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Firstlight Media beefs up sales and biz dev to support booming OTT market
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irstlight Media announced the expanded support for the streaming services industry, adding three executives to its sales and business development team. Joining Firstlight Media are Bal O’Neil, who will serve as vice
president of solutions and engineering; Eric Goldstein, who will serve as head of business development, and John Ferrandino as head of sales. All three executives will be responsible for delivering partner and client solutions for video service providers.
Talpa Entertainment Productions appoints Sebastian van Barneveld as director of international distribution
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n November 2020, Sebastian van Barneveld began his role as the Director of International Distribution at Talpa Entertainment Productions. Sebastian will be responsible for Talpa’s global sales and distribution and will operate from the Netherlands with a strong focus on building partnerships across the globe.
Australian Directors’ Guild announces two new appointments
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he Australian Directors’ Guild has welcomed Alaric McAusland as its new Executive Director, taking over from Diana Burnett.
Ausfilm and Council Board Member of Screen Producers Australia. Ana, who is a director and producer of her own company indiVisual films also serves on the board of WIFT Australia.
The guild also appointed Ana Tiwary to the new role of Strategy and Development Executive.
In her role as Strategy and Development Executive, Ana will be responsible for deepening the engagement with the director community and broadening the guild’s membership base, with emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and regeneration.
Alaric was recently the Chief Operating Officer at Grace - A Storytelling Company in Los Angeles and he has served as Chairman of
Previously, Sebastian held several executive distribution roles with legal and sales at Endemol International and Talpa Global and was most recently employed as Head of Licensing Emerging Markets at ITVS Global Entertainment. Sebastian noted, “I am excited to join the new company and work with John de Mol and his unique creative team. Building new partnerships and focusing on making our formats travel across the world is more challenging and exciting than ever.”
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