PAUL HEANEY AND DINA SUBHANI LAUNCH DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, BOSSANOVA

Paul Heaney and Dina Subhani announced the launch of Bossanova. The programming, funding, and distribution company will help integrate producers and buyers of TV entertainment and enable stake-holders of content to meet and initiate business. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and fear as we stumble through the wreckage of 2020, but Paul and I have done our due diligence and we see a clear gap in the market,” Subhani said. “We believe this creative-finance model is what’s needed in today’s fast-moving world.” 

Through the launch, Heaney and Subhani will offer their global network and buyer relationships for producers seeking to expand their business. BossaNova will also appropriately group show ideas and producers to co-create programs. “We want BossaNova to be at the very center as far as the ideas and shows we work with are concerned,”  Heaney said. “Our intention is to be dynamic and agile with quick and clear decision making.”
  
Heaney and Subhani founded TCB Media Rights, a two-person operation that began trading in 2012. The factual distribution company has grown over the years, leading to the acquirement of Kew Media Group's behalf in October 2017. After several collapses, TCB was acquired by Beyond International in April 2020.
 
Over the last 20 years, as CEO of two successful distribution operations, Heaney has built up a huge network of more than 200 producer relationships. Before launching TCB, he served as president and managing director of Cineflix Rights, which he started in 2002 and was also built from a boutique operation into a major distribution force. Heaney’s CV also includes stints at BSkyB, where he served as commercial director, and Southern Star, he worked as head of sales. He has accumulated experience by helping producers to establish successful factual franchises. Before entering the television industry, he worked in advertising and media sales for 15 years. 
 
Subhani was one of the founding directors of TCB and played a key role in the company’s growth and management, overseeing accounts, marketing, and financial planning. In her role as executive director, Subhani also steered TCB’s expanding marketing and events division. Subhani began her career in print and airtime sales, working for national UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, regional broadcaster Yorkshire Television, and several radio stations. She served as head of sales and marketing for the launch team of Liberty Radio, before being appointed to a logistics-management position at event organizer Original Concept.