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David Ellender
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Sonar Entertainment names CEO as Tom Lesinski steps down
Sonar Entertainment, the US-based producer behind AT&T series Mr Mercedes and Amazon drama The Hunt,…
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Ex-Gaumont chief to lead Liberty-backed producer
Former Gaumont Television CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh is to lead to lead a production and…
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Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
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Das Boot fits as Sonar joins Sky drama
LA-based Sonar Entertainment will coproduce Sky’s German television remake of the anti-war film Das Boot….
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Sonar makes raft of distribution hires
Sonar Entertainment has expanded its distribution team, adding new execs from Sky Vision, Televisa and…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part III
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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David Ellender joins Sonar
David Ellender has joined Sonar Entertainment and will be president, global distribution at the LA-based…
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Ellender exits producer Slingshot
Former FremantleMedia sales chief David Ellender has left the LA-based content producer he launched two…
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Slingshot, EuropaCorp partner for drama JV
David Ellender’s Slingshot Global Media and Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp Television Studios have partnered in a…
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Slingshot hooks up with Hemlock Grove team
David Ellender’s Slingshot Globa Media has entered into a first-look deal with El Jefe, a…
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Ellender’s Slingshot to launch Keanu Reeves’ Rain
David Ellender’s Slingshot Global Media is working Hollywood star Keanu Reeves on a TV adaptation…
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David Ellender hires for new prodco
David Ellender has recruited Quan Phung who will join Slingshot Global Media, the former FremantleMedia…
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FremantleMedia’s Ellender resurfaces with LA gig
Former FremantleMedia boss David Ellender is launching a television content business in LA. Backed by…
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Richter to lead FremantleMedia International
Red Arrow International’s managing director Jens Richter will take on the global distribution business of…
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TBI’s 2013 in review – part three
In the third part of a review of 2013, we look at the ever changing…
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FremantleMedia pitching Al Pacino Napoleon drama
FremantleMedia is pitching a new drama series about Napoleon Bonaparte with Al Pacino slated to…
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International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
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Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…
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Emmerich to adapt Lawrence of Arabia for TV
Hollywood director Roland Emmerich and FremantleMedia International are developing a six-hour epic miniseries based on…
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DirecTV taps LaBute for second original series
US pay TV provider DirecTV has followed up its maiden original series Rogue by commissioning…
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FremantleMedia says restructure positions it for digital growth
The recent restructure at FremantleMedia has positioned it to capitalise on digital opportunities and acquisitions…
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Hindle to head new FremantleMedia digital arm
FremantleMedia has appointed its stateside-based exec Keith Hindle to lead its newly created Digital and…
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FremantleMedia reorganises, starts consultation with staff
Producer and distributor FremantleMedia is reorganising its business and creating a dedicated Digital & Branded…
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FremantleMedia making English version of French zombie series
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is making an English-language version of French zombie series Les Revenants (They…