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Cécile Frot-Coutaz is the Chief Executive Officer of Sky Studios, Sky’s Europe-wide… · Experience: Sky Studios · Location: Greater London · 328 connections on LinkedIn. View Cécile...
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- Ruthless Cancelations
- Fewer, Bigger, Better
- The HBO Crown
The stakes are high. Concerns are growing louder about whether Comcast exercised good judgement in spending $39B on Sky in 2018. The U.S. media giant wrote $8.6B off Sky’s value last year and there is undimmed chatter pertaining to the sale of its German and Italian divisions. The jury is out on Sky Glass, satellite dish-free smart TVs unveiled by ...
Davey set up Sky Studios in June 2019 with an ambition to commission scripted series for Sky’s UK, German, and Italian operations, but those familiar with its beginnings say it was confusingly conceived and poorly communicated to the wider industry, and this still ripples today. As recently as March, Frot-Coutaz was explaining how Sky Studios works...
Frot-Coutaz has introduced more structure to Sky Studios’ commissioning processes, including an approval tick system. Increased discipline is Frot-Coutaz’s effort to create clarity, but it appears to be having the opposite effect. Some of the UK’s top showrunners complain of stodgy decision-making and say they have difficulty convincing writers tha...
There is talk of Frot-Coutaz giving notes on scripts and having input on casting, much to the bemusement of producers who say that she is not a creative by her own admission. Sky insiders acknowledge that Frot-Coutaz has been involved in creative processes, but now wants to take more of an “oversight” role after assembling her top commissioning tea...
Sources say Frot-Coutaz is being ruthless with Sky’s slate and is unafraid to make difficult decisions. She recently canceled A Town Called Malice to the surprise of producers who were gearing up for a second season of the Spanish crime drama from The Football Factorywriter Nick Love. One source says that not everyone in Sky’s UK channels team was ...
One strategic shift Sky does acknowledge is a refocusing of its resources into a smaller number of projects. Only last year, CEO Dana Strong was boasting about its 200 originals, but this rhetoric has changed since then to “fewer, bigger better” — an increasingly familiar refrain among content gatekeepers. Frot-Coutaz says 2024 will be an “importan...
If Jackal is a hit, it is the kind of show that will stand alongside HBO content on Sky. Chernobyl, Gangs of London and Save Me are the only UK originals to have broken into the top 10 shows on Sky Atlantic, home to HBO’s top-end series, including White Lotus and Succession. The ratings serve as a reminder of HBO’s world-class content, but there ar...
May 13, 2021 · May 13, 2021 2:00am. Cecile Frot-Coutaz Courtesy of Sky Studios. Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky has named Cécile Frot-Coutaz, former CEO of Fremantle and currently head of...
Mar 30, 2022 · Sky Studios Boss Cécile Frot-Coutaz Talks Content, Strategy and Negotiating With Steven Tyler. By K.J. Yossman. Courtesy Image. It was a quirk of fate that first set Cécile Frot-Coutaz...
Feb 8, 2024 · Sky Studios CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz is expanding her role to extend across the Comcast-owned media group’s entire U.K. and Ireland content business outside of sports. Her new title will be CEO...
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May 13, 2021 · YouTube executive and former Fremantle boss Cécile Frot-Coutaz has been named CEO of Sky Studios, the heavy-hitting production and development arm for Sky. Frot-Coutaz takes the reins...
Feb 8, 2024 · Frot-Coutaz, who joined the Comcast -owned outfit nearly three years ago, has been promoted and will take on an expanded role as CEO of Sky Studios and Chief Content Officer. She will lead all...
