The venture has bought six entertainment companies and their combined libraries for $104m, creating content hubs in Los Angeles, London, Toronto and New York.
Content Media Corporation is one of six content companies in the deal. Kew Media Group has acquired each one entirely. The other companies are Architect Films, Bristow Global Media, Frantic Films Corporation, Media Headquarters Film & Television, and Our House Media.
It is understood Content remains unaffected heading into Berlin, where sales titles include recent Sundance premiere Cries From Syria (pictured).
Content’s management team will stay in place under CEO John Schmidt, who joins the Kew board. CFO Geoff Webb will also serve as Kew’s CFO and head of legal and business affairs Erick Kwak will assume the same role at Kew.
The Kew platform will include five companies controlled by Content: Aito Media Oy, Campfire Film & Television, Collins Avenue Productions, Jigsaw Productions, and Spirit Digital Media Limited.
Steven Silver, co-founder...
Content Media Corporation is one of six content companies in the deal. Kew Media Group has acquired each one entirely. The other companies are Architect Films, Bristow Global Media, Frantic Films Corporation, Media Headquarters Film & Television, and Our House Media.
It is understood Content remains unaffected heading into Berlin, where sales titles include recent Sundance premiere Cries From Syria (pictured).
Content’s management team will stay in place under CEO John Schmidt, who joins the Kew board. CFO Geoff Webb will also serve as Kew’s CFO and head of legal and business affairs Erick Kwak will assume the same role at Kew.
The Kew platform will include five companies controlled by Content: Aito Media Oy, Campfire Film & Television, Collins Avenue Productions, Jigsaw Productions, and Spirit Digital Media Limited.
Steven Silver, co-founder...
- 2/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Content Media Corporation has brought its separate film and television distribution divisions under one roof.
Jonathan Ford, executive vice-president of sales and distribution, will head the combined sales team based in London and Los Angeles.
Ford will report to president of the Content Media distribution division, Greg Phillips. Both are based in London.
Jamie Carmichael, the Los Angeles-based president of film at Content Media, will continue to head up film acquisitions and productions and will work closely with Ford on worldwide film sales.
“We have seen our film and television sales efforts converge over the past few years, and we have seen the emergence of global digital platforms,” said Content CEO John Schmidt (pictured). “In putting our worldwide distribution together in one team, we will have a more efficient and forward-looking approach, and we will be well positioned for the future.
“Independent film and television have blended together creatively, and this is now reflected in distribution. Ultimately...
Jonathan Ford, executive vice-president of sales and distribution, will head the combined sales team based in London and Los Angeles.
Ford will report to president of the Content Media distribution division, Greg Phillips. Both are based in London.
Jamie Carmichael, the Los Angeles-based president of film at Content Media, will continue to head up film acquisitions and productions and will work closely with Ford on worldwide film sales.
“We have seen our film and television sales efforts converge over the past few years, and we have seen the emergence of global digital platforms,” said Content CEO John Schmidt (pictured). “In putting our worldwide distribution together in one team, we will have a more efficient and forward-looking approach, and we will be well positioned for the future.
“Independent film and television have blended together creatively, and this is now reflected in distribution. Ultimately...
- 10/6/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
FilmRise has appointed Content Media Corporation as its exclusive international sales agent.
The development follows on from an October 2015 $25m cash raise to finance the acquisition and licensing of film and TV titles for all distribution channels.
FilmRise recently acquired worldwide distribution rights to titles such as Sean Brosnan’s SXSW revenge thriller My Father Die, horse jumping documentary Harry & Snowman, and Sundance documentary The Bad Kids.
“We are delighted to announce Content Media as our exclusive international sales arm,” said Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise. “We are confident that our alignment with the leading sales team at Content will help build upon our successes on a global scale, and look forward to our films finding homes overseas.”
“We have enjoyed a terrific and growing relationship with FilmRise, and are thrilled that FilmRise has selected Content Media to handle its international sales efforts,” said John Schmidt, CEO of Content Media Corporation. “We look forward...
The development follows on from an October 2015 $25m cash raise to finance the acquisition and licensing of film and TV titles for all distribution channels.
FilmRise recently acquired worldwide distribution rights to titles such as Sean Brosnan’s SXSW revenge thriller My Father Die, horse jumping documentary Harry & Snowman, and Sundance documentary The Bad Kids.
“We are delighted to announce Content Media as our exclusive international sales arm,” said Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise. “We are confident that our alignment with the leading sales team at Content will help build upon our successes on a global scale, and look forward to our films finding homes overseas.”
“We have enjoyed a terrific and growing relationship with FilmRise, and are thrilled that FilmRise has selected Content Media to handle its international sales efforts,” said John Schmidt, CEO of Content Media Corporation. “We look forward...
