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 […]
DreamWorks-backed YouTube channel AwesomenessTV is available in the UK from today. The channel targets a youth and teens demo, and in the US has 3.5 million subs. The ‘schedule’ will see new advice videos uploaded on Mondays, fashion and beauty content on Tuesdays and entertainment clips on Wednesdays. The UK version of Awesomeness will feature […]
Former Viacom Media Networks channels boss Van Toffler has joined forces with a former Endemol strategy chief and Peter Chernin-backed Otter Media to create a digital-first content studio. Toffler (left) has described LA-based Gunpowder & Sky as “the defiant lovechild of YouTube, the MCNs and Netflix”, and will produce across various genres, formats and content […]
Former Viacom Media Networks channels boss Van Toffler has joined forces with a former Endemol strategy chief and Peter Chernin-backed Otter Media to create a digital-first content studio. Toffler (left) has described LA-based Gunpowder & Sky as “the defiant lovechild of YouTube, the MCNs and Netflix”, and will produce across various genres, formats and content […]
Why are television’s biggest groups spending millions of dollars on YouTube talent-focused multichannel networks? Jesse Whittock speaks with key players to build a picture of this emerging ecosystem and identify where the digital dollars are coming from. Research released this summer suggested the top 100 YouTube multichannel networks are worth nearly US$10 billion, with the […]
Endemol Beyond is to launch local language versions of teen multichannel network AwesomenessTV following the signing of a multi-year strategic partnership. The networks will run in territories such as the UK, Germany, Spain and Brazil, marking the first time the US-based AwesomenessTV will have local market presence. New originals will be created, including long-form series, […]
Digital-first businesses Endemol Beyond USA and Barcroft Media have launched separate direct-to-consumer video platforms. Endemol Beyond USA, part of the Endemol Shine Group, has partnered with TV tech firm Piksel to create its owned-and-operated platform, GetBeyond.US. UK-based Barcroft has also launched its own free-to-watch platform, Barcroft.TV, which will focus on ‘the amazing side of life’. […]
Endemol Beyond USA’s president, Will Keenan, is exiting the Endemol Shine North American firm and has been replaced in the interim by his number two. Keenan is leaving the role after almost two years at the multichannel network, with COO Adrian Sexton adding an interim president title to his role. Keenan is credited with attracting […]
Endemol Shine UK has taken a controlling stake in the animation company behind digital comedy series Simon’s Cat (pictured). The company, also called Simon’s Cat, will sit within the Endemol Beyond UK premium online channels and distribution group. Simon Torfield launched Simon’s Cat in 2008 as a platform for the Simon’s Cat brand, and the […]
Georg Ramme has been upped to global managing director of Endemol Beyond, the digital and multichannel network division of the Endemol Shine Group. Ramme started up the Endemol Beyond initiative, overseeing a German hub in 2012. He will continue to lead that and also spearhead the international roll out of the Endemol Beyond network of […]
