Nirmal Kant sets up new indie

Pooja Nirmal Kant and Kate Manning

Kate Manning on board as partner/COO

A+E Networks’ former Asia Pacific director for international content distribution, Pooja Nirmal Kant, has hung up her own distribution shingle in partnership with business development and strategic partnerships consultant, Kate Manning Still Road Media officially opens its doors today (4 Oct 2021) with exclusive rights to a slate of titles from Canada and the U.K. The new company’s first market is Mipcom, which opens in Cannes on Monday (11-14 Oct 2021). Still Road Media launches with exclusive rights to distribute Corus Entertainment/Corus Studios’ premium unscripted, factual and lifestyle content in Asia and Central/Eastern Europe. Key titles include home renovation series, Island of Bryan, Pamela Anderson’s Home Reno Project, and cooking competition series, Great Chocolate Showdown. Still Road Media is also the sole and exclusive representative in Asia (excl Japan) for the Amcomri Media Group’s Abacus Media Rights premium scripted and unscripted programming, including Sort Of and Best Dog in India, as well as titles from Woodcut International, including Fukushima Nature in the Danger Zone and Defenders of the Sky. Still Road Media co-founder and CEO, Nirmal Kant exited A+E Networks last month after more than eight years. She previously worked for NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company in regional roles out of Singapore. A long-time digital consultant in Asia, Manning takes the COO role at the new company.