Bonnie Pan


AwesomenessTV hires Bonnie Pan as network head

AwesomenessTV has hired Endemol Shine Beyond’s former president, Bonnie Pan, as head of network. In the newly created role, Pan will oversee video and editorial content across AwesomnessTV’s YouTube channel, social video platforms and all owned and operated platforms. Pan will report to AwesomenessTV’s new CEO Jordan Levin and its president Brett Bouttier, and work […]

Endemol Shine shutters US digital studio

Endemol Shine North America has closed digital video studio Endemol Beyond USA. This will see the exit of Endemol Beyond USA president Bonnie Pan and four other employees. Endemol Shine Group has been consolidating its digital production and distribution efforts, and has now decided to move US operations inside the wider business. “We constantly review […]

YouTube orders musical original for Christmas

YouTube has ordered an original Christmas special for its subscription Red service. The Keys of Christmas will be a special featuring Mariah Carey and YouTube star Rudy Mancuso. There will be original music from Carey as well as Ciara, DJ Khaled and Fifth Harmony and the show launches on Red in the US on December […]

Spotlight on Abrego as Corwin exits Endemol Shine

Cris Abrego is to become the sole CEO of Endemol Shine North America after it emerged Charlie Corwin was unexpectedly exiting the 21st Century Fox-backed production giant. US reports have strongly linked Corwin to a post at Imagine Entertainment, the prodco behind National Geographic’s new drama-doc Mars. He would take on the role of CEO, […]

Endemol Shine Beyond taps Maker Studios’ Barrish

Endemol Beyond USA has hired Maker Studios’ Todd Barrish to become its executive VP, creative partnerships. Barrish was senior VP, global strategic partnerships at The Walt Disney Company-owned multichannel network Maker. The move reunites him with Bonnie Pan, who joined Endemol Beyond USA as president last month after leaving Maker, where she was EVP, programming. […]

Ramme out as Endemol Beyond changes continue

Georg Ramme is to leave his management position at multichannel network Endemol Beyond, which is rebranding as Endemol Shine Beyond. Twitter Germany’s head of TV and talent, Michael Kollatschny, is taking Ramme’s role as managing director of Endemol Beyond Germany, while Endemol Shine group director of commercial and strategy Wim Ponnet adds Ramme’s duties as […]

Maker EVP to lead Endemol Beyond USA

Maker Studios programming chief Bonnie Pan has joined Endemol Beyond USA as president. She technically replaces Will Keenan, who left Endemol Shine North America’s digital production and multichannel network last year. Company COO Adrian Sexton has been interim president since the departure in August last year. Sexton, who joined Endemol Beyond USA after leaving Participant […]

Maker Studios content boss leaves

Maker Studios’ chief content officer Erin McPherson has left the US-based multichannel network. A spokesperson told Video Ink, which broke the story, that executive VPs Bonnie Pan and Gabriel Lewis would absorb her workloads as co-heads of programming. The departure is the first major development since The Walt Disney Company bought Maker in 2014, a […]