Naman Ramachandran ALTBalaji, the streaming service started by Ekta R. Kapoor, the undisputed queen of Indian television, turned five a few days ago. The streamer is part of Balaji Telefilms, which was started by her and her parents Jeetendra Kapoor and Shoba Kapoor in 1994 and is the single largest television content producer in South Asia.Recently, the hitherto SVOD-only ALTBalaji added an AVOD offering, which caters to 10 million monthly active users.
Sandra Ortiz To Depart As Kapital Entertainment Head Of BA After Five Years
19.04.2022 - 22:31 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV executive Sandra Ortiz will be leaving Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment at the end of her contract in February 2023. Ortiz, who joined Kapital as head of business operations four and a half years ago, has been working remotely since returning to her home town, Albuquerque, NM, last year. She hopes to continue to consult for Kapital after she steps down from her full-time post next year as she scales back following more than 35 years in the media and entertainment business.
“I have always been happiest when challenged, and I am grateful to Aaron for allowing me to be part of Kapital. The challenges of the past five years have been amazing!,” Ortiz said. “There is never a good time to make way for the next person, but with Kapital having made the transition from an emerging studio to a successful studio with production happening domestically and internationally, now seems like the right time.”
Ortiz, a 25-year Fox veteran, had played an important role in Kapital’s success from the company’s inception, even before she joined as an executive at the start of 2018. Former WMA agent Kaplan’s first series as a producer was Terra Nova at Fox and 20th TV. Ortiz, who was the BA executive on the futuristic drama, taught him details about the business aspects of the production process. She remained Kaplan’s close confidant after the end of Terra Nova and worked with him on other series in her role as Fox21’s head of BA, including the Kapital/Fox 21 Showtime drama series The Chi.
“As an executive producer on both Terra Nova and The Chi, i was always so grateful for Sandra’s honesty, kindness and transparency,” Kaplan said.
As he steered Kapital toward becoming a fully fledged independent studio, Kaplan brought
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25.04.2022 / 21:49
Bush announce first London show in five years
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22.04.2022 / 22:03
New Line Acquires Rebecca Serle’s Novel ‘In Five Years’ For HBO Max; Aimee Lagos To Adapt
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21.04.2022 / 14:01
Pooh Shiesty sentenced to five years in prison over Florida shooting
Pooh Shiesty has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a single firearms conspiracy charge.The rapper – whose real name is Lontrell Donell Williams Jr. – was charged over his involvement in an October 2020 shooting at a hotel in Bay Harbor Islands in Florida.
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Teenage boy stabbed after dispute on the same street where fatal knifing took place five years ago
A boy has suffered serious injuries after a stabbing Sale. A dispute which lead to the attack began on the same street where a fatal knifing took place five years ago.