Peanut Gallery Group (PGG), a production house with bases of operation in NY and L.A., has signed with HardTribe Creative Representation under the aegis of Maria Elgar. HardTribe will handle national representation for PGG which is headed by EPs Sevier Crespo and Jay Sherrard, and maintains a roster which includes auto director Nicolai Iuul (Mitsubishi, Fiat, Dodge), photographer and director Robert Ascroft (motion work for Nike and Intel), and VFX-driven sports director Joe Hill (adidas)….
EditShare®, a technology company in intelligent scale-out storage, AQC and media management solutions, has hired Sundeep Menon as sales director for Southeast Asia. He will be responsible for defining the business development strategy across all sectors of media and entertainment, supporting EditShare market expansion which saw more than 30% growth in 2018. Menon’s 20-year career in media technology includes business development leadership positions at Avid Technology, Primestream and Apple. Menon has developed media strategies for India’s largest broadcast and content companies including Viacom 18, Network 18, Times Now, Sun TV, and Republic TV, bringing vast technical understanding as to what it takes to power critical media workflows….