PLACEMENT | Jon Stanley, UKTV
Lumina is pleased to announce the UKTV appointment of Jon Stanley to the Head of Distribution position. He joined the BBC Studios-owned broadcaster recently and will lead the Pay TV broadcaster’s carriage negotiations with major partners including Sky and Virgin Media. Jon joined the broadcaster from BT, where he was their Head of Content Partnerships. […]
PLACEMENT | Chloe Dunbar, RED
Lumina continued its partnership with Studiocanal, working closely to find their next Head of Development for RED. The prodco, known for It’s a Sin (C4), Traces (UKTV), and The Stranger (Netflix), has hired Chloe Dunbar to lead their development slate going forward. Chloe will work closely with new CEO, Sarah Doole to expand the slate […]
INSIGHT | ‘New Normal’ for Senior Executives?
There’s been so much discussion about the ‘new normal’ and the long term impacts of the pandemic. We recently reached out to a senior executives in the media and entertainment industries to collect their thoughts on their current career situation and future impact the pandemic may have. Hundreds of senior executives responded and there were […]
How to find your next career opportunity in a pandemic
‘Finding a new career opportunity is a common start to the New Year for many. In the time honoured tradition of scrolling through LinkedIn alerts, checking through the weekly e-newsletters and trade publications and arranging numerous cups of coffees with business colleagues, family and friends – the ritual is familiar’ These were the words I […]
PLACEMENT | Sebastian Burkhardt, Red Bull
Lumina has successfully placed Sebastian as Head of Global Commercial Partnerships at Red Bull for its newly created premium content initiative Red Bull Originals. In this role he leads all commercial partnerships with platform, distribution and production partners across TV and Film. Sebastian’s international experience across co-production, content financing and sales in both Europe and […]
Lessons from the Top: Bob Iger
Renowned for turning Disney around and building them into the media giant they are today, Bob Iger was the CEO at the House of Mouse for 15 years from 2005. Recently, he penned a book detailing his career and the lessons he learnt. If anyone is highly qualified to share leadership tips, its Iger. We […]
Media Industry to recover by late 2021
Among all the gloom and doom of economic news, PwC’s latest Global Entertainment & Media Outlook report suggested the industry could be set for a rapid return to prosperity, outstripping estimated growth figures for the global economy. The industry accounts for around $2.1 trillion of revenues in 2019 and predicted to fall to $2 trillion […]
PLACEMENT | Sarah Doole, RED
Lumina Search is pleased to announce our recently completed search on behalf of Studiocanal’s RED Production Company. Sarah Doole will join RED as their CEO and continue to build the business. Sarah will lead RED’s development and production slate while working with the wider Studiocanal group to grow the international reach. Sarah was most recently […]
Localising the Content Boom
In recent years, the large SVOD players have shifted to international growth as their US domestic market has reached maturity. Driving this growth is local original content and Netflix announced Money Heist is its biggest success outside of the US with 44 million households watching in the first four weeks [CNBC]. The Spanish hit was localised […]
£800m Investment: The UK’s new studios
It’s hard to keep up with all the announcements – new film and TV studios are popping up all over the UK, ensuring it remains the destination to produce entertainment with high-quality talent. In this post, we take a look at some of the major developments in the pipeline. Studio space is being snapped up […]
