NBC and the show’s producers say an outside review found Gabrielle Union’s complaints of racism were unfounded and had “no bearing” on the show’s decision to drop her as a judge,
FremantleMedia has dropped the “Media” from its name and is now simply Fremantle. The name change was announced in the same week that Jennifer Mullin took the reins as CEO of the production and distribution giant.
TV’s former ‘Death Star’ gets Disney’s playbook and surprisingly strong ad sales as it returns for a reboot with its venerable host facing a harassment claim.
FremantleMedia North America has added three executives to its scripted division. Reid Shane has joined the company as EVP of production; Jennifer Sherwood is the new SVP of scripted development; […]
FremantleMedia is moving out of the kids and family space after selling its children’s division to Canadian firm Boat Rocker. The move will see the Toronto-based firm acquire FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family Entertainment division.
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Former NBC and CMT executive Jayson Dinsmore will oversee FremantleMedia North America’s domestic and global development strategy.
At FremantleMedia, The Game Is Always Afoot
This past summer, ABC scored big with its “Sunday Fun and Games” block comprising Celebrity Family Feud with Steve Harvey, The 100,000 Pyramid with Michael Strahan and Match Game with Alec Baldwin.Among those enjoying the resurgence in game shows is FremantleMedia’s Jennifer Mullin, a producer of many of the most popular titles in the genre. She talks about the staying power of games in both daytime and primetime and the growing opportunities for them.
He spent 12 years at the RTL Group unit, which produces such format hits as American Idol and The X Factor.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors awarded nearly $777,000 Tuesday to a former “The Price is Right” model who claimed she was discriminated against by producers because of her pregnancy. Brandi […]
Thom Beers, who has spearheaded multiple network-defining series, will look to resuscitate a few at Fox. Beers, the mastermind behind History’s Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men, is taking over as CEO of FremantleMedia in North America.
In a corporate-sibling partnership that could help FremantleMedia build a scripted programming business in the U.S., the production company has inked a first-look deal with Random House to co-develop shows based on book titles.
Outgoing FremantleMedia North America CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz is beginning to assign her responsibilities as she prepares to move to London for her new job as CEO of parent company FremantleMedia. Trish Kinane has joined FMNA as president of entertainment programming — American Idol, The X Factor and America’s Got Talent, effective Aug. 1.
FremantleMedia’s stateside incarnation of speed-dating U.K. series Take Me Out bows June 7.
Morgan Spurlock’s documentary series A Day In The Life will be the first Hulu original project that Fremantle will take to international markets with a focus on selling the content to traditional media platforms.
As significant changes are coming to The X Factor this fall, a top executive involved in production suggested the Fox show needs to be more distinctive from the other talent competition series. “Our job for the next season is to really figure out what’s different about X Factor,” said Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia North America.
