Beach House Pictures, a Fremantle Company, has announced the appointment of Abram Sitzer as Head of Content reporting to co-founders Donovan Chan, Creative Director and Jocelyn Little, Managing Director effective immediately. In the newly created role Sitzer will be focused on the development and sales of documentaries, factual entertainment and branded content deals in key […]
Fremantle has announced the promotion of Johanna Helman to Managing Director of Fremantle Mexico & Head of Production Latin America, reporting to Ganesh Rajaram, CEO Asia & Latin America, Fremantle. Helman joined Fremantle in 2016 as Executive Producer of Cocineros Mexicanos, Fremantle’s first live show for TV Azteca. In 2020, she led the first unscripted […]
Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights to My Life As Roger Moore, a feature documentary offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the charismatic actor who redefined the role. Produced by Whynow Studios (Coco Chanel Unbuttoned), the documentary is set to air on BBC Two and iPlayer later this year. My Life As Roger Moore […]
Following its recent premiere in the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, Fremantle has announced a multitude of global deals for the drama series Nightsleeper that will see the thriller launch in 147 territories worldwide. Joining the previously announced TF1 (France) are the likes of M-Net (Africa), VRT (Belgium), HRT (Croatia), CyBC (Cyprus), DR (Denmark), Yle […]
Fremantle, the producer and distributor of entertainment and film, has signed a drama package deal with Filmin, the Spanish VOD platform, that offers a range of European series and films, along with classics and contemporary documentaries. The agreement includes some of the company’s headline scripted titles of the year, including Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson’s modern […]
ElementalTV, a specialist in CTV advertising technology, has announced the launch of 1Audience, an AI-powered platform designed to transform programmatic audience-based buying by providing direct-to-publisher access to high-value CTV audiences. Fremantle is the first publisher to leverage 1Audience through a strategic partnership, making its entire CTV content library available for programmatic access. 1Audience empowers publishers […]
Fremantle has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Nicola Maccanico to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and the promotion of Bruno Fallot to CEO France, Iberia and Israel. Both will take up the role with immediate effect reporting to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental […]
RTL Group has reported H1 revenue up 1.8 per cent to €2.9 billion (H1/2023: €2.8 billion), driven by higher TV advertising and streaming revenue. Adjusted EBITA was down slightly to €172 million (H1/2023: €181 million), attributed to higher content investments, whilst total group profit rose 31.1 per cent to €173 million (H1/2023: €132 million). The […]
Fremantle has announced that Trey Durst has been promoted to Vice President of US Distribution for their International division. Durst originally joined the company in January 2022 serving as a Director within the division. During his time at Fremantle, he has negotiated for the distribution and monetisation of the company’s FAST channels and AVoD library […]
Fremantle has announced a production deal with France TV for Zelensky (w/t), following on from a BBC commission of the three-part docuseries from 72 Films (a Fremantle company) and The Open University. Zelensky (w/t) takes an unfiltered and personal look at the astounding transformation of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky from comedian to iconic war hero. […]