and Quintessa Swindell are set as the three female leads of the show from Viacom’s Awesomeness.
Rounding put the cast are Larry Sullivan (Big Little Lies, Scandal), Brandon Butler, (13 Reasons Why), Odiseas Georgiadis (The Stand-In), Henry Zaga (13 Reasons Why). October Moore and Larisa Oleynik.
Written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria — Elodie (Hildebrand), the grieving misfit; Moe (Madeira), the mysterious outsider; and Tabitha (Swindell) the imperfect picture of perfection — who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, and an unlikely friendship forms. They will find strength in one another as they negotiate family issues, high school...
Rounding put the cast are Larry Sullivan (Big Little Lies, Scandal), Brandon Butler, (13 Reasons Why), Odiseas Georgiadis (The Stand-In), Henry Zaga (13 Reasons Why). October Moore and Larisa Oleynik.
Written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria — Elodie (Hildebrand), the grieving misfit; Moe (Madeira), the mysterious outsider; and Tabitha (Swindell) the imperfect picture of perfection — who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, and an unlikely friendship forms. They will find strength in one another as they negotiate family issues, high school...
- 10/15/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Viacom has named Megan Ring its executive VP of production for Viacom Media Networks.
In this newly created role, Ring will oversee domestic production for scripted, unscripted, short-form and live events across Viacom’s brand portfolio, which include Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Cmt, TV Land, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and Bet, and the studio production units launched by Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon, as well as for Viacom Digital Studios.
“Megan is a seasoned production executive with a proven record of ensuring Viacom shows are produced at the highest quality, on time and on budget,” said Viacom Media Networks’ COO Sarah Levy. “As our brands accelerate their push into new distribution platforms and models, having someone as whip-smart and savvy as Megan at the helm of production further ensures our company’s continued success.”
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Ring most recently served as senior VP,...
In this newly created role, Ring will oversee domestic production for scripted, unscripted, short-form and live events across Viacom’s brand portfolio, which include Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Cmt, TV Land, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and Bet, and the studio production units launched by Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon, as well as for Viacom Digital Studios.
“Megan is a seasoned production executive with a proven record of ensuring Viacom shows are produced at the highest quality, on time and on budget,” said Viacom Media Networks’ COO Sarah Levy. “As our brands accelerate their push into new distribution platforms and models, having someone as whip-smart and savvy as Megan at the helm of production further ensures our company’s continued success.”
Also Read: Viacom Appoints Rebecca Glashow and Shelley Zimmerman to Lead Newly Acquired Awesomeness
Ring most recently served as senior VP,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Following its bargain acquistion of Gen Z digital property Awesomeness in July for a reported $50 million, Viacom Digital Studios (Vds) has promoted two longtime Awesomeness execs to serve as co-heads of the division.
Effective immediately, Rebecca Glashow and Shelley Zimmerman will co-lead the company, reporting to Vds president Kelly Day -- who is herself an Awesomeness vet. In their new roles, Glashow and Zimmerman will oversee Awesomeness’ content studio as well as social media, marketing, production, programming, and distribution.
Glashow, based in New York, formerly served as Awesomeness’ chief strategy and distribution officer, while Zimmerman, who is based in Los Angeles, serves as head of Awesomeness’ TV studio. The two appointments arrive after former Awesomeness CEO Jordan Levin departed the company on the heels of the acquisition, and after a round of roughly 100 layoffs was tendered at the company in August.
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Effective immediately, Rebecca Glashow and Shelley Zimmerman will co-lead the company, reporting to Vds president Kelly Day -- who is herself an Awesomeness vet. In their new roles, Glashow and Zimmerman will oversee Awesomeness’ content studio as well as social media, marketing, production, programming, and distribution.
Glashow, based in New York, formerly served as Awesomeness’ chief strategy and distribution officer, while Zimmerman, who is based in Los Angeles, serves as head of Awesomeness’ TV studio. The two appointments arrive after former Awesomeness CEO Jordan Levin departed the company on the heels of the acquisition, and after a round of roughly 100 layoffs was tendered at the company in August.
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- 9/20/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Viacom Digital Studios has named Rebecca Glashow and Shelley Zimmerman co-heads of Awesomeness, where they’ll be charged with leading the brand’s next stage of growth.
Based in New York, Glashow most recently served as chief strategy and distribution officer at Awesomeness following executive roles overseeing content distribution and strategy at Discovery and Comcast. Zimmerman was head of Awesomeness’ television studio in Los Angeles and previously led scripted programming development and production at Warner Horizon and Tollin/Robbins Productions.
“Rebecca and Shelley continue to be a driving force at the heart of Awesomeness,” Viacom Digital Studios President Kelly Day said in a statement. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Rebecca and Shelley for years. Their contributions have been instrumental in the company’s success and they have a distinct ability to grow and leverage the brand with the strength of their combined creative and operational expertise and leadership.
Based in New York, Glashow most recently served as chief strategy and distribution officer at Awesomeness following executive roles overseeing content distribution and strategy at Discovery and Comcast. Zimmerman was head of Awesomeness’ television studio in Los Angeles and previously led scripted programming development and production at Warner Horizon and Tollin/Robbins Productions.
“Rebecca and Shelley continue to be a driving force at the heart of Awesomeness,” Viacom Digital Studios President Kelly Day said in a statement. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Rebecca and Shelley for years. Their contributions have been instrumental in the company’s success and they have a distinct ability to grow and leverage the brand with the strength of their combined creative and operational expertise and leadership.
- 9/20/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
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