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Paramount Global’s Jaime Ondarza joins as CEO Southern Europe, Georgette Schlick promoted to CEO Northern Europe.
Fremantle has unveiled a new European leadership team, with the creation of CEO roles for both Northern Europe and Southern Europe.
Jaime Ondarza joins Fremantle as CEO of Southern Europe, while Fremantle’s Georgette Schlick has been promoted to CEO Northern Europe.
Ondarza joins from Paramount Global where he was most recently EVP Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa and head of streaming Southern Emea and Latin America.
Schlick was previously CEO of Fremantle Netherlands and Belgium, a role which she has held...
Fremantle has unveiled a new European leadership team, with the creation of CEO roles for both Northern Europe and Southern Europe.
Jaime Ondarza joins Fremantle as CEO of Southern Europe, while Fremantle’s Georgette Schlick has been promoted to CEO Northern Europe.
Ondarza joins from Paramount Global where he was most recently EVP Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa and head of streaming Southern Emea and Latin America.
Schlick was previously CEO of Fremantle Netherlands and Belgium, a role which she has held...
- 1/10/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
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Global production giant Fremantle continues to bolster its executive ranks, on Tuesday naming former Paramount Global exec Jaime Ondarza its new CEO of Southern Europe and promoting Georgette Schlick, currently head of Fremantle Netherlands and Belgium, to Northern Europe CEO.
In their newly-created positions both will report directly to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.
The moves come just days after Fremantle promoted Christian Vesper to the new post of CEO Global Drama and can be seen as part of the group’s aggressive global growth strategy as it moves to expand its position as one of the world’s leading television and film producers.
Ondarza will be based in Rome and oversee Fremantle’s production businesses in France, Israel, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Schlick will be based in Amsterdam and oversee Fremantle operations across the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordics and Poland. The Scandinavian-based This Is Nice production companies,...
In their newly-created positions both will report directly to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.
The moves come just days after Fremantle promoted Christian Vesper to the new post of CEO Global Drama and can be seen as part of the group’s aggressive global growth strategy as it moves to expand its position as one of the world’s leading television and film producers.
Ondarza will be based in Rome and oversee Fremantle’s production businesses in France, Israel, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Schlick will be based in Amsterdam and oversee Fremantle operations across the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordics and Poland. The Scandinavian-based This Is Nice production companies,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Fremantle has unveiled a new European leadership team.
The expanding content company owned by German giant Rtl has created two new CEO roles. One for Northern Europe, for which it has upped its Amsterdam-based exec Georgette Schlick, the other for Southern Europe, for which it has poached prominent Paramount Global Southern Europe and Middle East chief Jaime Ondarza.
The two new positions will report directly to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.
Schlick, formerly CEO of Fremantle Netherlands and Belgium, will oversee Fremantle’s businesses in The Netherlands and Belgium, including scripted label Fiction Valley, and Fremantle production territories Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Poland. Meanwhile, the This Is Nice labels, which Fremantle acquired in 2021, will continue to be overseen by CEO Morten Mogensen, who will now report to Schlick.
Ondarza, who at Paramount Global was most recently EVP Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa and Head...
The expanding content company owned by German giant Rtl has created two new CEO roles. One for Northern Europe, for which it has upped its Amsterdam-based exec Georgette Schlick, the other for Southern Europe, for which it has poached prominent Paramount Global Southern Europe and Middle East chief Jaime Ondarza.
The two new positions will report directly to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.
Schlick, formerly CEO of Fremantle Netherlands and Belgium, will oversee Fremantle’s businesses in The Netherlands and Belgium, including scripted label Fiction Valley, and Fremantle production territories Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Poland. Meanwhile, the This Is Nice labels, which Fremantle acquired in 2021, will continue to be overseen by CEO Morten Mogensen, who will now report to Schlick.
Ondarza, who at Paramount Global was most recently EVP Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa and Head...
- 1/10/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Faithless’ Adapted For TV By Svt & ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Director Tomas Alfredson
Ingmar Bergman’s Faithless is being given the TV adaptation treatment by Swedish pubcaster Svt, with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy director Tomas Alfredson attached for all six episodes. Fremantle-owned The Rain producer Miso Film is behind the 6 x 45-minute adaptation of the 2000 Cannes entry, which explores the relationship between passion and love through an erotic triangle as David falls in love with his best friend Mark’s wife, the beautiful Marianne, leading to painful consequences for the two families. The story is loosely based on pioneering Swedish director Bergman’s experiences of adultery. The Occupation’s Sara Johnsen is writing. “Now it is finally time to make a television series of Ingmar Bergman’s shocking love triangle drama,” said Alfredson, who was also behind Let the Right One In. “I have a hard...
