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EXCLUSIVE: There is a change at the top of production and distribution company Sonar Entertainment, which specializes in scripted series, miniseries and TV movies. Stuart Till has abruptly stepped down as CEO, with respected industry veteran Gene Stein tapped new CEO. I hear the changeover happened yesterday in a…

Over the weekend, RHI Entertainment announced it had rebranded as Sonar Entertainment and appointed Stewart Till as CEO. The company also unveiled a package of new projects on hand at MIP. Today, Sonar has added action adventure series Quatermain to its development and production roster in partnership with Ecosse…

RHI Entertainment Inc. has rebranded as Sonar Entertainment Inc. and appointed Stewart Till CEO, board chairman Gabriel de Alba announced at MIPTV in Cannes. The company also unveiled a package of disaster-themed and other miniseries, regular series and and a quartet of two-hour TV movies. Following the departure of…

Looks like it takes a village to run RHI Entertainment following the resignation this month of CEO Robert Halmi Jr. The made-for-TV movie and miniseries producer that recently emerged from bankruptcy protection says it will be run on an interim basis by a three-person Office of the CEO. It includes  former MGM CFO…

Expect more international output deals soon. D Films, the Canadian distributor, initially plans to release between 5 and 6 films a year from the British sales and distribution company. This will rise to between 6-8. The Icon output deal will cost D Films around C$5 million ($5 million) a year, guaranteeing 5% of the…