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Mubi Overhauls Content Leadership, Integrates Match Factory as Dozen Staff Exit

The company says the new structure will speed decisions in a tougher specialty market.

Overview

  • Chief content officer Jason Ropell is moving out of day-to-day operations to work with founder Efe Cakarel on strategy in a senior advisory capacity, with his new title not yet specified.
  • Arianna Bocco, who joined from IFC earlier this year, now leads global acquisitions and distribution.
  • The Match Factory team is being fully integrated into Mubi, with longtime TMF head Michael Weber appointed head of global production; TMF will keep handling sales in territories without Mubi distribution.
  • About a dozen employees accepted voluntary exit packages, with Mubi indicating many roles will be rehired, and senior departures include co-head of acquisitions Kevin Chan.
  • Mubi says its mission is unchanged and the reorganization aims to accelerate decisions following rapid expansion and mixed results, including a $24 million Cannes pickup that earned roughly $11 million worldwide.