Ingmar Bergman’s Faithless is being given the TV adaptation treatment by Swedish pubcaster Svt, with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy director Tomas Alfredson attached for all six episodes. Fremantle-owned The Rain producer Miso Film is behind the 6 x 45-minute adaptation of the 2000 Cannes entry, which explores the relationship between passion and love through an erotic triangle as David falls in love with his best friend Mark’s wife, the beautiful Marianne, leading to painful consequences for the two families. The story is loosely based on pioneering Swedish director Bergman’s experiences of adultery. The Occupation’s Sara Johnsen is writing. “Now it is finally time to make a television series of Ingmar Bergman’s shocking love triangle drama,” said Alfredson, who was also behind Let the Right One In. “I have a hard...
- 7/4/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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Fremantle has completed its previously announced acquisition of 12 production labels in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark from Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group).
The Rtl Group-owned “Got Talent” producer will use their new assets — 12 companies in all across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark — to form Fremantle Nordics.
The Scandinavian Nent Group had its unscripted assets on the sales block since early 2020. The companies included are Strong Productions (Denmark); Grillifilms, Moskito Television and Production House (Finland); Monster, Novemberfilm, One Big Happy Family, Playroom, Rakett and Strix TV (Norway); Baluba and Strix Television (Sweden).
The companies join Fremantle’s existing Nordic production outfits, which operate as Fremantle in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, as well as the separate Miso Films, producers of “The Investigation,” “The Rain” and “Those Who Kill,” and Blu, which makes “X Factor.”
The deal, which was announced in July, has now been approved by the region’s regulators.
The Rtl Group-owned “Got Talent” producer will use their new assets — 12 companies in all across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark — to form Fremantle Nordics.
The Scandinavian Nent Group had its unscripted assets on the sales block since early 2020. The companies included are Strong Productions (Denmark); Grillifilms, Moskito Television and Production House (Finland); Monster, Novemberfilm, One Big Happy Family, Playroom, Rakett and Strix TV (Norway); Baluba and Strix Television (Sweden).
The companies join Fremantle’s existing Nordic production outfits, which operate as Fremantle in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, as well as the separate Miso Films, producers of “The Investigation,” “The Rain” and “Those Who Kill,” and Blu, which makes “X Factor.”
The deal, which was announced in July, has now been approved by the region’s regulators.
- 9/30/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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Fremantle has completed its acquisition of 12 Nent Studios production labels in the Nordics for an undisclosed sum. The purchase, first announced in July, will see Fremantle take control of Strong Productions (Denmark); Grillfilms, Moskito Television and Production House (Finland); Monster, Novemberfilm, One Big Happy Family, Playroom, Rakett and Strix TV (Norway); and Balbua and Strix Television (Sweden).
The companies produce across all genres of television and are known for shows such as Strix’s The Farm, which has been adapted in 50 different territories. Morten Mogensen will remain CEO of the 12 labels, and label heads will continue to report to him.
The deal, which has been approved by all of the relevant regulators, will beef up Fremantle’s existing presence in the Nordics, where it has backed companies including Miso Films, the outfit behind The Investigation and The Rain.
To strategically manage the integration between the Fremantle companies already operating in...
The companies produce across all genres of television and are known for shows such as Strix’s The Farm, which has been adapted in 50 different territories. Morten Mogensen will remain CEO of the 12 labels, and label heads will continue to report to him.
The deal, which has been approved by all of the relevant regulators, will beef up Fremantle’s existing presence in the Nordics, where it has backed companies including Miso Films, the outfit behind The Investigation and The Rain.
To strategically manage the integration between the Fremantle companies already operating in...
- 9/30/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
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In this week’s International TV Newswire Ampere provides a post-covid forecast in France, “The Rookie” keeps selling for eOne, French content spend is analyzed in a new study, Arrow International Media’s software gets smarter, it’s all Greek to Studiocanal and Nent Studios gets a new CEO.
