{
  "id": 10770876,
  "title": "Black Bear Names Dan Cohen as Head of Television Distribution, Launches Digital Networks Vertical",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/black-bear-names-dan-cohen-as-head-of-television-distribution",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/black-bear-dan-cohen-television-digital-network-1236878419/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Black Bear has named Paramount and Disney veteran Dan Cohen as its head of television distribution and will launch a digital networks vertical for the indie firm. Recruiting Cohen is a big to support Black Bear’s investment in a broad slate of independent films. The studio aims to release 10-12 titles per year, with upcoming […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Former Paramount Exec Dan Cohen Joins Black Bear",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/former-paramount-exec-dan-cohen-joins-black-bear",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Black Bear Adds Former Paramount Content Licensing Chief Dan Cohen as TV Distribution Head",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/black-bear-adds-former-paramount-content-licensing-chief-dan-cohen-as",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:15:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}