London – FremantleMedia has appointed an experienced senior executive to extend its push into branded content around the world. Samantha Glynne joined the global production house as VP Branded Entertainment in the Digital & Branded Entertainment Division, reporting into CEO Keith Hindle. She will be based in FremantleMedia’s London office.
Glynne will drive branded entertainment activities for FremantleMedia around the world, working with regional commercial and digital teams to deliver brand strategy, lead key relationships with brands and agencies, and maximise advertiser engagement on TV and digital platforms.
Hindle commented, “Samantha has both in-depth knowledge of the brand and agency world. She also has knowledge about the TV world, and has experience working across borders and cultures. We’re delighted to have her on board, and look forward to increasing the involvement of advertisers in our content.”
Over the past decade, FremantleMedia has already established itself as key partner for brands, having developed iconic and long running partnerships with advertisers such as Coca Cola, Pepsi, Ford, Samsung and more, across some of its key television properties like Idols, Got Talent and The X Factor. Branded content is a key growth area for the company for its existing TV brands and its growing original digital content output.
Glynne said, “FremantleMedia is one of the few production companies with such a solid foundation of experience and relationships within the brand world. Coupled with its scale, ambition and unrivalled catalogue of TV brands, it is uniquely placed to produce and distribute some really exciting and effective branded content in multiple genres across all platforms.”
Formerly Managing Partner and Director of Channels at Publicis Entertainment in London and Paris, Glynne launched Renault TV in the UK and France; and before that she was Head of Commercial Content at North One Television/All3Media where she launched the Audi Channel on Sky. She’s also overseen channel launches in Italy (Sky Italia), the Middle East (MBC, ART, ERTU) and Romania (National TV).
