FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) TV distribution rights business has promoted Paul Ridley to Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific from Vice President, Sales. Based in FME’s Sydney office, he is responsible for TV distribution across the region and reports to David Ellender, CEO, FremantleMedia Enterprises. Also, Ganesh Rajaram has stepped up to the newly created position of Vice President, Sales, Asia, from his role of Sales Director, Asia. He continues to be based in … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia Enterprises hands out promotions
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Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Burbank/Sydney- Warner Bros. distribution veteran Greg Robertson has been promoted to Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Robertson will continue to supervise all of WBITD’s program licensing activities throughout more than two dozen territories in Asia and the Pacific Rim, including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. This includes the sale of television series, … [Read more...] about Greg Robertson upped to SVP/ M.D. Asia Pacific, WBITD
Creasey upped at Endemol International
Hilversum - Matt Creasey, previously Head of Sales, Finished Programmes at Endemol International, has been promoted to Director of Sales, Distribution. Creasey will continue to report to International Director of Scripted Programming and Distribution, Caroline Torrance. Recent deals include the sale of Endemol UK’s one hour documentary special Extraordinary Ten Year Olds to a further eight territories including Australia’s Nine Network iand BBC Knowledge, Asia. Teen Transexual has … [Read more...] about Creasey upped at Endemol International
Seven snags the new Bionic Woman
Sydney- Australia’s Seven Network has picked Bionic Woman, a remake of the 1970s classic, and Lipstick Jungle, from Sex and The City author Candace Bushnell, from its deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution, which it shares with Network Ten. These series joins Seven’s upcoming US programming line-up including the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice, starring Kate Walsh as Dr Montgomery Shepherd; Dirty Sexy Money, a new series about the lives and … [Read more...] about Seven snags the new Bionic Woman
Flying Bark stays aloft despite EM. Sport Media decision to vacate kids TV
Sydney- Evidently unaffected by the decision by parent company EM.Sport Media (formerly EM.TV) to sell its children’s and family entertainment divisions, Flying Bark Productions (formerly Yoram Gross- EM.TV) is ploughing ahead with CGI animated co-productions. Its slate includes Master Raindrop, a 26-part CGI and 2D animation action/adventure/comedy produced with New Zealand’s Flux Animation Studio, Singapore’s Big Communications and Media Development Authority of Singapore; … [Read more...] about Flying Bark stays aloft despite EM. Sport Media decision to vacate kids TV
Nine tunes up The Singing Bee
Sydney- Nine Network Australia is producing a Down Under version of The Singing Bee, NBC’s new hit variety show, where it’s not how well contestants sing but how well they know the words that counts. The Singing Bee premiered in the US on July 10 at 9.30pm and drew an average of 13.1 million viewers, making it the network’s highest-rating new show since 2003. The show challenges contestants to accurately sing the lyrics to popular songs - even when the band stops playing. If … [Read more...] about Nine tunes up The Singing Bee