Sky landet mit dem Einkauf der DC-Serie „The Penguin“ auch im Dach-Raum einen Wirkungstreffer. War das Format doch zwischenzeitlich nach dem Warner-Deal bei Rtl Deutschland erwartet worden.
Colin Farrell in „The Penguin“ (Credit: Wbd)
Zwar besitzt Rtl Deutschland einen Vertrag mit WarnerMedia über Max-Originals. Sicher war man sich trotzdem nicht, ob die mit Spannung erwartete DC-Serie „The Penguin“ mit Colin Farrell in der Hauptrolle wirklich zur Streaming-Plattform Rtl+ kommt. Jetzt zeigt sich auch: Sky hat für den Herbst den Zuschlag bekommen.
Die Serie von Warner Bros. Television und DC Studios für den Wbd-Streamer Max in den USA kommt gleichzeitig zum noch nicht genau datierten Herbst-us-Start in Großbritannien, Irland, Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich und Italien bei Sky heraus. Der Deal wurde vor Kurzem bei den LA Screenings eingefädelt.
In „The Penguin“ spielt Farrell seine Rolle aus Matt Reeves Kinofilm „The Batman“ als Gangsterboss in Gotham City.
Die Rechtesituation von Warner Bros. Discovery...
Colin Farrell in „The Penguin“ (Credit: Wbd)
Zwar besitzt Rtl Deutschland einen Vertrag mit WarnerMedia über Max-Originals. Sicher war man sich trotzdem nicht, ob die mit Spannung erwartete DC-Serie „The Penguin“ mit Colin Farrell in der Hauptrolle wirklich zur Streaming-Plattform Rtl+ kommt. Jetzt zeigt sich auch: Sky hat für den Herbst den Zuschlag bekommen.
Die Serie von Warner Bros. Television und DC Studios für den Wbd-Streamer Max in den USA kommt gleichzeitig zum noch nicht genau datierten Herbst-us-Start in Großbritannien, Irland, Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich und Italien bei Sky heraus. Der Deal wurde vor Kurzem bei den LA Screenings eingefädelt.
In „The Penguin“ spielt Farrell seine Rolle aus Matt Reeves Kinofilm „The Batman“ als Gangsterboss in Gotham City.
Die Rechtesituation von Warner Bros. Discovery...
- 5/28/2024
- by Michael Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Exclusive: Sky has swooped for The Penguin.
Max’s Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios drama series starring Colin Farrell as the titular character will air day-and-date with the pay-tv network in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, in one of Sky’s biggest deals in recent months, which was struck at the LA Screenings.
Launching later this year on Max and created by Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin sees Farrell reprise his role as the Gotham City gangster from Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Cast also includes Theo Rossi, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Michael Zegen. The series will launch in the fall on Max, Sky Atlantic and Sky streamer Now.
The move is a major buying coup for Sky – its second in recent weeks following the acquisition of all seasons of The Walking Dead plus spin-offs. Deadline understands The Penguin...
Max’s Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios drama series starring Colin Farrell as the titular character will air day-and-date with the pay-tv network in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, in one of Sky’s biggest deals in recent months, which was struck at the LA Screenings.
Launching later this year on Max and created by Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin sees Farrell reprise his role as the Gotham City gangster from Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Cast also includes Theo Rossi, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Michael Zegen. The series will launch in the fall on Max, Sky Atlantic and Sky streamer Now.
The move is a major buying coup for Sky – its second in recent weeks following the acquisition of all seasons of The Walking Dead plus spin-offs. Deadline understands The Penguin...
- 5/28/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Conference
An in conversation event with Paramount Global executives Pam Kaufman, president and CEO of international markets and global consumer products and experiences, and Lisa Kramer, president of international TV licensing, Paramount Global Content Distribution, has been added to the NATPE Global conference.
Jens Richter, Fremantle’s CEO of commercial and international and Paulo Koelle, head of Prime Video Latin America, Amazon Studios have also joined the speaker lineup. Other executives who have recently been confirmed include Jeff Sagansky, Sky’s group director of acquisitions, Katie Keenan, Acf Investment Bank’s Richard Gray, Satmohan Panesar, commissioner, factual, ITV Studios, Michael Schmidt, president, Sipur and Ilan Arboleda, co-founder and producer, CreativeChaos vmg.
Speakers also include Patricia Jasin, country manager Colombia and head of international distribution for Warner Bros. Discovery, Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, Sandra Smester, executive VP, programming and content, NBCUniversal Telemundo, Susanne Frank, director of Drama at Zdf Studios and Lindsay Stewart,...
