Last year’s release of the Atresplayer Premium pay TV platform involved stepping up Atresmedia’s bet on original TV content production, particularly in fiction series.
Part of its transformation process from traditional broadcasting group to a digital content producer, Atresplayer Premium is giving the group a new distribution window for Spain and the rest of the world.
With a remarkable presence in Spain and Latin America, Atresplayer Premium’s subscribers number has grown significantly from 140,000 at the end of last year to 253,000 in June.
“It’s clear that direct-to-consumer is the way to go. Atresplayer Premium will continue growing in 2021,” says María Rúa Aguete, executive director at research company Omdia.
“Atresplayer shows three different types of programming: Linear broadcasting of the group’s TV channels, previews of programs that will later release on free-to-air, and originals,” explains José Antonio Antón, director of programming, content and digital at Atresmedia.
With Atresplayer Premium,...
Part of its transformation process from traditional broadcasting group to a digital content producer, Atresplayer Premium is giving the group a new distribution window for Spain and the rest of the world.
With a remarkable presence in Spain and Latin America, Atresplayer Premium’s subscribers number has grown significantly from 140,000 at the end of last year to 253,000 in June.
“It’s clear that direct-to-consumer is the way to go. Atresplayer Premium will continue growing in 2021,” says María Rúa Aguete, executive director at research company Omdia.
“Atresplayer shows three different types of programming: Linear broadcasting of the group’s TV channels, previews of programs that will later release on free-to-air, and originals,” explains José Antonio Antón, director of programming, content and digital at Atresmedia.
With Atresplayer Premium,...
- 9/2/2020
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Voice’ will enable directors to create a proof-of-concept.
New projects by Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan and Maudie filmmaker Aisling Walsh are among 27 chosen for the inaugural edition of The Voice, Screen Ireland’s development scheme for emerging and established directors.
Each director is eligible for up to €30,000 in funding across a maximum of two projects.
Finnegan has received funding for his TV drama Strange Coast. His second feature Vivarium debuted at Cannes 2019 in Critics’ Week, winning a distribution prize.
Walsh is receiving support for her as-yet-untitled feature film project about US photojournalist Dorothea Lange. The director’s fourth feature Maudie,...
New projects by Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan and Maudie filmmaker Aisling Walsh are among 27 chosen for the inaugural edition of The Voice, Screen Ireland’s development scheme for emerging and established directors.
Each director is eligible for up to €30,000 in funding across a maximum of two projects.
Finnegan has received funding for his TV drama Strange Coast. His second feature Vivarium debuted at Cannes 2019 in Critics’ Week, winning a distribution prize.
Walsh is receiving support for her as-yet-untitled feature film project about US photojournalist Dorothea Lange. The director’s fourth feature Maudie,...
- 9/1/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Problems related to the use of fossil fuels and possible alternatives. Denounces against all types of exploitation and the stories of hope for a fairer world. Life After Oil, the only film festival in Sardinia that specifically deals with issues relating to the environment and human rights at an international level, is back. Now in its 7th edition, the event conceived and directed by Massimiliano Mazzotta has increasingly become an important opportunity of dialogue for filmmakers, activists, and associations of various nationalities that want to discuss energy issues and the search for a more sustainable lifestyle that is right for everyone.
By complying with all the safety measures necessary for the health emergency due to Coronavirus, the 2020 festival will take place in Ottana, from September 3rd to 5th, and in Santa Teresa Gallura, from September 8th to 13th. Sardinia, Italy
A total of 1212 works have been submitted, almost twice as many as last year,...
By complying with all the safety measures necessary for the health emergency due to Coronavirus, the 2020 festival will take place in Ottana, from September 3rd to 5th, and in Santa Teresa Gallura, from September 8th to 13th. Sardinia, Italy
A total of 1212 works have been submitted, almost twice as many as last year,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Paris-based content group announces intentions to acquire Lagardère Studios, takes minority stake in Germany’s Leonine.
Burgeoning Paris-based film and TV content group Mediawan has announced a trio of corporate acquisitions in France, Germany and Spain as part of a pan-European expansion drive.
Mediawan is acquiring French content group Lagardère Studios, for a figure of around €100m ($112m), and a majority stake in Spanish production company Good Mood.
Under the operation, Mediawan’s three co-founders – Pierre-Anton Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse - will create a dedicated French company called Mediawan Alliance, which will oversee all of the assets.
They...
Burgeoning Paris-based film and TV content group Mediawan has announced a trio of corporate acquisitions in France, Germany and Spain as part of a pan-European expansion drive.
Mediawan is acquiring French content group Lagardère Studios, for a figure of around €100m ($112m), and a majority stake in Spanish production company Good Mood.
Under the operation, Mediawan’s three co-founders – Pierre-Anton Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse - will create a dedicated French company called Mediawan Alliance, which will oversee all of the assets.
They...
- 6/22/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
Mediawan, the Paris-based group founded in 2015, has announced the creation of a dedicated French company, Mediawan Alliance, and has submitted a binding offer and entered exclusive negotiations to acquire France’s Lagardère Studios. Further expanding its footprint, Mediawan said it has taken a majority stake in Spanish content producer Good Mood, while Mediawan Alliance would — pending certain conditions — hold a minority stake in German film and TV group Leonine which is backed by New York investment firm Kkr.
Mediawan founders Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse will control the new Mediawan Alliance, supported by financing partners including Kkr and France’s MacSf, with the objective to build a leader in audiovisual content creation and distribution.
Mediawan Alliance will launch a tender offer on all Mediawan securities not held by the Mediawan founders and MacSf, at a price of 12 euros ($13.50) per share and .65 euros per warrant.
Mediawan founders Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse will control the new Mediawan Alliance, supported by financing partners including Kkr and France’s MacSf, with the objective to build a leader in audiovisual content creation and distribution.
Mediawan Alliance will launch a tender offer on all Mediawan securities not held by the Mediawan founders and MacSf, at a price of 12 euros ($13.50) per share and .65 euros per warrant.
- 6/22/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Red Arrow Studios International president Bo Stehmeier is leaving the sales house to rejoin Off The Fence, the Dutch producer and distributor acquired by Zdf Enterprises last year.
Stehmeier has spent more than four years at Red Arrow and will remain with the company behind Netflix’s Love Is Blind until the end of 2020 before joining Off The Fence as Co-CEO alongside founder Ellen Windemuth.
It marks a return to the company he worked for between 2007 and 2015 as managing director of distribution. Earlier in Stehmeier’s career, he held roles at Optomen Television and Tvf International.
“I am truly excited to reconnect with my factual entertainment roots and to co-pilot this studio during such exciting times,” he said on rejoining Off The Fence. Windemuth added: “His vast experience will allow us to grow the company while supporting its values and spirit.”
James Baker, the president & co-ceo of Red Arrow Studios,...
Stehmeier has spent more than four years at Red Arrow and will remain with the company behind Netflix’s Love Is Blind until the end of 2020 before joining Off The Fence as Co-CEO alongside founder Ellen Windemuth.
It marks a return to the company he worked for between 2007 and 2015 as managing director of distribution. Earlier in Stehmeier’s career, he held roles at Optomen Television and Tvf International.
“I am truly excited to reconnect with my factual entertainment roots and to co-pilot this studio during such exciting times,” he said on rejoining Off The Fence. Windemuth added: “His vast experience will allow us to grow the company while supporting its values and spirit.”
James Baker, the president & co-ceo of Red Arrow Studios,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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