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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Blue Ant Media, the Canadian-owned group with operations spanning TV production, distribution and channels management, is creating a new Asia-Pacific base in Sydney, Australia. It has hired Jon Penn as its Asia-Pacific MD and Jason Soh as VP of distribution, based in Singapore.Penn is a veteran with ten years in Asia with BBC Studios and 11 years of experience at Fremantle. Latterly, he has been a partner at ACT Media Ventures and advised Blue Ant on its expansion in Australia. “The appointments signal the expansion of Blue Ant Media’s channel and program distribution business in Asia Pacific, combining the company’s channel distribution and content sales in the region into one unit.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNational Research Group (NRG), an entertainment and tech research firm and strategy consultancy, has hired Grady Miller, previously head of consumer insights for Apple TV Plus, as chief marketing officer.It marks Miller’s return to NRG, where he was most recently VP of strategy before exiting to join Apple in November 2019. At Apple, he established and built the group responsible for leveraging consumer insights across Apple TV Plus, the tech giant’s video streaming subscription service.In the new CMO role at NRG, Miller will oversee the direction of the firm’s client engagement, content marketing and media outreach.“We are delighted to welcome our friend Grady back to NRG,” said CEO Jon Penn.

BBC Studios has consolidated its APAC and EMEA Distribution units into one single unified business, promoting Nick Percy to oversee it as APAC chief Jon Penn reveals his departure.

Almost two years ago, NRG, a global insights and strategy firm, set out to discover America’s favorite movie and TV franchises.

Almost two years ago, NRG, a global insights and strategy firm, set out to discover America’s favorite movie and TV franchises.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBBC Studios, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, has appointed Phil Hardman as senior VP and GM of its operations in India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea.The move is a streamlining of operations under Jon Penn, executive VP for the APAC region.

Almost two years ago, NRG, a global insights and strategy firm, set out to discover America’s favorite movie and TV franchises.

Almost two years ago, NRG, a global insights and strategy firm, set out to discover America’s favorite movie and TV franchises.

By Patrick Frater