France Takes Two Covid-19 Hits, But Svod Bulwarks Numbers
France is reopening after, one hopes, the worst of Covid-19. But how much is it recovering? An Ampere Analysis study, French Content Market: Spend and Commissioning Strategies doubled down on Covid-19 Impact on TV Revenues, and fundamentals on the Gallic TV scene. Many will be echoed in other countries.
Linear TV advertising and theatrical revenues have been heavily impacted by the crisis, said Lea Cunat, the first dropping from €3.3 ($3.6 billion) billion in 2019, to an estimated €2.9 billion ($3.2 billion) for the year, the second from €1.3 billion ($) to a predicted €0.8 billion ($0.9 billion). In contrast, 2020 pay...
France Takes Two Covid-19 Hits, But Svod Bulwarks Numbers
France is reopening after, one hopes, the worst of Covid-19. But how much is it recovering? An Ampere Analysis study, French Content Market: Spend and Commissioning Strategies doubled down on Covid-19 Impact on TV Revenues, and fundamentals on the Gallic TV scene. Many will be echoed in other countries.
Linear TV advertising and theatrical revenues have been heavily impacted by the crisis, said Lea Cunat, the first dropping from €3.3 ($3.6 billion) billion in 2019, to an estimated €2.9 billion ($3.2 billion) for the year, the second from €1.3 billion ($) to a predicted €0.8 billion ($0.9 billion). In contrast, 2020 pay...
- 5/29/2020
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Fox has left distribution group Drg and drama commissioning club Atrium TV. Morten Mogensen, CEO of Drg’s parent company Nordic Entertainment Group has taken over as chairman of the content company. Drg boss Richard Halliwell (pictured) becomes CEO of Atrium TV.
Nent forbear Mtg bought Drg from Ingenious in 2013. Having completed his earn-out, Fox has left to focus on new, unspecified projects.
The outgoing exec is a well-known figure in international TV circles. He founded Drg, which has a programming lineup spanning drama, factual, and entertainment. Alongside former Sony USA chief Howard Stringer, Fox was also a driving force behind Atrium TV, which is a subsidiary of Drg.
It has a cluster of telco and streaming platforms as members, including BT (U.K.), Orange (France), Movistar+ (Spain), and Deutsche Telecom (Germany). They jointly commission and fund high-end drama. Its slate includes projects from Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, and David Simon.
Nent forbear Mtg bought Drg from Ingenious in 2013. Having completed his earn-out, Fox has left to focus on new, unspecified projects.
The outgoing exec is a well-known figure in international TV circles. He founded Drg, which has a programming lineup spanning drama, factual, and entertainment. Alongside former Sony USA chief Howard Stringer, Fox was also a driving force behind Atrium TV, which is a subsidiary of Drg.
It has a cluster of telco and streaming platforms as members, including BT (U.K.), Orange (France), Movistar+ (Spain), and Deutsche Telecom (Germany). They jointly commission and fund high-end drama. Its slate includes projects from Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, and David Simon.
- 9/12/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Doc Martin distributor Drg and Atrium TV, the drama commissioning club that has projects from Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, David Simon, is under new leadership.
Morten Mogensen, who is CEO of Drg’s parent company Nent Studios, becomes Chairman of the London-based firm, while Drg CEO Richard Halliwell [pictured] becomes CEO of Atrium in addition to his current role. This follows the departure of Jeremy Fox, who is leaving the company to focus on new projects outside of the group.
Fox is also selling his shares in the business, which was formed in 2007.
Atrium TV, which is a subsidiary to Drg, was founded in 2017 as a premium scripted drama commissioning club for regional streaming services and telecom operators around the world to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon. Members including Viaplay (Nordics), BT (UK), Orange (France) and Movistar+ (Spain) are developing projects including Michael Douglas-produced Silo, a violent drama...
Morten Mogensen, who is CEO of Drg’s parent company Nent Studios, becomes Chairman of the London-based firm, while Drg CEO Richard Halliwell [pictured] becomes CEO of Atrium in addition to his current role. This follows the departure of Jeremy Fox, who is leaving the company to focus on new projects outside of the group.
Fox is also selling his shares in the business, which was formed in 2007.
Atrium TV, which is a subsidiary to Drg, was founded in 2017 as a premium scripted drama commissioning club for regional streaming services and telecom operators around the world to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon. Members including Viaplay (Nordics), BT (UK), Orange (France) and Movistar+ (Spain) are developing projects including Michael Douglas-produced Silo, a violent drama...
- 9/12/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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