- 5/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Former co-ceo of Preferred Film & TV Ross Dinerstein has launched the production company backed by Content Media.
Former co-ceo of Preferred Film & TV Ross Dinerstein has launched the production company Campfire backed by Content Media.
Ross has taken a couple of completed titles with him from Preferred Film & TV as part of his inaugural slate: sci-fi horror The Diabolical starring Ali Larter and Rodney Ascher’s The Nightmare.
The roster features a new documentary project about the personal computer wars of the 1980s.
Dinerstein’s Los Angeles-based venture will make three to five features a year at various budget levels and genres, one to two television and digital series and three to four commercials through strategic partners with European-based production companies.
Campfire will also provide post-production services for in-house and third-party product.
“Campfire is the company that I have been planning since I started in this business, and Content Media has given me the support and resources...
Former co-ceo of Preferred Film & TV Ross Dinerstein has launched the production company Campfire backed by Content Media.
Ross has taken a couple of completed titles with him from Preferred Film & TV as part of his inaugural slate: sci-fi horror The Diabolical starring Ali Larter and Rodney Ascher’s The Nightmare.
The roster features a new documentary project about the personal computer wars of the 1980s.
Dinerstein’s Los Angeles-based venture will make three to five features a year at various budget levels and genres, one to two television and digital series and three to four commercials through strategic partners with European-based production companies.
Campfire will also provide post-production services for in-house and third-party product.
“Campfire is the company that I have been planning since I started in this business, and Content Media has given me the support and resources...
- 11/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The UK/Us firm also increased growth after acquiring a majority stake in Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions.
Content Media Corporation has released its financial results for 2013, reporting a revenue increase of 54% and major profit growth.
Revenue of $71.1m (£46.9m) was up 54% on 2012’s $46.1m (£30.5m).
Profit before taxes rose 19% to $4.9m (£3.2m). Reported profit after tax came in at $13.3m (£8.8 million), up 420% after a large one-time gain.
The large growth in the Content’s revenues reflects the development of its television and film production businesses, including Collins Avenue, Jigsaw Productions and Preferred Film and Television.
The company’s traditional television and film distribution companies has also continued to perform well, according to the financials.
Content CEO John Schmidt said: “We saw significant revenue growth in our operating businesses and strong profitability. We also executed several deals that are important to our future and position us well for growth.”
Those deals included acquiring a 50.1% stake in [link...
Content Media Corporation has released its financial results for 2013, reporting a revenue increase of 54% and major profit growth.
Revenue of $71.1m (£46.9m) was up 54% on 2012’s $46.1m (£30.5m).
Profit before taxes rose 19% to $4.9m (£3.2m). Reported profit after tax came in at $13.3m (£8.8 million), up 420% after a large one-time gain.
The large growth in the Content’s revenues reflects the development of its television and film production businesses, including Collins Avenue, Jigsaw Productions and Preferred Film and Television.
The company’s traditional television and film distribution companies has also continued to perform well, according to the financials.
Content CEO John Schmidt said: “We saw significant revenue growth in our operating businesses and strong profitability. We also executed several deals that are important to our future and position us well for growth.”
Those deals included acquiring a 50.1% stake in [link...
- 8/2/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Alex Gibney’s doc Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by Content Media.
The international distributor has closed deals with German and French network Arte as well as Canada (CBC), Australia and New Zealand (Madman), Brazil (Globosat/Horizonte), Italy (Feltrinelli), Spain (DTS), Portugal (Lusomundo), Finland (Yle), Denmark (Dr), Sweden (Svt), Norway (Norwegian Broadcasting Company), Poland (HBO), Israel (Dbs), Latin America (HBO Ole), the Netherlands (HBO), former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), and Republic Of Ireland (Element Pictures).
Netflix has also acquired digital rights to the 90-minute doc in the UK and the BBC took broadcast rights.
The film, which is produced by Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions in association with Wider Film Projects, Below The Radar Films and the Irish Film Board for Us cable network HBO, exposes the abuse of power in the Catholic Church and a cover-up that goes all the way to the Vatican.
Content chief executive...
The international distributor has closed deals with German and French network Arte as well as Canada (CBC), Australia and New Zealand (Madman), Brazil (Globosat/Horizonte), Italy (Feltrinelli), Spain (DTS), Portugal (Lusomundo), Finland (Yle), Denmark (Dr), Sweden (Svt), Norway (Norwegian Broadcasting Company), Poland (HBO), Israel (Dbs), Latin America (HBO Ole), the Netherlands (HBO), former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), and Republic Of Ireland (Element Pictures).
Netflix has also acquired digital rights to the 90-minute doc in the UK and the BBC took broadcast rights.
The film, which is produced by Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions in association with Wider Film Projects, Below The Radar Films and the Irish Film Board for Us cable network HBO, exposes the abuse of power in the Catholic Church and a cover-up that goes all the way to the Vatican.
