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Philippe Alessandri
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French prodcos launch Kids First Distribution firm
Paris-based producers Watch Next Media and Monello Productions have pooled resources to create sales company…
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Canal+, Watch Next on board Elvis toon
France’s Canal+ has joined development of Spanish toon I, Elvis Riboldi. Canal+ and Philippe Alessandri’s…
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Alessandri named French toon body chair
Watch Next Media founder Philippe Alessandri has been named chairman of the French Animation Producers’…
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Alessandri’s indie scores France Télévisions deal
Philippe Alessandri’s new Paris-based indie Watch Next Media has scored its first major programming deal….
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Zodiak’s Alessandri resurfaces with French indie
Former Télé Images Productions president Philippe Alessandri has returned to the fold by launching an…
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Alessandri exits Zodiak as Runel takes French post
Philippe Alessandri is exiting Zodiak Media, with Benoît Runel upped to run the former’s prodco,…
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New animation chief for Tele Images after Welter exit
French producer Tele Images has hired a new senior VP, animation to replace Giorgio Welter….
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New partners for Jo Nesbo political thriller
Franco-German channel Arte and Zodiak Media’s French drama producer GTV have joined Norway’s NRK on…
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Breton leaves Zodiak’s Marathon, Alessandri appointed CEO
Pascal Breton, the co-founder of Marathon, has stepped down as CEO of the French production…