Miramax CEO departs

The CEO of US film and TV production outfit Miramax is stepping down after almost five years in the role.

Steven Schoch

Steven Schoch, who has been CEO since 2012, will be replaced by Miramax chairman Nassar Al-Khelaifi on an interim basis until a full-time appointment is made.

As well as its established feature film department, Miramax has also found success with TV in recent times, being behind shows including HBO’s Project Greenlight and El Rey Network’s From Dusk Till Dawn.

Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. The Walt Disney Company acquired the firm in 1993 and sold it as a joint venture consisting of Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation and Qatar Investment Authority in 2010, before Miramax was subsequently acquired by BeIN Media Group in Qatar last March.

In 2015 Miramax agreed a deal with US feature film specialist Revolution Studios to distribute its TV content and movies, and bolstered its TV aspirations by poaching Working Title Television boss Daniel Pipski.