Content chief executive...
- 7/22/2013
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Another company of a Canadian TV producer is setting its sights on the U.S. scripted market. Alyson Richards (HBO Canada’s Living in Your Car, Quality Balls) has launched Edyson Entertainment, which will have offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. Veteran longform producer Ed Gernon (Joan of Arc, Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows) will head up Edyson’s U.S. operation, marking the former Alliance Atlantis executive’s return to the business. Edyson plans to develop and produce TV projects with an emphasis on scripted drama and longform/miniseries. “Not only is the TV landscape beginning to shift back toward miniseries, Ed’s forte, but the longform pre-sale co-production model he helped pioneer is beginning to find its way into TV series financing as well,” Richards said. For distribution, the company has signed a first-look deal with UK-, Toronto- and La-based distributor Content Media Corp. led by...
- 6/25/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Content Media, currently handling sales on titles such as Pudsey: the Movie and A Long Way Home, has renewed and extended a key line of bank credit.
The $40m facility with Jp Morgan, with SunTrust Bank as syndication agent and supported by Manufacturers Bank, has been extended into mid-2016.
The original facility was established in 2004 and this marks the fourth renewal.
Content CEO John Schmidt said: “These are exciting times for Content as we build out our worldwide business with revenues having grown from around $30m to $70m over the last two years. We are looking forward to further growth over the coming years supported by our partners in the loan facility.”
Content Media includes Content Film, Content Television and Content Digital.
It has more than 240 titles in its film division and a library of 3,800 hours in its TV unit.
The $40m facility with Jp Morgan, with SunTrust Bank as syndication agent and supported by Manufacturers Bank, has been extended into mid-2016.
The original facility was established in 2004 and this marks the fourth renewal.
Content CEO John Schmidt said: “These are exciting times for Content as we build out our worldwide business with revenues having grown from around $30m to $70m over the last two years. We are looking forward to further growth over the coming years supported by our partners in the loan facility.”
Content Media includes Content Film, Content Television and Content Digital.
It has more than 240 titles in its film division and a library of 3,800 hours in its TV unit.
- 6/19/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
With new backing from John Schmidt's Content Media, Alex Gibney's expanding New York-based production company Jigsaw Productions has added Stacey Offman as VP of Development & Production and Dave Snyder as VP of Development as Gibney tries to keep up with his burgeoning production slate. "Hiring Stacey and Dave is an important move for us as we accelerate our growth,” said Gibney, who directed "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and Oscar-winning doc "Taxi to the Dark Side." “Jigsaw's aim is to roll out our distinctive brand of content to theatres, the U.S. networks and international partners." TV and film veteran Offman will manage Jigsaw’s production business and develop new documentary and feature projects. Offman has produced both documentaries and non-fiction series across networks IFC, Comedy Central, F/X, History Television, Oln, Alliance Atlantis and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...
- 7/23/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
London – U.K. Aim listed sales, finance and production banner Content Media Corp., headed by John Schmidt,i s to de-list from the stock exchange and take the company private. The company told the market Thursday of its plans saying that the costs and obligations of being being listed the U.K.'s small cap market outweigh the benefits. The company, which has a library of 200 plus feature films, more than 3,200 hours of television programming, 800 hours of TV movies and 300 hours of digital content, is also planning a major share capital restructure as
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- 6/14/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hugo Weaving has officially signed on to play the villainous Red Skull in 'The First Avenger: Captain America'.
It is expected the movie version of the Red Skull will be an update of the classic comic book character whose real name is John Schmidt and was drafted into the service of the Third Reich and renamed the Red Skull.
'Iron Man 2' director Jon Favreau also revealed that Tony Stark's father Howard will appear in the Captain America movie:
“Yeah, because he was around then. 'Captain America' is World War II. It wouldn’t be that same actor, probably, because he would be much younger. Howard Stark was starting out during that time, and he was involved with the war effort, much like Howard Hughes.”...
It is expected the movie version of the Red Skull will be an update of the classic comic book character whose real name is John Schmidt and was drafted into the service of the Third Reich and renamed the Red Skull.
'Iron Man 2' director Jon Favreau also revealed that Tony Stark's father Howard will appear in the Captain America movie:
“Yeah, because he was around then. 'Captain America' is World War II. It wouldn’t be that same actor, probably, because he would be much younger. Howard Stark was starting out during that time, and he was involved with the war effort, much like Howard Hughes.”...
- 5/5/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Hugo Weaving has signed to play the Red Skull in the Captain America movie. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Matrix star will play the villain in Marvel's upcoming The First Avenger: Captain America. It is said that the movie version of the Red Skull will be an update of the classic comic book character whose real name is John Schmidt. (more)...
- 5/4/2010
- by By Mike Moody
- Digital Spy
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