International Disruptors: Newen Studios CEO Romain Bessi Talks Ramping Up Global Ambitions & Creative Synergies Within Group
deadline.comWelcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S.
shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re speaking to Romain Bessi, CEO of French group Newen Studios. The company, which is producing Liaison, the first English and French language original for Apple TV+, is ramping up its global ambitions and Bessi takes us through the overall strategy. When French media giant TF1 Group was eyeing a complete takeover of Versailles producer Newen Studios in 2017 after buying a 70% stake a few years prior, the company knew it had to line up an exec that would transform the French-centric company into an international operation capable of meeting the demands of the ever-changing content market.
Step in Romain Bessi.The well-respected Bessi had just come off of a near-decade long-stint at Studiocanal, which at the time was considered the major success story of the Vivendi-owned Canal Plus Group.
As COO there, Bessi was the driver behind that pan-European giant’s most significant deals including steering the €150M ($164M) slate financing deal with Anton Capital Entertainment as well as the acquisition of Germany’s Tandem Communications and its equity stake in 3D company nWave.
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