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Blink Studios hires creative team


TORONTO — Blink Studios, the Canada-based indie studio recently launched by former Entertainment One executives, announced yesterday it has made two key creative hires. Industry veteran Carolyn Newman (above, left) has been appointed as executive vice-president of global scripted, and award-winning producer Virginia Rankin (above, right) has been hired as in-house executive producer. Both appointments were effective yesterday. Newman is based in Los Angeles and reports to Blink Studios CEO John Morayniss. She will focus on the development of scripted content for the studio, which was launched earlier this month with Endeavor Content as its anchor investor and lead strategic...