Kenneth Wu is the SVP of Business and Legal Affairs for the acclaimed management and film, TV and commercial production company Anonymous Content. A high-level transactional attorney, Wu is a versatile leader with experience handling high-profile scripted and non-scripted projects across feature film, television and new media. A savvy deal negotiator with extensive contract drafting experience, and a seasoned production attorney, he has a solid reputation as a fair dealer and great problem-solver.
In his current role, Wu has established the business and legal affairs team for the new Anonymous Content Studio and supervises the company’s team of lawyers in creating and setting policy, deal parameters and general business strategy across the company’s film, television and new media departments, including scripted, non-scripted, documentaries and branded content projects such as the upcoming film SWAN SONG (Apple TV+), starring Mahershala Ali, Glenn Close, and Awkwafina; George Clooney’s THE MIDNIGHT SKY (Netflix); Defending Jacob (Apple TV+), Home Before Dark (Apple TV+) and the Hailee Steinfeld series DICKINSON (Apple TV+), both of which are in production on a third season; and EYES ON THE PRIZE (HBO). Wu also liaises with Anonymous Content’s international divisions, including UK production house Chapter One with agencies Casarotto Ramsay and United Agents, which will be producing the limited series 39 STEPS starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and Anonymous Content Nordic, where he worked on the negotiation for the series “STORIES FROM EARTH,” recently greenlit for Apple TV+.
Other accomplishments at Anonymous Content include negotiating co-production templates with outside studios, license agreement with broadcasters and distributors, overall and first look deals; creating a library of scripted and unscripted long forms: writer agreements for screenplays and pilot scripts; film and pilot director agreements; option purchases of rights/formats; talent test options agreements; participant agreements; shopping agreements; various production releases; and union/non-union crew deal memos. Wu has also served as a general counsel for Anonymous Content on various corporate legal matters, including negotiating employee contracts for managers-producers, providing legal support for human resources and coordinating with outside counsels on litigation matters.
Prior to joining Anonymous Content in 2015, Wu was a business and legal affairs consultant for clients including Machinima, Inc., Sony Pictures Television Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Television, Legal Affairs and L. Plummer Media. He also previously worked as Director of U.S. Business Affairs for Sony Pictures Television, where he renegotiated the “Sharks” on “Shark Tank” and “Beyond The Tank” and as counsel for BBC Worldwide Productions, where he managed production legal issues on scripted and non-scripted shows including “Dancing With The Stars” and “Top Gear America.”
Wu is a graduate of the SCALE Program at Southwestern Law School. He received his M.A. in International Relations from University of Southern California and his B.A. in Political Science from University of California, Santa Barbara. He played the violin for the UCSB Symphony and was the Assistant Coach to the Men’s Tennis Team. He is fluent in both Mandarin and Taiwanese dialect.
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