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Stuart Barnes quits Vimeo; joins Yospace as VP international sales
MUMBAI: Stuart Barnes has been quite a mover and a shaker in the sales world of streaming video. Now he’s moving again. Back to (category leader in dynamic ad insertion) Yospace as VP of international sales in January.
Says Stuart: “Yospace was where I started my video journey some 20 years ago and I’m looking forward to coming full circle!”
Indeed he did. For nearly five years between 2003 and 2008. He then joined Bauer Media for another couple of years leading the Yospace product portfolio after it was taken over. Then followed a long journey of more than nine years at Brightcove – which was taken over by Bending Spoons recently – where he rose to become vice-president new business sales, North America based in New York.
Initially, he began working for Brightcove in London as regional sales director, northern Europe but he was steered to the US with American market responsibility and he stayed put with the company in New York as vice-president sales, account management, north America for six years. He finally .moved back to the UK last year as vice-president sales and account management EMEA for BrightCove.
But he decided to go back home to Yospace when the opportunity came calling. At Yospace, Staurt is looking forward to working with CEO Tim Sewell and the team there.
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Epic Company launches unified Epic Studio for films and OTT
Vivek Krishnani to head films business; Samar Khan leads OTT & Television.
MUMBAI: Epic just merged its creative superheroes under one cape because when films and OTT need to fight for attention together, you don’t keep them in separate universes. The Epic Company has launched Epic Studio, a next-generation creative and production powerhouse that unites Juggernaut Productions and Movieverse Studio under a single banner. The move creates a streamlined, scalable platform for premium storytelling across theatrical films, OTT originals, television, digital-first formats and branded content.
Vivek Krishnani has been appointed chief executive officer, Epic Studio (Films), overseeing the theatrical and film business with a focus on culturally resonant narratives across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Malayalam cinema. Samar Khan continues as chief executive officer, Epic Studio (OTT & Television) and retains his role as chief content officer for Docubay and Epic On.
The Epic Company managing director Aditya Pittie said, “Epic Studio brings together our entire creative ecosystem under one unified studio vision. This is not just an integration of verticals, but the creation of a collaborative environment where writers, filmmakers, creators, and brand partners can seamlessly develop and scale stories across formats and screens.”
Vivek Krishnani added, “We are building an audience-focused mainstream film studio committed to delivering fresh, engaging, and innovative stories for both theatrical and streaming platforms.”
Samar Khan commented, “This alignment allows us to approach storytelling with a unified studio mindset. We are building IP under one creative umbrella, with scale and longevity in mind from inception.”
The unified structure eliminates silos, enabling ideas to flow fluidly from concept to screen while adapting to evolving audience behaviour. Epic Studio positions itself as a creator-led ecosystem championing purposeful, resonant storytelling with commercial strength.
In an entertainment landscape where stories now leap between screens faster than plot twists, Epic isn’t just building a studio, it’s crafting a single launchpad where every tale gets the best shot at soaring across every platform.
