Hit Ent. Announces Promotions
HIT Ent., an independent children's producer and rights owner, has announced expansion plans and promotions within its International Home Entertainment business.
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HIT Ent. Strengthens Home Entertainment Ranks
HIT Entertainment has announced expansion plans and promotions within its International Home Entertainment business. Led by Gavin Metcalfe and supported by Luciana Bianchi, the EMEA team will now be responsible for the Asia/Japan region and helping to drive future growth for the region. Also with immediate effect, Metcalfe has been promoted to Senior Director International Home Entertainment and will be responsible for all sales and business development in this wider region.
Offutt Now SVP of Nick's Creative Operations
Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has named Brian Offutt to the new position of SVP of Creative Operations. Offutt will report to Russell Hicks, EVP and Exec Creative Director, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, and Sarah Kirshbaum Levy, COO, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group.
TV-Loonland Releases 2007 Report
The management of TV-Loonland has released its annual accounts for the year 2007. Due to the restructuring agreement closed with the company´s bankers, the overall situation of the business has been stabilized.
In particular, the loss for the year has been significantly reduced and a positive net operating cash flow generated.
Get Your Film Funded 2008
Begins: March 29, 2008
What's the most important thing you need to make your projects a reality? Money. Without it, scripts gather dust and even the most worthy projects go nowhere. Yet finding and getting the money is the biggest obstacle independent filmmakers encounter. At Get Your Film Funded 2008, industry experts will be educating and empowering filmmakers to get their films funded.
Learn how to get free money for your film, get paid for your film before one frame is even shot, create business documents for your project that get results, use the techniques studios employ to get movie money and find money.
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Sony TV Promotes Dargan
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) announced today that Janet Tsai Dargan has been promoted to senior vice president, business development.
The announcement was made today by Christoph Pachler, SPTI's senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Senior Management Change at HIT
Hit Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, announced today the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Steinberg, and the appointment of his successor, Jeffrey D. Dunn.
TV Loonland's Munich Office Staff Reduced
German TV Loonland will lay off nine of their 15 employees at its Munich headquarters later this summer.
The news prompted the company's stocks to jump 12 percent to 0.28 euros ($0.42), according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER on Feb. 27.
In a statement from Loonland on March 7, they said they had "undertaken this restructuring step now so that its future shape across its offices better reflects its ongoing business."
Variety To Be Sold
VARIETY parent company Reed Elsevier announced Thursday they will sell Reed Business Information, which includes VARIETY and DAILY VARIETY.
Reed Business Information is the magazine publishing division, and also owns BROADCASTING AND CABLE, MULTICHANNEL NEWS, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY and NEW SCIENTIST.
VARIETY reports chief executive Crispin Davis said the move was aimed at "reducing exposure to advertising markets and cyclicality," enabling the Anglo-Dutch group to focus on its core business of "subscription-based information and workflow solutions."
Zinkia Appoints New CEO
In a move designed to drive the company through its next phase of growth and consolidation, Spanish animation company Zinkia has appointed Fernando de Miguel CEO.
De Miguel brings a wealth of corporate finance and business development expertise to the company, having worked over the last 15 years with a gamut of prestigious new technology, media and audiovisual companies.
9 Story Adds Two New Execs
Canadian-based production and animation studio 9 Story Ent. heads into 2008 with the addition of two new senior executives. Jill Fraser has been named VP, Business Affairs and Krista Barron, Manager Production Finance. The two will report directly to Steve Jarosz, VP and COO, 9 Story Ent.
As VP, Business Affairs, Fraser will be responsible for legal and business affairs matters for all areas of 9 Story's operations. Barron will be responsible for administration and certifications relating to tax credits, film agency and other domestic funding on all 9 Story productions.
Cookie Jar Sweetened with New Resources
Cookie Jar Ent. has secured an expanded $40 million line of credit and has added Bank of America to its strategic lending relationships, led by RBC Capital Markets.
The extra capital will be used to finance an ever-growing lineup of new production in support of hit show THE DOODLEBOPS, evergreen classics such as CAILLOU, ARTHUR, and JOHNNY TEST, the newly launched HURRAY FOR HUCKLE and MAGI-NATION, and an extensive development slate for 2008 and 2009.
