The Directors Network (TDN), the talent agency for freelance directors and DPs, has signed B. Monét, an award-winning writer/director whose work has received recognition from dozens of festivals, including Sundance, Cannes and Tribeca. Currently splitting her time between NYC and LA, Monét has turned out work that poses questions about identity, society, race, and culture. As a director of commercials and branded content, she has worked with celebrities from Reese Witherspoon to Tarana Burke, and national brands like Hyundai, Levi’s, Estée Lauder, Uber, and Crate & Barrel. Monét’s passion for BIPOC representation in the media extends beyond the faces in front of the camera. Recently, she was selected as one of the winners for the Queen Collective in partnership with Queen Latifah, Tribeca and P&G. Her short film Ballet After Dark is now airing on BET….
Former Roku executive Doug Shineman has joined technology startup Streamwise as chief revenue officer. In that capacity, he is responsible for Streamwise’s revenue generation, including all dealmaking, strategy and marketing for the business, while holding a dual role as chief revenue officer for Streamwise’s film and series distribution label, 1091 Pictures. Shineman comes over to Streamwise from Roku’s content acquisition team, where he played a key role in the rapid growth of The Roku Channel’s ad-supported content pipeline over the last two years. Shineman sat on a small team at Roku focused on growing the company’s platform revenues through strategic content partnerships during a period where Roku grew platform revenues by 78% year-over-year and doubled its valuation. Prior to Roku, Shineman led business development for The Orchard’s Film & TV group as VP, business development, before it was acquired by Streamwise’s current owner and renamed 1091 Pictures. Shineman drove the expansion of The Orchard’s distribution network for films and TV series from 2008 through 2018, striking partnerships with Netflix, Apple, Google, Hulu, Amazon, AT&T, Verizon, Pluto TV, Tubi, Sony Pictures and Lionsgate, among hundreds of other entertainment companies….
