Blink49 Studios Bolsters Business Affairs Team With Senior Hires (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Blink49 Studios has boosted its business affairs division with the hires of two seasoned executives. Based in Los Angeles and reporting into CEO John Morayniss, Nicole Ungerman Levinsohn joins as senior VP, business and legal Affairs, responsible for the structuring, negotiation, documentation and management of Blink49 Studios’ agreements, including agreements to engage talent, acquire underlying rights, and license content.
In addition, Levinsohn will implement and administer standard operating procedures for the company’s development, production and acquisitions, and manage all business-related partnerships.
Levinsohn was previously senior VP of business and legal affairs at UPN, where she negotiated the first network deal for the WWE, as well as for “America’s Next Top Model” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Prior to that, Levinsohn was at NBC, where she was responsible for “Seinfeld,” “Mad About You” and “Frasier.” Based in Toronto, Daphne Park joins as VP, production finance and business affairs and will report to COO Jeff Lynas and Levinsohn.
Park was previously VP of business affairs at Sphere Media Toronto where she handled several films and series. Most recently, she served as a co-executive producer on drama series, “The Porter” (CBC/BET+) and co-producer on two seasons of “Sort Of” (CBC/HBO Max).Endeavor Content-backed Blink49 launched last November with a content-first mission to partner with writers, creators, partners and talent.
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