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Tuesday 30 April 2013
Friday 5 April 2013
Cynopsis
~ EXECUTIVE MOVES ~
Sierra/Engine Television has appointed Bob Kennedy Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Acquisitions, effective immediately. Kennedy, who previously served as Executive Vice President for ContentMedia, will be responsible for expanding Sierra/Engine's catalogue and overseeing the sales strategy worldwide.
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Kennedy heads to Sierra/Engine
US producer distributor Sierra/Engine has hired a former Content Media executive to help expand its catalogue and oversee a global sales strategy.
Bob Kennedy is joining the company as VP of global sales and acquisitions reporting to CEO Chris Philip.
At Content Media. Kennedy oversaw distribution of more than 2,000 hours of programming including the CBC library. He also expanded the catalogue with acquisitions of US prime time programming from The CW, Discovery, History and TLC among others.
Prior to that he was executive VP of worldwide sales and acquisitions at Alfred Haber Distribution for 15 years, acquiring titles including Dog the Bounty Hunter and Ghost Hunters.
Sierra/Engine was created last year when feature film specialists Sierra/Affinity joined forces with Engine Entertainment to launch a TV sales arm. It already has NBC’s Crossbones series starring John Malkovich on its slate among other dramas.
MIPTV Spotlight: Sierra/Engine Television
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CANNES: The acclaimed actor John Malkovich is portraying the lead role of the diabolical pirate Blackbeard in the new drama Crossbones.
NBC gave the show a straight-to-series order for ten episodes. “TV production has gone through a shift in financing methods, as networks are now receptive to allowing a third party to assume a large share of the financial burden for a series in exchange for international rights,” explains Chris Philip, the CEO of Sierra/Engine Television. “These straight-to-series deals mitigate the risk for the network while ensuring artists retain full creative control at the budget level they require. This model ensures that international broadcasters will be delivered a full season.” Sierra/Engine’s Rescue 3 combines a U.S. syndication model with a straight-to-series model. The company’s catalogue also includes Siberia.
http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/2013-4-5-usa-miptv-sierra-engine
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