Televisa and Univision executives said a new global OTT service to launch early next year will roll up their current streaming offerings — including Prende TV , Vix and Blim — and that its content won’t overlap with Univision’s linear networks. They also revealed in a press call that John Malone’s Liberty Global is an investor in the new company called Televisa-Univison. As reported Tuesday evening, Univision will pay $4.8 billion for the content assets of Televisa , a Mexican production powerhouse that already was a minority owner of Univision. The two companies will create Televisa-Univision, which will be the largest player in Spanish-speaking media. Grupo Televisa will be the biggest stakeholder, owning 45%. Investment firms Searchlight and ForgeLight, founded by Univision CEO and former Viacom exec Wade Davis, will own 38%. Related Story Univision Acquires Grupo Televisa Assets For $4.8 Billion; Merger Deal Creates Global Spanish-Language Media Entity … [Read more...] about Televisa-Univision Execs On Plans For “Harmonized” Global Spanish-Language OTT Service
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How ‘Sound Of Metal’ Changed Everything For Riz Ahmed, Darius Marder & Paul Raci, Even Before It Earned Six Oscar Nominations
Darius Marder ’s Sound of Metal went into 2019’s Toronto International Film Festival without a distributor. Now, a year-and-a-half on, it’s a six-time Oscar nominee and perhaps the most hard-fought of all of this year’s crop of Best Picture candidates. Joe Utichi meets Marder and stars Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci to take stock of a film that transformed its key players in ways they hadn’t expected. They say Oscar loves a narrative, and they don’t come much more inspiring than Sound of Metal ’s. Even before he got his debut feature to set, Darius Marder spent more than a decade honing his tale about a heavy metal drummer and recovering addict who loses his hearing, butting up against the many hard realities of filmmaking that told him a movie like this could not work. As he did it, he learned more and more about deaf culture, and heard moving stories about people pursuing recovery in dedicated deaf sober houses. In Riz Ahmed, he found an actor willing to immerse so fully … [Read more...] about How ‘Sound Of Metal’ Changed Everything For Riz Ahmed, Darius Marder & Paul Raci, Even Before It Earned Six Oscar Nominations
Kriti Sanon On Doing Different Genres Of Films In 2021: It Keeps Me On My Toes
2021 is going to be a super busy year for actress Kriti Sanon, as she has multiple projects in her kitty. However, the best part about her busy schedule is that she is going to explore different genres of cinema with her upcoming projects. On one side, she will be seen in horror-comedy Bhediya opposite Varun Dhawan, while on the other side, she will feature in mythological drama Adipurush alongside Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan and Sunny Singh. Apart from these two films, she also has entertainers like Bachchan Pandey and Ganapath and social drama like Mimi and Hum Do Hamare Do. Speaking about her upcoming projects, Kriti told a leading daily, "My work is so exciting because no set, no film is like the other. Doing such varied genres is helping me explore different shades of myself as an actor. From Bhediya being a horror comedy to action in Ganapath, mythology in Adipurush and an entertainer like Bachchan Pandey- I have many genres that I am working on right now which … [Read more...] about Kriti Sanon On Doing Different Genres Of Films In 2021: It Keeps Me On My Toes
Eight Important Strategies to Master Video Content Marketing
It’s no surprise that video content has dominated marketing across various industries. Apps like TikTok and Instagram’s IGTV and Reels features allow you to better engage consumers with short clips about a given product or service. However, every business has their own unique approach to video marketing . So, to offer some tips on how to leverage video for your particular business, eight members of Rolling Stone Culture Council explained their tried-and-true strategies and how you can replicate them for your own success. Consider Your True Needs I run a video agency, and far too often we see companies waste money on ineffective video content because they’ve just been told they “need video.” Put in place the correct strategy for your needs, targeting the correct audience with the right message. And if video is the way to go, create beautiful and engaging content that inspires people to take action. But strategy first. – Brian Chin , p3 Maine Related … [Read more...] about Eight Important Strategies to Master Video Content Marketing
David Ayer & Chris Long’s Cedar Park Become Buyers Through Funding Partnership With Raven Capital Management
EXCLUSIVE : David Ayer and Chris Long ’s production studio Cedar Park Entertainment will take the leap to indie studio status after sealing a partnership with Raven Capital Management. For Ayer — the writer/director of films that include Suicide Squad, The Tax Collector, Bright, Fury, End of Watch and Street Kings – and Long (former Programming Chief at Audience Network), the deal gives them the cash to allow for growth and autonomy. That will include a move into acquisition and distribution of film and TV projects. Raven Capital Management is the Gotham-based private equity firm run by founder Josh Green and entertainment group head James Masciello, who acquired Open Road Films in late 2018 and brought back that distributor’s founder Tom Ortenberg to run it. Related Story David Ayer & Chris Long's Cedar Park Entertainment Taps Shane Elrod As SVP Development & Production This comes at a time when Ayer is adapting to direct the Harlan Coben … [Read more...] about David Ayer & Chris Long’s Cedar Park Become Buyers Through Funding Partnership With Raven Capital Management