Fremantle has announced the appointment of Ben Crompton as its new Global Head of Entertainment. He will take up the senior leadership role later this March and will report directly to Jennifer Mullin, Fremantle’s Global CEO. Crompton joins Fremantle with experience in originating, developing and delivering global formats. He most recently served as NBCUniversal Vice […]
Fremantle has announced a trio of global territory sales for new format HITSTER, a music game show where teams battle to build a timeline of iconic music tracks, based on the #1 bestselling party game from Jumbo Group. Since launching in 2022, the card game has rapidly grown into a worldwide phenomenon, becoming a top […]
Fremantle UK has partnered with Flowstate, the newly launched creative agency founded by Eberechi Eze, the England and Arsenal footballer, to develop and produce entertainment, factual and brand-funded content across TV digital and streaming platforms. The partnership fuses Fremantle UK’s production knoweldge with Flowstate’s creative vision. Together, the companies intend to deliver a diverse slate […]
Fremantle has announced that Andrew Llinares will step down from his position as Director of Global Entertainment this spring. Since taking on the London-based role in January 2023, reporting directly to Jennifer Mullin, Fremantle’s Group CEO, Llinares has played a central role in leading and shaping Fremantle’s global entertainment portfolio and its format development. In […]
Fremantle has announced the appointment of Agnete Thuland to Managing Director of Monster in Norway. Thuland joins Monster from Strix Television, where she has held the position of Chief Operating Officer. In her new role she brings more than 20 years of experience from Norwegian and international television production. Thuland has an extensive production background and […]
TV 2 Denmark and Miso Film, a Fremantle company, have announced the greenlight of Side Effects (Fristelsen), a crime-thriller starring award-winning actress Josephine Park (Mango, Baby Fever). When a dockland security guard is murdered and a large shipment of pills containing a lethal opioid goes missing, Denmark’s top crime unit, led by Chief Investigator Nora […]
Fremantle has announced a new documentary to be distributed globally from Stand By Me productions (a Fremantle company), presented by internationally beloved Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni, examining the life and legacy of Saint Peter, one of the most influential figures in Christian history. The Life Of St Peter is made in partnership with the Vatican during the Jubilee […]
Fremantle has announced a raft of scripted sales across Asia. Leading the deals is Sandokan: The Pirate Prince, the action-adventure series from Fremantle’s Lux Vide for Rai (Italy), adapted from Emilio Salgari’s classic saga. Starring Can Yaman (Dolunay, Violet Like the Sea), Alanah Bloor (Waves), Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), and John Hannah (The Last of […]
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has revealed a first-look at the upcoming original UK series The Revenge Club, which will premiere exclusively on December 12th. Produced by Gaumont, the six-part series based on the debut novel The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington, and is written for television by Gabbie Asher (The Girlfriend, Sanctuary). The series follows six lonely, […]
Fremantle is partnering with MyTime Movie Network, in a dual-agreement to represent both their FAST and YouTube channels. This global carriage deal will begin from November 1st offering MyTime Movie Network’s content to audiences in the US currently live on Roku, LG and TCL and across three YouTube channels in the US and Latin America […]