An in conversation event with Paramount Global executives Pam Kaufman, president and CEO of international markets and global consumer products and experiences, and Lisa Kramer, president of international TV licensing, Paramount Global Content Distribution, has been added to the NATPE Global conference.
Jens Richter, Fremantle’s CEO of commercial and international and Paulo Koelle, head of Prime Video Latin America, Amazon Studios have also joined the speaker lineup. Other executives who have recently been confirmed include Jeff Sagansky, Sky’s group director of acquisitions, Katie Keenan, Acf Investment Bank’s Richard Gray, Satmohan Panesar, commissioner, factual, ITV Studios, Michael Schmidt, president, Sipur and Ilan Arboleda, co-founder and producer, CreativeChaos vmg.
Speakers also include Patricia Jasin, country manager Colombia and head of international distribution for Warner Bros. Discovery, Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, Sandra Smester, executive VP, programming and content, NBCUniversal Telemundo, Susanne Frank, director of Drama at Zdf Studios and Lindsay Stewart,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Katie Keenan has been promoted to director of acquisitions, following the departure of Sarah Wright in March.
Katie Keenan has been promoted to director of acquisitions at UK broadcaster Sky as part of a divisional reshuffle, Screen’s sister site Broadcast can reveal.
The former Channel 5 head of acquisitions, who joined the pay-tv giant in 2019, will be responsible for acquisitions across Sky’s markets including the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, securing content to complement Sky Originals.
She reports to Zai Bennett, Sky’s managing director of content.
Her appointment comes after Broadcast revealed in March that...
Katie Keenan has been promoted to director of acquisitions at UK broadcaster Sky as part of a divisional reshuffle, Screen’s sister site Broadcast can reveal.
The former Channel 5 head of acquisitions, who joined the pay-tv giant in 2019, will be responsible for acquisitions across Sky’s markets including the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, securing content to complement Sky Originals.
She reports to Zai Bennett, Sky’s managing director of content.
Her appointment comes after Broadcast revealed in March that...
- 8/24/2022
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Sarah Wright, Sky’s top acquisitions exec, will take on responsibility for Sky Cinema after a management shuffle at the pay-tv giant.
Wright fills a role vacated by Ian Lewis, who recently left Sky after 20 years. He was one of several Sky staffers to leave after its takeover by Comcast.
As director of Sky Cinema and acquisitions for the U.K. and Ireland, Wright will run the movie channels and on-demand services, as well as oversee its deals with the U.S. studios in her acquisitions role. She will also oversee the Sky Original films strategy after the pay-tv giant said it would work up a slate of features to be released in cinemas and on its pay-tv platform day-and-date.
Wright will report to Zai Bennett, managing director of content at Sky in the U.K. and Ireland. “I’m delighted that Sarah has accepted this newly expanded leadership role at Sky,...
Wright fills a role vacated by Ian Lewis, who recently left Sky after 20 years. He was one of several Sky staffers to leave after its takeover by Comcast.
As director of Sky Cinema and acquisitions for the U.K. and Ireland, Wright will run the movie channels and on-demand services, as well as oversee its deals with the U.S. studios in her acquisitions role. She will also oversee the Sky Original films strategy after the pay-tv giant said it would work up a slate of features to be released in cinemas and on its pay-tv platform day-and-date.
Wright will report to Zai Bennett, managing director of content at Sky in the U.K. and Ireland. “I’m delighted that Sarah has accepted this newly expanded leadership role at Sky,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Katie Keenan is joining Sky as head of acquisitions at Sky Cinema, and will oversee film deals for the pay-tv giant’s channels.
Keenan is a seasoned buyer. Most recently she was at Viacom’s international division and acquiring programming for its free-tv Channel 5 operation in the U.K., as well as for cable channels including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and VH1. She has also worked at the BBC, Channel 4, and digital channels group UKTV.
During her time at Viacom, Keenan brought the Channel 5 and Viacom International Media Networks acquisition teams together. U.S. shows picked up during her tenure included “X Files” and “Will & Grace.”
She joins Sky next Monday. Keenan will oversee all acquisitions across the full range of Sky Cinema channels, including Sky’s output deals with the Hollywood studios. Based in the U.K., she will work with the Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia...
Keenan is a seasoned buyer. Most recently she was at Viacom’s international division and acquiring programming for its free-tv Channel 5 operation in the U.K., as well as for cable channels including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and VH1. She has also worked at the BBC, Channel 4, and digital channels group UKTV.
During her time at Viacom, Keenan brought the Channel 5 and Viacom International Media Networks acquisition teams together. U.S. shows picked up during her tenure included “X Files” and “Will & Grace.”
