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
The Toronto-based company behind The Whistleblower starring Rachel Weisz and Anton Corbijn’s upcoming Life has started a scripted television department.
First Generation Films (Fgf) founder Christina Piovesan (pictured) announced on Wednesday that Peter Sussman and Kathryn From have joined the board.
“We are very excited to expand our global footprint to television and build on our network of creators and partners around the world,” said Piovesan, who will continue as managing director.
“First Generation Films’ focus has always been creating stories with the best creative talent for an international audience. Television has become so cinematic in look and even form – this is a natural evolution creatively, and from a business perspective, it’s essential as television buyers continue to emerge globally.”
Fgf’s credits include Alejandro Amenabar’s upcoming Regression.
First Generation Films (Fgf) founder Christina Piovesan (pictured) announced on Wednesday that Peter Sussman and Kathryn From have joined the board.
“We are very excited to expand our global footprint to television and build on our network of creators and partners around the world,” said Piovesan, who will continue as managing director.
“First Generation Films’ focus has always been creating stories with the best creative talent for an international audience. Television has become so cinematic in look and even form – this is a natural evolution creatively, and from a business perspective, it’s essential as television buyers continue to emerge globally.”
Fgf’s credits include Alejandro Amenabar’s upcoming Regression.
- 9/9/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Bethenny Frankel has reportedly revealed that she was once married to a close friend. The Real Housewives Of New York City star tied the knot with friend Peter Sussman in 1996 but the couple separated less than one year later. Speaking to Life & Style, she said: "I felt like, 'This is really it? This is the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with?' You can't go to bed with a piece of 8-by-10 paper." The reality star went on to explain that the pair had been "best friends for five years" and had dated for two years before their nuptials, but she soon realised (more)...
- 6/11/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
"Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel dished to "Extra" all about her new baby and secret first marriage to Peter Sussman.
"I married for security because someone loved me so much, and I didn't love them as much," Bethenny said about her marriage to Sussman. "And I think that when you're older you really appreciate a person and you know exactly what you want."
The new mom and husband, Jason Hoppy, welcomed their first child,...
"I married for security because someone loved me so much, and I didn't love them as much," Bethenny said about her marriage to Sussman. "And I think that when you're older you really appreciate a person and you know exactly what you want."
The new mom and husband, Jason Hoppy, welcomed their first child,...
- 6/10/2010
- Extra
Bethenny Frankel spent two seasons on the Real Housewives of New York talking about how she was never going to find Mr. Right and settle down to get married. Well, turns out, she already did that.Frankel, who wed Jason Hoppy in March, was previously married in 1996. She wed Peter Sussman after two years of dating. The union lasted just 8 months, but Frankel fans will have to wonder why she didn't previously mention Sussman and her marriage on the show. ""I felt like, 'This is really it? This is the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with?' You can't go to bed with a piece of 8-by-10 paper," she to Life & Style ...
- 6/10/2010
- by By Actress Archives
"Real Housewives of New York City" star Bethenny Frankel wasn't exactly new to marriage when she wed in March. The newlywed reveals that she was previously married to a former best friend for a few months.
Frankel married Jason Hoppy in March, which everyone thought was a first for her. However, she now admits that she had already walked down the aisle more than a decade ago.
She wed her former best friend Peter Sussman in 1996, but their marriage feel apart after eight months.
She told Life & Style, "We were best friends for five years, and he always wanted to be more."...
Frankel married Jason Hoppy in March, which everyone thought was a first for her. However, she now admits that she had already walked down the aisle more than a decade ago.
She wed her former best friend Peter Sussman in 1996, but their marriage feel apart after eight months.
She told Life & Style, "We were best friends for five years, and he always wanted to be more."...
- 6/10/2010
- icelebz.com
Having tied the knot with Jason Hoppy earlier this year, Bethenny Frankel has just revealed that her late March wedding in New York City wasn't the first time that she's exchanged vows.
Back in1996, the "Real Housewives" star tells that she caved in and wed her ex best friend, Peter Sussman, saying, "We were best friends for five years, and he always wanted to be more."
The pair ended up tying the knot in front of 150 family and friends at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles, but Bethenny didn't feel the situation was what she was looking for in life.
She explains, "I felt like, 'This is really it? This is the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with? I loved him because of how much he loved me. I got married too young. I didn't wait for the great love of my life."
Believing she...
Back in1996, the "Real Housewives" star tells that she caved in and wed her ex best friend, Peter Sussman, saying, "We were best friends for five years, and he always wanted to be more."
The pair ended up tying the knot in front of 150 family and friends at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles, but Bethenny didn't feel the situation was what she was looking for in life.
She explains, "I felt like, 'This is really it? This is the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with? I loved him because of how much he loved me. I got married too young. I didn't wait for the great love of my life."
Believing she...
- 6/9/2010
- GossipCenter
'Real Housewives of New York' star Bethenny Frankel has opened up about how her recent wedding to Jason Hoppy was not her first. Just in time to promote her new show 'Bethenny Getting Married' Frankel has talked more about why she was also married in her 20's. She has openly spoken of her many past engagements, but not much about the marriage. From the Life & Style press release touting the exclusive:When Bethenny Frankel married Jason Hoppy in March, it turns out it was actually her second wedding. Life & Style can exclusively reveal that the Real Housewives of New York City star wed her former best friend Peter Sussman in 1996 -- but the marriage fell apart after just eight months. Now, Bethenny opens up to Life & Style about her past with first husband, Peter. "We were best friends...
- 6/9/2010
- by Katherine Thomson
- Huffington Post
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