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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Targets Next Generation Of Writers With Royal Court Partnership
Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Chernobyl producer Sister has partnered with the Royal Court Theatre to seek the next generation of TV and theater scribes.
The three-year partnership “acknowledges the interconnectedness of UK TV and theater,” said Sister, and has been “formed to discover…
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By Max Goldbart
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‘Chernobyl’ Producer Sister Posts $18.6M Loss Due To Covid & Expansion As Company “Lays Foundations For Future Growth”
EXCLUSIVE: Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s Chernobyl producer Sister has posted a near-$20M loss due to continued disruption caused by the Covid pandemic and expansion investment, with CFO Chris Fry stating that the transatlantic indie has “laid the foundations for future…
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By Max Goldbart
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Elisabeth Murdoch Backs Canada-UK VFX Outfit BeloFX Launched By DNEG Execs
Media Mogul Elisabeth Murdoch is backing a startup VFX company, BeloFX, which has been founded in Canada and the UK by a group of experienced executives.
The company's founders are former senior executives at VFX powerhouse DNEG: Matt Holben and Alex Hope, two of DNEG's founders, Ellen Walder, former COO at DNEG, and…
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By Anuj Radia
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Locksmith Animation Names Former Illumination Exec Natalie Fischer As CEO
Locksmith Animation has named Natalie Fischer as CEO as the London-based company gears up for the October release of its first feature, Ron's Gone Wrong. Fischer is a former COO of Illumination Entertainment and has been a senior adviser there for the past four years. At the same time, Locksmith Co-Founder and Ron's Go…
Elisabeth Murdoch-Backed Sister Posts $7.7M Loss Amid Coronavirus Crisis & Expansion Efforts
EXCLUSIVE: Sister, the media co-venture owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider, and Jane Featherstone, has posted a loss of $7.7M in its first 18 months of trading, during which it expanded its investment empire and was hit by the coronavirus production shutdown.
The producer behind Emmy-winning Chernobyl and…
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By Jake Kanter
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Sister’s Elisabeth Murdoch Bankrolls Zando, Publishing Venture Hatched By Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Editor Molly Stern
Molly Stern, the former Crown publisher whose successes include the Michelle Obama memoir Becoming, Gone Girl and others, has launched a new publishing imprint. Zando will be backed by Sister, the studio launched in 2019 by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone. Zando will collaborate with influential…
BBC Publishes Director General Job Advert, As Elisabeth Murdoch Is Linked With The Role
The BBC has officially begun the hunt for its next director general, publishing a job advert for the role and appointing executive search company Odgers Berndtson as headhunters.
Alongside the basic job advert, in which the director general post is described as an “unmatchable opportunity to lead a multinational…
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By Jake Kanter
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Sister Taps Kate Fenske As Chief Creative Executive
Sister, the global production and development company founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, has hired veteran TV executive Kate Fenske as Chief Creative Executive.
Fenske, most recently President of Production for Entertainment 360, marks Sister’s first major hire out of Los Angeles where…
Whistle Acquires Elisabeth Murdoch’s Snap-Backed Vertical Networks
Whistle, a five-year old entertainment and sports media company, has acquired Vertical Networks, a mobile-first content studio founded by Elisabeth Murdoch and backed by Snapchat parent Snap Inc.
Vertical Networks, founded in 2015, is known for the popular Snapchat series Phone Swap as well as Brother, a male-skewing…
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By Dade Hayes
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Stacey Snider Joins Elisabeth Murdoch & ‘Chernobyl’ EP Jane Featherstone In Sister, Global Indie Film & TV Content Producer
Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone have joined forces to form Sister, an ambitious content creation venture designed to develop and produce television and film projects with global appeal. Murdoch, the former Shine Group founder/chairman, will be the lead financier in the venture. She said Snider…
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Stacey Snider Next Move To Form New Company Under Elisabeth Murdoch?
While she has been rumored to be in play on several big jobs that would put her atop a studio or streaming service, Stacey Snider’s next move after leaving the 20th Century Fox Film chairman/CEO post is likely to be to start a production venture backed by Elisabeth Murdoch.
Snider has the background to run a big…
Mitú COO Jesús Chavez Replaces Tom Wright As CEO Of Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks
Elisabeth Murdoch’s mobile video content studio Vertical Networks announced a new CEO, Jesús Chavez, who will succeed Tom Wright in an executive transition that one source described as planned.
Chavez will be responsible for creating new intellectual property, expanding the brand's presence across platforms, and…
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