Fox Re-Enters International Distribution Business With Launch Of Sales Unit Fox Entertainment Global
deadline.comFox Entertainment is re-entering the international distribution business by launching a sales unit ahead of Mipcom Cannes next month.Based in LA at the Fox Studios lot, Fox Entertainment Global will unveil a debut slate including the international launches of animated shows such as Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis and the Jon Hamm vehicle Grimsburg and in-house single-cam midseason comedy Animal Control at the international sales confab.Fox hasn’t had a branded international sales arm since 2019, when Fox Networks Group Content Distribution was integrated into Disney’s worldwide sales operation after the Mouse House bought Fox’s entertainment assets in 2019.Fernando Szew, who runs Fox division MarVista Entertainment, will lead Fox Entertainment Global as CEO.
Tony Vassiliadis, Chief Operating Officer of MarVista, will also serve as Executive Vice President of Fox Entertainment Global, reporting directly to Szew, who in turns reports to Stefan Reinhardt, President, Production Strategy and Operations, of Fox Entertainment.Fox said its sales arm will continue to work with its current unscripted distribution partners, Propagate Content for international and Incendo for Canada.
The business has been outsourcing distribution to Ben Silverman and Howard Owens’ Propagate for the past three years, while Incendo has been selling its shows in Canada for the last two.Fox Entertainment Global will oversee international and multi-platform sales of content from Fox and its portfolio of in-house production studios, plus shows acquired from third-party producers.“Carefully curated, high-quality storytelling, delivered directly to the international community through Fox Entertainment Global, will quickly become a differentiator for Fox,” said Fox
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