Cannes — A group of television industry veterans have teamed up to create new sales company Leading Distribution Partners, which will debut at next week’s Mipcom TV confab on the French Riviera.
Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.
Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.
Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”
In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.
“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...
Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.
Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.
Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”
In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.
“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...
- 10/12/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Fictional detective Ellery Queen is set to make a return to television – this time as a woman.
Incendo and BlackBox Multimedia have optioned the TV adaption rights to the collection of novels and short stories in which Queen, originally written as a male character, appears.
The two companies will co-develop and co-produce a modernized, high-end scripted series in which Ellery will be changed to female. The part of the best-selling detective has yet to be cast.
The “Ellery Queen” books, which were written by cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, remain hugely popular in the U.S. and abroad, including China. The character of Queen was both a fictional detective and a pseudonymous name the cousins used when writing or editing other works.
“’Ellery Queen’ is one of the most definitive series of detective fiction to ever be written,” Giuliano Papadia, CEO and creative director at BlackBox Multimedia said in a statement.
Incendo and BlackBox Multimedia have optioned the TV adaption rights to the collection of novels and short stories in which Queen, originally written as a male character, appears.
The two companies will co-develop and co-produce a modernized, high-end scripted series in which Ellery will be changed to female. The part of the best-selling detective has yet to be cast.
The “Ellery Queen” books, which were written by cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, remain hugely popular in the U.S. and abroad, including China. The character of Queen was both a fictional detective and a pseudonymous name the cousins used when writing or editing other works.
“’Ellery Queen’ is one of the most definitive series of detective fiction to ever be written,” Giuliano Papadia, CEO and creative director at BlackBox Multimedia said in a statement.
- 11/29/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Toronto -- Incendo Media has hired former Lifetime executive Libby Beers to launch the Canadian TV movie producer into the one-hour drama business. Montreal-based Incendo, which has carved out a niche as a global TV movie co-producer of choice, has opened a Los Angeles office, with Beers at the helm as a development executive.Beers was senior VP original movies at Lifetime for eight years to 2007, where she programmed a host of Incendo TV movies.
The producer has also hired former IM Global Television president Gavin Reardon as head of international sales and co-production development to launch a global sales division.
Since 2001, Incendo has produced 37 female-centric telepics, many of which aired on Lifetime stateside via an output deal and were distributed internationally by U.K.-based Power.
"We do it (telepics) differently, making female-led thrillers that are not typical TV movies, but expand the boundaries of the genre, and fit...
The producer has also hired former IM Global Television president Gavin Reardon as head of international sales and co-production development to launch a global sales division.
Since 2001, Incendo has produced 37 female-centric telepics, many of which aired on Lifetime stateside via an output deal and were distributed internationally by U.K.-based Power.
"We do it (telepics) differently, making female-led thrillers that are not typical TV movies, but expand the boundaries of the genre, and fit...
- 7/20/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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