China Media Management Inc
China Media Management Inc. (CMM-I傳媒諮詢有限公司), or CMM-I, is a Beijing-based entertainment content consulting and business development firm originally founded in 1997 by Anke Redl, a former producer with WDR/German TV who spent several decades in China, and Rowan Simons, who claims in his bio to have negotiated “the BBC’s first full co-production with CCTV.” CMM-I was reportedly established in Hong Kong in 1997 “as China’s first media information and event services company.” It registered its Beijing representative office on July 4, 2001, according to PRC business records. The company specializes in distribution and production support for international content owners entering the Chinese market across animation, drama, film, formats, and documentaries. CMM-I serves as a Chinese representative for major international television trade shows, including MIPCOM (an annual TV industry market in Cannes), the Asia Television Forum (Singapore’s regional TV market), and South by Southwest (a media and technology festival in Austin). The firm’s clients have included media companies such as the British BBC and ITV. According to the company’s website, co-founder Simons received the Special Contribution Award at the Sichuan TV Festival in 2012, hosted by the National Radio and Television Administration (國家廣播電視總局) and the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government. CMM-I is also a member of the UN SDG Media Compact, a United Nations alliance promoting the Sustainable Development Goals.
