Latest Mediafinance Podcast Episodes

Lorraine Ruckstuhl: SVOD production finance and the consistenly reshaping role of a modern media banker

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - July 17, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Lorraine Ruckstuhl, Head of TMT at Barclays in London to talk about her bank’s renewed and increased SVOD production finance fund, common investment banking misunderstandings, Barclay’s media banking on a project and corporate level, and her way to the top as a female banker. Lo...

John Gleeson: Ireland’s renewed international role in global film and television production

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - July 10, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with John Gleeson, Partner and Head of Entertainment at Saffery Champness in Dublin, Ireland to talk about Ireland’s growing role in international film and television production and the opportunities for international as well as domestic producers as a result of a new global content a...

John Gleeson: Ireland's renewed international role in global film and television production

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - July 10, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with John Gleeson, Partner and Head of Entertainment at Saffery Champness in Dublin, Ireland to talk about Ireland’s growing role in international film and television production and the opportunities for international as well as domestic producers as a result of a new global content ...

Claire Hungate: How legal & business affairs was a perfect preparation for being CEO of a public company

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - July 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with former Brave Bison CEO Claire Hungate to talk to her about her start in the television industry by working in a pubcaster in-house legal team and subsequently rising through the ranks in business affairs and, later, company leadership at several production companies. Claire was i...

Nigel Burke of Saffery Champness: Becoming a leading UK tax expert for music, film, and television

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - June 26, 2019 07:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Saffery Champness partner Nigel Burke to talk to him about how he got started as an accountant in Ireland, learned the entertainment business first as an accountant specialized in music and tours and a subsequently moved to film and television to become one of the UK’s leading ta...

Ellen Windemuth of Off The Fence: Building a global factual entertainment powerhouse

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - June 19, 2019 04:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Off The Fence founder Ellen Windemuth to talk about factual television, her company’s dominance in the space, hiring the best people, and ultimately selling the firm she spent more than 20 years building. Ellen Windemuth started her career nearly 30 years ago in sales of factual...

Sky Moore of Greenberg Glusker: Becoming the prime tax attorney in the media & entertainment industry

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - June 12, 2019 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
the media and entertainment industry is a reputation and expertise he has built over the last 30 years. Sky literally wrote the handbook on tax in media & entertainment as his landmark Treatise is used as a training book by the IRS for their entertainment group. Sky got his law degrees from UCLA...

Roland Wieshofer: Successfully leveraging CFO skills and expertise in entertainment ventures [Special Double Episode 2/2]

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - June 05, 2019 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with veteran entertainment CFO Roland Wieshofer, for a double episode special. Roland started his career as supervising accountant and built a deep finance and accounting expertise in film and digital. Roland was instrumental in modelling and building one of the first streaming ventur...

Roland Wieshofer: Successfully leveraging CFO skills and expertise in entertainment ventures [Special Double Episode 2/2]

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - June 05, 2019 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with veteran entertainment CFO Roland Wieshofer, for a double episode special. Roland started his career as supervising accountant and built a deep finance and accounting expertise in film and digital. Roland was instrumental in modelling and building one of the first streaming ventu...

Roland Wieshofer: Building an expertise as entertainment CFO [Special Double Episode 1/2]

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - May 29, 2019 02:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with veteran entertainment CFO Roland Wieshofer, for a double episode special. Roland started his career as supervising accountant and built a deep finance and accounting expertise in film and digital. Roland was instrumental in modelling and building one of the first streaming ventu...

Roland Wieshofer: Building an expertise as entertainment CFO [Special Double Episode 1/2]

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - May 29, 2019 02:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with veteran entertainment CFO Roland Wieshofer, for a double episode special. Roland started his career as supervising accountant and built a deep finance and accounting expertise in film and digital. Roland was instrumental in modelling and building one of the first streaming ventur...

Marie-Josée Corbeil of Banque National du Canada: Going from lawyer to producer to media banker

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - May 22, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Marie-Josée Corbeil of National Bank of Canada, or rather Banque National du Canada to talk about how she started her career as an attorney and representing talent and productions. She became a pioneer in Canadian entertainment law before transitioning to producer and ultimately ...

Lindsay Conner of Manatt: Brokering some of the biggest deals in Hollywood and driving US-China film and business relations

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - May 15, 2019 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Manatt partner Lindsay Conner, who has always been a bridge between capital, studios, and producers. Lindsay was instrumental in brokering, negotiating, and closing some of the most prolific US-China film deals in recent history as well as the first series deals on Netflix. Lind...

Guirec van Slingelandt of Volterra Group: From hustling talent agent to entrepreneur building a group of media companies

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - May 08, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Volterra Group partner Guirec van Slingelandt to talk about getting started as a talent agent, making the shift to media entrepreneur and how to stay effective and efficient building five companies with two partners. Guirec van Slingelandt is a partner in Amsterdam based Volterr...

Philipp Hoffmann of Rushlake Media: Launching VOD venture Kino on Demand and the new rules of film distribution

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - May 01, 2019 06:04 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Rushlake Media founder Philipp Hoffman to talk about the new rules of VOD, the future of film distribution, and release windowing. Philipp Hoffmann is the Founder and CEO of Cologne based Rushlake Media, a specialized distributor and film sales company that has recently branched...

 Robbert Aarts of Fintage House: Building an entertainment finance powerhouse

Media CFO with Tobias Jaeger - April 21, 2019 18:05 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
We sat down with Fintage House co-CEO Robbert Aarts to talk about Fintage House’s role in the global film, television, and music industry, how he got started, and his winning philosophy as an entrepreneur in the media & entertainment industry. Robert is Co-CEO of Fintage House, one of the larges...