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Why the Boss of Leonine, Germany’s Top Indie Film and TV Company, Is Backing Skydance: ‘David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz Are a Very Strong Team’

Fred Kogel, chief executive of Leonine Studios, Germany’s leading independent distribution and production company, is upbeat about the merger of Paramount…

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Variety reports: Fred Kogel, chief executive of Leonine Studios, Germany’s leading independent distribution and production company, is upbeat about the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros.

Variety spoke to him about how the merger is likely to affect the film and TV landscape in German-language territories. One of the commitments made by.

This entertainment story centres on Germany. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Germany’s Top Indie Film, TV Company and Backing Skydance.

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Germany · Europe
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Variety
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Germany’s Top Indie Film, TV Company, Backing Skydance, the Boss of Leonine
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Entertainment

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