COLOGNE, Germany -- Matthias Peipp has been named co-director in charge of rights trading at Germany's No. 1 indie film group, Constantin Filmverleih, Constantin said Friday.
Peipp joins current Constantin Filmverleih director Thomas Peter Friedl and will handle oversight of the sales and acquisition of film and TV rights for the Munich-based company. He will report to Constantin CEO Fred Kogel.
Peipp's appointment is part of Constantin's restructuring of its licensing business. The collapse of rights giant KirchMedia in 2002 meant many of the licenses for Constantin films and TV, once locked up in output deals, have now returned to the company.
"(This) has made it necessary for us to appoint a separate director with responsibility for the license trading operations at the company and to restructure these operations as a result," Kogel said.
Peipp will now head the company's entire licensing operation. Herman Weigel, responsible for the license acquisitions from U.S. majors and Yoko Higuchi, who handles indie acquisitions, will report to Peipp.
Peipp joins current Constantin Filmverleih director Thomas Peter Friedl and will handle oversight of the sales and acquisition of film and TV rights for the Munich-based company. He will report to Constantin CEO Fred Kogel.
Peipp's appointment is part of Constantin's restructuring of its licensing business. The collapse of rights giant KirchMedia in 2002 meant many of the licenses for Constantin films and TV, once locked up in output deals, have now returned to the company.
"(This) has made it necessary for us to appoint a separate director with responsibility for the license trading operations at the company and to restructure these operations as a result," Kogel said.
Peipp will now head the company's entire licensing operation. Herman Weigel, responsible for the license acquisitions from U.S. majors and Yoko Higuchi, who handles indie acquisitions, will report to Peipp.
- 10/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- Some of the few remaining media assets left over from the 2002 collapse of Germany's KirchGroup have been snatched up. Kirch umbrella holding company KirchBeteiligung has sold its majority stake in Cologne multiplex Cinedom to German executives Bernd Eichinger and Thomas Peter Friedl. The deal is both for the actual building housing the 14-screen theater as well as for a majority stake in Cinedom Corp.
- 5/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- Some of the few remaining media assets left over from the 2002 collapse of Germany's KirchGroup have been snatched up. Kirch umbrella holding company KirchBeteiligung has sold its majority stake in Cologne multiplex Cinedom to German executives Bernd Eichinger and Thomas Peter Friedl. The deal is both for the actual building housing the 14-screen theater as well as for a majority stake in Cinedom Corp.
- 5/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- Veteran German exec Fred Kogel has been named CEO at Munich-based production and distribution group Constantin Film, heading up the company where he began his career 18 years ago. Kogel will take over as Constantin CEO on Wednesday, the company said Friday. Constantin has been without a CEO since company founder and former Kogel mentor Bernd Eichinger left the position in April 2001 to focus on production activities. In the interim, the company has been run by its trio of top managers -- distribution head Thomas Peter Friedl, production head Martin Moszkowicz and chief financial officer Daniel Wiest. Constantin said Eichinger will take over Kogel's current position as head of Constantin's supervisory board. In addition to his chief executive duties, Kogel will handle license trading, legal affairs, human resources and TV entertainment production operations at Constantin, replacing Jochen Kamlah, who has resigned from the company.
- 3/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- Veteran German exec Fred Kogel has been named CEO at Munich-based production and distribution group Constantin Film, heading up the company where he began his career 18 years ago. Kogel will take over as Constantin CEO on Wednesday, the company said Friday. Constantin has been without a CEO since company founder and former Kogel mentor Bernd Eichinger left the position in April 2001 to focus on production activities. In the interim, the company has been run by its trio of top managers -- distribution head Thomas Peter Friedl, production head Martin Moszkowicz and chief financial officer Daniel Wiest. Constantin said Eichinger will take over Kogel's current position as head of Constantin's supervisory board. In addition to his chief executive duties, Kogel will handle license trading, legal affairs, human resources and TV entertainment production operations at Constantin, replacing Jochen Kamlah, who has resigned from the company.
- 3/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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