She joins Sky next Monday. Keenan will oversee all acquisitions across the full range of Sky Cinema channels, including Sky’s output deals with the Hollywood studios. Based in the U.K., she will work with the Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia...
- 6/25/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky on Tuesday announced the appointment of Katie Keenan as head of acquisitions for Sky Cinema.
She will be joining Sky on July 1 to oversee all acquisitions across the full portfolio of Sky Cinema channels, including output deals with the major Hollywood studios, and work with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia on a pan-European basis where appropriate.
Keenan will report to Sarah Wright, director of acquisitions across all of Sky’s entertainment content.
"Katie is a hugely experienced acquisitions professional," Sky said. "With a career spanning roles at BBC, Channel 4 ...
She will be joining Sky on July 1 to oversee all acquisitions across the full portfolio of Sky Cinema channels, including output deals with the major Hollywood studios, and work with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia on a pan-European basis where appropriate.
Keenan will report to Sarah Wright, director of acquisitions across all of Sky’s entertainment content.
"Katie is a hugely experienced acquisitions professional," Sky said. "With a career spanning roles at BBC, Channel 4 ...
- 6/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky on Tuesday announced the appointment of Katie Keenan as head of acquisitions for Sky Cinema.
She will be joining Sky on July 1 to oversee all acquisitions across the full portfolio of Sky Cinema channels, including output deals with the major Hollywood studios, and work with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia on a pan-European basis where appropriate.
Keenan will report to Sarah Wright, director of acquisitions across all of Sky’s entertainment content.
"Katie is a hugely experienced acquisitions professional," Sky said. "With a career spanning roles at BBC, Channel 4 ...
She will be joining Sky on July 1 to oversee all acquisitions across the full portfolio of Sky Cinema channels, including output deals with the major Hollywood studios, and work with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia on a pan-European basis where appropriate.
Keenan will report to Sarah Wright, director of acquisitions across all of Sky’s entertainment content.
"Katie is a hugely experienced acquisitions professional," Sky said. "With a career spanning roles at BBC, Channel 4 ...
- 6/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Katie Keenan, one of the top execs at British broadcaster Channel 5, is leaving the Viacom-owned network.
I hear that Keenan, who has worked at the broadcaster for around twelve years, will be leaving at the end of the year and is one of a handful of execs exiting the business as part of a number of changes being brought in by Channel 5’s Director of Programming Ben Frow.
Keenan, who is Head of Acquisitions at Channel 5 and Viacom International Media Networks UK, has been responsible for bringing a raft of top U.S. shows to the UK including Gotham, The X-Files and most recently Designated Survivor. In addition to these shows, recent deals include NBC’s reboot of Will & Grace and eOne’s Canadian cop drama The Detail.
She joined C5 in 2006 as Deputy Controller of Acquisitions, having previously worked at Channel 4 and UKTV, and...
I hear that Keenan, who has worked at the broadcaster for around twelve years, will be leaving at the end of the year and is one of a handful of execs exiting the business as part of a number of changes being brought in by Channel 5’s Director of Programming Ben Frow.
Keenan, who is Head of Acquisitions at Channel 5 and Viacom International Media Networks UK, has been responsible for bringing a raft of top U.S. shows to the UK including Gotham, The X-Files and most recently Designated Survivor. In addition to these shows, recent deals include NBC’s reboot of Will & Grace and eOne’s Canadian cop drama The Detail.
She joined C5 in 2006 as Deputy Controller of Acquisitions, having previously worked at Channel 4 and UKTV, and...
- 11/30/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Mary Kills People, Ice, Cardinal also sell.
eOne has licensed new crime procedural series The Detail and hit drama Designated Survivor to Channel 5 for the UK.
The Detail has also been licensed to TNT Nordic, Fox Networks for the Middle East, Yes Dbs for Israel, Cosmote TV for Greece and Sbs Belgium. It was previously licensed to France Televisions.
The 10-episode ensemble drama stars Angela Griffin, Shenae Grimes-Beech and Wendy Crewson as homicide investigators who solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
The series was developed by Ley Lukins, who serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Adam Pettle,...
eOne has licensed new crime procedural series The Detail and hit drama Designated Survivor to Channel 5 for the UK.
The Detail has also been licensed to TNT Nordic, Fox Networks for the Middle East, Yes Dbs for Israel, Cosmote TV for Greece and Sbs Belgium. It was previously licensed to France Televisions.
The 10-episode ensemble drama stars Angela Griffin, Shenae Grimes-Beech and Wendy Crewson as homicide investigators who solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
The series was developed by Ley Lukins, who serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Adam Pettle,...
