Polly Cochrane, recently named as Country Manager for WarnerMedia UK & Ireland, has announced her leadership team, bringing together a team of seasoned executives in Alison Morris, Neil Marshall, Rachel Wakley, Alex Lewis, Allan Stenhouse and Charlie Cubbon. The appointments follow John Stanley’s decision to leave the company next year after 14 years at the […]
Josh Berger, President and Managing Director, Warner Bros UK, Ireland and Spain, and President of Harry Potter Global Franchise Development, has decided to leave the company after over 30 years of service. He will step down in December and will remain as an advisor to the senior management until the middle of 2021 for the […]
Research from Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker shows that through Q3 2020, the number of OTT video services in the US has more than doubled since 2014, currently reaching nearly 300 different services. The rate of closure has also declined, from a peak in 2018 when
Tricolor has agreed a three-year deal granting it the rights to Warner Bros movies. Soon, viewers of the Russian multiplatform operator will be able to access to a number blockbusters from the Hollywood studio. Titles to be shown to the Tricolor audience include Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: […]
Veteran television executive Peter Roth will leave his job as chairman of Warner Bros Television Group early in 2021, the AT&T Inc-owned studio has confirmed. Roth, who has worked at Warner Bros for 22 years, oversaw development of several hit shows including The West Wing, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, The […]
Channing Dungey, VP of original series for Netflix, has left the company after less than two years, with reports suggesting she is taking a leading role at Warner Bros Television. Dungey joined Netflix in 2018 after 14 years with Disney-owned ABC Entertainment. The news comes after Cindy Holland, Netflix VP of original content, left the […]
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, has officially launched in the US offering consumers across the country a collection of live and on demand programming from NBCUniversal and beyond. Unlike most of its competitors, Peacock will offer a free ad-supported tier – although premium subscription plans are available. At launch, Peacock offers more than 20,000 hours of […]
Whip Media Group, a company offering data-driven content value management platform powering global entertainment organisations, has announced a strategic global partnership with BB, a media intelligence and content distribution researcher. As part of the exclusive partnership, the companies will provide a real-time streaming availability for more than 4+ million television episodes and movies across 60 […]
HBO Max, the new SVoD offering from WarnerMedia, has announced a two year first-look deal with Hollywood actress and executive producer Salma Hayek, founder, and CEO of production company Ventanarosa. As part of the collaboration, Hayek will first bring projects to HBO Max for potential development. Jose Tamez, President of Ventanarosa, serves as her producing partner and […]
Spotify has agreed a multiyear partnership with Warner Bros. and DC to produce and distribute an original slate of narrative scripted podcasts exclusively on Spotify. The partnership – the first to involve the intellectual property of the entire DC Universe – will leverage iconic characters in new Spotify shows. Additionally, the companies are expected to […]