Leading Distribution Partners Launched by Industry Vets Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

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Liza Foreman 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 established a company that is ideally positioned to be an ongoing and go-to supplier of top-quality TV movies and additional content to buyers across the world,” he said. “We look forward to meeting with potential new partners at Mipcom and to continue curating a slate of top-class content across multiple genres for the long-term.” LDP’s debut slate is lead by recent and upcoming Hallmark Channel and Lifetime TV original television movies, which includes thrillers, rom-coms, holiday and mystery.