Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director, announces today the prestigious line-up of guests and speakers to attend the 2023 Lille Dialogues set for March 23. This one-day summit brings together European lawmakers and international TV industry leaders to encourage joint reflection on the challenges facing the industry and to promote international cooperation. The event is organized in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, … [Read more...] about Series Mania announces guests and speakers to attend the 2023 Lille Dialogues
Cecile Frot-Coutaz
Thom Beers to depart Fremantlemedia
Burbank and London − Thom Beers, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, announced he will be stepping down as CEO when his contract with the company concludes this summer. Beers will be replaced by Jennifer Mullin, EVP, Current Programming and Craig Cegielski, EVP, Scripted Programming who will be promoted to Co-CEOs, FremantleMedia North America (FMNA). Mullin and Cegielski will report directly into Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia, and will also have a seat on the FremantleMedia … [Read more...] about Thom Beers to depart Fremantlemedia
FremantleMedia forges Chinese joint venture
London, Cannes, Shanghai – FremantleMedia, Shanghai Media Group (SMG)’s BesTV and China Media Capital (CMC) announced an exclusive joint venture partnership that will create and develop entertainment formats for the China market, set to reach millions of viewers on Dragon TV and BesTV platforms, and take proprietary China content to the world market through FremantleMedia’s global distribution network. Based in Shanghai, the bespoke development team will include international … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia forges Chinese joint venture
MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Award recipients announced
Paris – Reed MIDEM announced four recipients of the 2015 MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Award: Ben Silverman, Chairman and CEO of Electus; Cécile Frot-Coutaz , Chief Executive Officer of FremantleMedia; Ricardo Scalamandré, Head Of International Business, Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S.A.; and Irfan Sahin, Chief Executive Officer, DoÄŸan TV Holding.The prestigious Médaille d’Honneur is awarded to senior … [Read more...] about MIPTV Médaille d’Honneur Award recipients announced
“Mongolia’s Got Talent” to launch in 2015
Mongolia’s Got Talent London – The international rollout of the world’s most successful TV format Got Talent, took another landmark step as Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia announced the commission of Mongolia’s Got Talent by Mongol TV. The news comes after Got Talent creator Simon Cowell’s recent MIPCOM 2014 Keynote session in which he joked about Mongolia being one of the last regions in the world where Got Talent didn’t have a presence. The … [Read more...] about “Mongolia’s Got Talent” to launch in 2015
“Got Talent” enters Guinness World Records
London – Got Talent is through to the record books, having been commissioned in an impressive 58 territories worldwide. The entertainment show, co-owned by FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, now holds the official Guinness World Records title for the Most Successful Reality TV Format worldwide. An international ratings phenomenon, Got Talent has surpassed other reality titles by being adapted in the highest number of territories worldwide. Captivating audiences around the world, the … [Read more...] about “Got Talent” enters Guinness World Records