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Endemol Shine producer joins A Smith & Co.

Endemol Shine North America unscripted producer Duncan McIntosh has joined Tinopolis-owned prodco A. Smith & Co. to form part of a new look development team. McIntosh will VP of development at the LA-based, reality programming-focused producer, working under Rupert Dobson, who has been promoted to senior VP of development from a previous VP post. The […]

Authentic brings in Endemol Shine vet for production

Authentic Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America (ESNA), has named the latter’s veteran exec Kirk Anderson senior VP of production and operations. Anderson will work closely with Authentic’s CEO, Lauren Lexton, and its executive VP of production and content, Jeffrey Weaver. The veteran was formerly with ESNA and for the past two years […]

Endemol Shine US unscripted chief exits

Endemol Shine USA head of unscripted Rob Smith is exiting the business. His departure comes after 15 years, having joined predecessor business Endemol USA in 2002. This comes after Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) hired former Spike TV programming chief Sharon Levy as president of unscripted and scripted television in August. “The timing was right […]

Endemol Shine unleashes Boomdog unit

Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)’s Latin arm is forming a Spanish-language studio with Mexican producer Boomdog. ESNA-owned Endemol Shine Latino (ESL) and Boomdog have created Endemol Shine Boomdog (ESB), which will focus on original scripted and unscripted programming for US Hispanic and Mexican TV channels and services. Boomdog chief executive Alejandro Rincon will be CEO […]

Endemol Shine Studios president exits post

Sharon Hall is leaving her role as president of US-based Endemol Shine Studios. This comes soon after former Spike content chief Sharon Levy was hired as president of unscripted and scripted television at Endemol Shine North America, which houses Endemol Shine Studios Hall had been president since January 2016, when she joined from The Expanse […]

Ex-Spike content chief joins Endemol Shine

Former Spike TV content chief Sharon Levy has joined Endemol Shine North America. She has been named president of scripted and unscripted television at Endemol Shine Group’s LA-based arm. She recently left her role as executive VP of original series at Spike, which is soon to be branded as the Paramount Network. There she had […]

NBC hires ex-Endemol Shine unscripted exec

US broadcaster NBC has hired former Endemol Shine North America unscripted production chief Linda Giambrone. She has been named executive VP of production for NBC Entertainment and Universal Television Alternative Studio (UTAS), which launched earlier this year. She was most recently EVP and head of unscripted production at Endemol Shine North America (ESNA), but left […]

Lis Murdoch digital studio preps Snapchat originals

Social video platform Snapchat Discovery has commissioned a pair of series from Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks. Yes Theory and Without Limits will debut on the platform this summer, with the former set to launch at the end of this month. Endemol Shine North America is serving as creative consultant on Yes Theory, with a further […]

CBS calls for Ambulance

Broadcaster CBS has commissioned a US remake of Dragonfly’s UK format Ambulance. The one-hour alternative series goes inside the world of emergency medical workers and 911 dispatchers. The CBS show is based on the BBC One series, which Endemol Shine UK-owned Dragonfly created. Endemol Shine International sells the format around the world, and Endemol Shine […]

Endemol Shine North America signs TV personality

LA-based prodco Endemol Shine North America has secured a development deal with media personality Angie Martinez. Martinez (pictured) will develop unscripted and scripted content for digital and more traditional platforms with Endemol Shine and another prodco, Major TV, which former publisher Raymond Garcia leads. She has over 20 years of experience hosting on-air shows across radio and TV. Martinez is […]