EXCLUSIVE: More change at Mediawan‘s international sales division in Europe.
Randall Broman, Mediawan Right’s Head of International Sales – Scripted Content, exited the business last week. Mediawan confirmed his exit, but declined to comment further.
In a LinkedIn post, Broman wrote that it had been “a real pleasure and honour to be at the company during its exciting growth, and to work alongside great colleagues and clients to develop and expand the company’s international distribution business.”
Broman joined Mediawan in 2022 after several years of consulting for its subsidiary, LS Distribution. He also worked with Germany’s Castalia Entertainment and further back held a VP level role at Studiocanal TV and had senior positions at Power Entertainment, RHI Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox International Television.
Broman has also been heavily involved with Unifrance, where he has held a VP role and helped developed the French TV Screenings (now known as the Paris TV Screenings).
This is the latest change to Mediawan’s sales business, coming after the exits of Head of Scripted Charles Touboul and acquisitions exec Emmenual Eckert. Mediawan Rights rejigged after merging the sales team at German subsidiary Leonine Studios into its operation two months ago. That restructure also saw Leonine’s World Sales Director, Patrick Phelan, and Mediawan Kids & Family’s Eric Rouillé leaving.
At the same time, the likes of Benjamin Lepitit and Marie Lassal were drafted in, with several Leonine execs also joining Mediawan’s team.
Mediawan Rights shops the likes of The Count of Monte Cristo, which rolled out in the U.S. on Masterpiece; and European limited series Kabul, along with numerous French dramas such as Dear You and Tom and Lola.
Mediawan’s international reputation has been burnished this year with the success of Netflix’s Adolescence, which counts Mediawan subsidiary Plan B among its producers. It also acquired Slow Horses and Heartstopper producer See-Saw Films. However, it doesn’t sell any of those series, as the rights sit with their international streamer commissioners.
