Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group Creates Film Division

Berlin — Vivendi-owned Canal Plus Group, Europe’s second largest pay TV operator and owner of Studiocanal, the European production-distribution powerhouse, has made key promotions and appointments in a drive to ramp up its premium content production and ownership,.Maxime Saada, CEO of the Canal Plus Group, has been appointed chairman of Studiocanal.

With Studiocanal CEO Didier Lupfer already reporting to Saada, and Studiocanal a fully-owned Cpg affiliate, the promotion is more a question of clarifying oversight and responsibility with Saada directly taking up the reins of Studiocanal.Remaining CEO of Studiocanal, Lupfer has been named Group Svp of Cinema, handling all movie activities at Canal Plus and Studiocanal.

Again, he reports to Saada.

Meanwhile, movie and TV sales for France will now be handled by the team led by Anna Marsh, Studiocanal Evp international distribution.In further moves, Nicolas Dumont is joining Studiocanal as head of film production and distribution in France.

He previously

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