Dina Subhani: Last News

Manori Ravindran International EditorFormer Tele München Group managing director Herbert Kloiber’s Night Train Media has taken a majority stake in London-based non-scripted distributor BossaNova as it looks to align its documentary and drama businesses.Under the deal, BossaNova — founded last year by non-scripted veterans Paul Heaney and Dina Subhani — will have access to an acquisition fund to fulfil the company’s mission of co-creating and co-funding projects by matching producers with the most relevant platforms and broadcasters: a clever model in the non-scripted arena that was popularized by Heaney at his former company, TCB Media Rights, which was sold to “Pooch Perfect” distributor Beyond Rights last summer.

Manori Ravindran International EditorTCB Media Rights boss Paul Heaney and partner Dina Subhani have launched co-production and distribution company BossaNova Media, just months after stepping away from their former business.The new outfit will unite producers and buyers in an integrated hub that can fast-track commissioning and dealmaking, speaking to Heaney and Subhani’s unique strengths in navigating producer and buyer relationships.BossaNova will also help to co-create shows by matching ideas to producers and pairing them with relevant platforms or broadcasters.Heaney and Subhani founded factual distribution company TCB Media Rights, which started trading in 2012 as a two-person operation that grew to generate $20 million in revenues.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorPaul Heaney, the founder of UK television sales house TCB Media Rights, is leaving the company he founded just weeks after it exited the collapsed Kew Media Group and was acquired by Australian producer and distributor Beyond International.Heaney and executive director Dina Subhani have stepped down with immediate effect. Heaney said: “We created an outstanding team at TCB, who in turn have built a solid creative and commercial community for both producers and buyers for which they should be very proud.“We have an established culture and integrity that few would deny is exemplary in the unscripted distribution world.