New York – A+E Networks’ 15-year veteran programmer Robert Sharenow has been appointed as Executive Vice President & General Manager of A&E and Lifetime. Previously, Sharenow had been Executive Vice President & GM of Lifetime since June 2013. Sharenow will report to Paul Buccieri, President, A&E and HISTORY for A&E; and continue to report to Nancy Dubuc, President & CEO, A+E Networks, in regard to Lifetime. The announcement was made by Buccieri and is … [Read more...] about A+E Networks announces apppointment
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Sinking Ship Entertainment makes appointment
Toronto, Canada – Sinking Ship Entertainment announced the appointment of Christin Simms to Head of Development in addition to her role as Executive Producer for the company. The award-winning writer and producer joined Sinking Ship in 2008 and serves as executive producer and writer on Sinking Ship’s live action children’s series Annedroids now in its 4th season, and new series’ Playdate and Dino Dana. Christin will now also manage the development on all … [Read more...] about Sinking Ship Entertainment makes appointment
FremantleMedia International makes new appointment
London – FremantleMedia International (FMI) has hired former Shine International exec, Georgia Brown, as SVP Scripted as it seeks to further strengthen its primetime drama and comedy portfolio. Reporting to CEO of FMI, Jens Richter, Georgia will work with the distribution teams at FMI to establish demand for new scripted projects and will work with third party writers and producers to deliver against these opportunities. She will also report to Sarah Doole as part of the Global Drama team, … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia International makes new appointment
Gaumont International Television announces promotions
Los Angeles – Since launching in 2011, Gaumont International Television currently has four shows in production with close to 100 hours of programming, including Hannibal (Season Three for NBC), Hemlock Grove (Season Three for Netflix), Narcos (Season One for Netflix) and F is for Family (Season One for Netflix). As such, Gaumont International Television (GIT), the production and distribution studio based in Los Angeles, announced that the company has promoted Roman Viaris to CFO from his … [Read more...] about Gaumont International Television announces promotions
Blue Ant Media announces appointment
Toronto, Canada – Blue Ant Media is once again expanding its distribution division with the appointment of Kate Blank as a Director, International Sales. Kate will be responsible for licensing the company’s extensive catalog in the Asia-Pacific region, German-speaking territories, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Blue Ant’s recently launched international division has quickly grown its catalog to over 1,500 hours of high quality factual, lifestyle, reality, documentary … [Read more...] about Blue Ant Media announces appointment
Giles Cottle joins Genius Digital
London – Genius Digital announced that it has hired Giles Cottle as Director of Consumer Insight Products. Effective immediately, Freesat’s former Head of Strategy will take overall responsibility for Genius Digital’s product portfolio, including strategic direction and development, positioning, pricing and business development. Giles Cottle “It is a really exciting time to have Giles on board – especially as broadcasters and operators around the world increasingly … [Read more...] about Giles Cottle joins Genius Digital