APEM Summit 2007
Begins: October 17, 2007
The APEM Summit explores a range of hot issues that are creating buzz within the entertainment and media industries in Asia and throughout the rest of the world. Join these interactive panels to be engaged with what's going on in Asia with regards to latest trends like IPTV, User-generated Content and much more. Hosted by Entertainment Asia Network (EAN), the event is a two-day executive-level conference and networking forum focused on discussing, analyzing and identifying critical areas of business in the entertainment industries of Asia.
SOHO-SME Business Conference & Expo
Begins: October 16, 2007
Toronto Canada
Mind Your Business: Selling Out or Copping Out
In this month's "Mind Your Business," Mark Simon debunks some common ideas about what it means to be an artist
USC Business of Gaming
Begins: September 28, 2007
The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity joined forces to create The Business of Gaming as an event to educate students about the financial world that is quickly developing behind the games they play. In order to make a successful new game or console, much more than game designers and programmers are needed; there is an entire business oriented aspect that is often left out of the spotlight.
LAIKA Taps Former H-B Exec, Raises Travis Knight
LAIKA Inc. has made two new appointments to its management team. Former Lucasfilm and Hanna-Barbera exec Alan Keith has joined the studio as VP, Business Operations/CFO and Travis Knight has been promoted to VP, Animation.
Keith, who has more than 20 years of finance experience in both corporate and movie studio settings, will be responsible for leading the expansion of LAIKA's business operations as LAIKA continues to grow its pipeline of animated feature films, television commercials, music videos, broadcast graphics and short films.
MIPTV 2007
Begins: April 16, 2007
MIPTV featuring MILIA is the world's premier audiovisual & digital content market. It's where the key decision-makers come to meet, talk and forge the business partnerships that will drive future growth on a global level.
The Steed Symposium: The Business Of The Business
Begins: April 13, 2007
The Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television (SFTV) will present The Steed Symposium: The Business of the Business, a day-long conference showcasing top industry executives in content, finance, marketing and distribution and emerging media.
The Steed Symposium is being underwritten by LMU alumnus Michael R. Steed, a member of the university's Board of Trustees. Steed is the md of Paladin Capital Partners Fund LP, a private equity firm.
DIC Forms Global Brand Management Division
DIC Ent. has formed a Global Brand Management division to create a dynamic synergy among the company's key divisions -- Television, Home Ent. and Consumer Products. Nancy Fowler, head of global Sales, will oversee Brand Management, as well as continue to head the domestic and international Consumer Products, Television, Home Ent. and Marketing divisions at DIC. Fowler reports to Jeffrey Edell, president of DIC.
New York Comic-Con 2007
Begins: February 23, 2007
Reed Exhibitions, the world's largest organizer of business-to-business events, is hosting the 2nd annual New York Comic-Con, a trade as well as consumer event, which will focus on comics and all matters relating to comics and associated fields including graphic novels, manga, anime, games, film, television, toys, videogames and licensing rights.
Animation Solo To Studio
Chara Campanella talks to Josh Selig, Stephanie Graziano and Tom Tataranowicz about what it takes to make the leap from a solo entity to studio owner.
Autodesk to Cut 30 Jobs in Montreal to Streamline Systems Business
In response to several Montreal newspapers reporting that Autodesk will cut 30 jobs at its Montreal office in order to put greater emphasis on its 3D software products, the company released the following statement:
"Autodesk Inc. made proactive changes to its Media & Ent. systems business in order to optimize that business' performance and long-term growth. Autodesk Media & Ent. vps Marc Petit and Stig Gruman led the effort...
David Graber to Head Wild Brain Business Affairs
Veteran Hollywood entertainment attorney/litigator David Graber joins Wild Brain Inc. as general counsel and head of business affairs, where he will oversee all business and legal affairs for the studio corporate, film, television, interactive and home video.
SPTI Announces European Distribution Team Promotions
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) announced several key promotions within its European distribution team and the expansion of its new digital initiatives group in response to the growth of digital content distribution in Europe. Stuart Baxter has been promoted to evp, European distribution. Danny Goldman has been named svp, sales, and Nina Pustilnik joins the company as vp, digital initiatives.