- 4/9/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Mary Kills People, Ice, Cardinal also sell.
eOne has licensed new crime procedural series The Detail and hit drama Designated Survivor to Channel 5 for the UK.
The Detail has also been licensed to TNT Nordic, Fox Networks for the Middle East, Yes Dbs for Israel, Cosmote TV for Greece and Sbs Belgium. It was previously licensed to France Televisions.
The 10-episode ensemble drama stars Angela Griffin, Shenae Grimes-Beech and Wendy Crewson as homicide investigators who solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
The series was developed by Ley Lukins, who serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Adam Pettle,...
eOne has licensed new crime procedural series The Detail and hit drama Designated Survivor to Channel 5 for the UK.
The Detail has also been licensed to TNT Nordic, Fox Networks for the Middle East, Yes Dbs for Israel, Cosmote TV for Greece and Sbs Belgium. It was previously licensed to France Televisions.
The 10-episode ensemble drama stars Angela Griffin, Shenae Grimes-Beech and Wendy Crewson as homicide investigators who solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
The series was developed by Ley Lukins, who serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Adam Pettle,...
- 4/9/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Mary Kills People, Ice, Cardinal also sell.
eOne has licensed new crime procedural series The Detail and hit drama Designated Survivor to Channel 5 for the UK.
The Detail has also been licensed to TNT Nordic, Fox Networks for the Middle East, Yes Dbs for Israel, Cosmote TV for Greece and Sbs Belgium. It was previously licensed to France Televisions.
The 10-episode ensemble drama stars Angela Griffin, Shenae Grimes-Beech and Wendy Crewson as homicide investigators who solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
The series was developed by Ley Lukins, who serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Adam Pettle,...
eOne has licensed new crime procedural series The Detail and hit drama Designated Survivor to Channel 5 for the UK.
The Detail has also been licensed to TNT Nordic, Fox Networks for the Middle East, Yes Dbs for Israel, Cosmote TV for Greece and Sbs Belgium. It was previously licensed to France Televisions.
The 10-episode ensemble drama stars Angela Griffin, Shenae Grimes-Beech and Wendy Crewson as homicide investigators who solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
The series was developed by Ley Lukins, who serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Adam Pettle,...
- 4/9/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Viacom’s Channel 5 has acquired the UK rights to Shenae Grimes-Beech and Angela Griffin-fronted procedural The Detail from Entertainment One (eOne) and has also picked up the second window rights to Kiefer Sutherland-fronted Designated Survivor.
The British broadcaster previously aired a raft of North American procedurals such as NCIS and The Mentalist before its aggressive move into original content and the deal marks one of its most high-profile procedural buys in a few years.
Grimes-Beech, which follows three female homicide detectives, told Deadline last week that she was keen to play such a “badass” role.
The show is produced by Icf Films in association with eOne for Canadian broadcaster CTV and has already been picked up by Ion in the U.S. It is one of eOne’s hot titles at Mip TV.
The deal was brokered by Patrick Roberts, VP International Sales, eOne, Katie Keenan, VP,...
The British broadcaster previously aired a raft of North American procedurals such as NCIS and The Mentalist before its aggressive move into original content and the deal marks one of its most high-profile procedural buys in a few years.
Grimes-Beech, which follows three female homicide detectives, told Deadline last week that she was keen to play such a “badass” role.
The show is produced by Icf Films in association with eOne for Canadian broadcaster CTV and has already been picked up by Ion in the U.S. It is one of eOne’s hot titles at Mip TV.
The deal was brokered by Patrick Roberts, VP International Sales, eOne, Katie Keenan, VP,...
- 4/9/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
When you live in an era of 450-plus scripted television shows available from traditional over-the-air networks and streaming services, it’s hard to imagine a problem stemming from so many quality choices. Prestige series with feature-sized budgets are creating some of the most innovative, deep-think, small-screen content we’ve ever seen in the U.S.
But if you’re an international buyer, the side effects of top-quality U.S. television often come with a downside that can be summed up in one word: hiatus.
Shows including AMC’s “The Walking Dead” can go months between new episodes when the series takes its midseason break, while calendar years can pass between seasons of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” or FX’s “American Crime Story.” Sometimes, it can feel as if producers are asking, “Do you want it done right, or do you want it done right now?”
U.S.
But if you’re an international buyer, the side effects of top-quality U.S. television often come with a downside that can be summed up in one word: hiatus.
Shows including AMC’s “The Walking Dead” can go months between new episodes when the series takes its midseason break, while calendar years can pass between seasons of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” or FX’s “American Crime Story.” Sometimes, it can feel as if producers are asking, “Do you want it done right, or do you want it done right now?”
U.S.
- 4/9/2018
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
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