Yearly Archives: 2023

An introduction to AEM International

    Lumina Search is proud to introduce you to our new group partner, AEM International AEM International is a specialist search firm with an international track record in global search for creative and executive leaders in the arts, culture, live entertainment, and the creative industries. Working at the highest level with Chairs and Boards of nationally

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    Brand Funded Entertainment: The Next Generation of TV?

      On a Wednesday back in January, we attended an RTS panel that explored whether brand funded entertainment is the next generation of Television As we all know, brands have an exciting opportunity to create content that viewers will engage with and be engrossed in. Yet, they’re frequently turning to TV Production companies to help make

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      Placement | Jesse Bergsma, Iyuno

        We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Jesse Bergsma as Managing Director for Belgium & Netherlands for Iyuno. He will be accountable for all aspects of the local operation of subtitling and dubbing services and delivery of business for its people and customers. Jesse will be key in driving revenue growth for the location, responsible

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        Intro to Kaiya

          We at Lumina Search are delighted to introduce you to our newest team member, Kaiya Simon. Kaiya has been an Executive Search Researcher with Lumina Search since September, and as a lover of all things entertainment, she has thoroughly enjoyed the beginning of her professional career within the media industry. With a BA in Journalism,

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          Placement | Christina Wayne, MBC

            Lumina is delighted to announce the appointment of Christina Wayne as Managing Director, Studios for MBC. The prominent U.S. producer will lead MBC Studios Group’s film/series production arm created with a primary objective to increase focus on Regional/Arabic and international film and TV drama series that resonate with audiences in MENA, through cinema, television and

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            Landmark Report Published on Disability Representation in U.K. TV

              A recent landmark report has been published describing the representation of disabled people in the U.K. TV industry on and off screen The report, from Creative Diversity Network (CDN), reveals it will take almost twenty years for disability to be fully represented in the industry. While 17% of the U.K. workforce is disabled, and 18%

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              The future of BBC – online-only within a decade?

                Director general of the BBC Tim Davie has revealed the corporation will combine its brands digitally as he begins online-only vision The BBC is starting to make its linear channels online-only within the next ten years, Tim Davie has revealed. Speaking at an RTS event on the 7th of December, the director general warned that

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                International AVOD Income Anticipated to More than Double

                  Worldwide AVOD revenues for TV series and films are predicted to hit US$91 billion in 2028, an increase from US $38 billion in 2022, as per the latest market forecast from Digital TV Research As stated by the research outfit, the top 10 countries will represent 81% of the world’s total by 2028. By 2028,

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