Georg Ramme


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 […]

Going (digital) native

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 US president exits in rejig

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 […]

Ramme named global Endemol Beyond boss

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 […]

Endemol Shine launches in Germany

Endemol and Shine have begun working as a merged unit in Germany this week, with the shape of their united subsidiary divisions now known. Endemol Shine Germany will be organised along four lines: Comedy and Light Entertainment, Show (formats), Reality, and Docu & Factual. As previously reported, Endemol Germany’s Marcus Wolter (pictured) will run Endemol Shine […]

Endemol Beyond to debut slate at MIPTV

Endemol Shine Group’s premium online channels arm, Endemol Beyond, is to showcase its programming to buyers for the first time next week at MIPTV. Endemol Beyond will be on the Endemol Shine Group stand selling properties such as Michelle Phan (pictured) vehicle Icon, animated series Simon’s Cat, physical endurance show People Are Awesome and French […]

Endemol poaches RTVE online boss

Production and distribution giant Endemol has named an RTVE exec at the top of its Iberian digital operation Endemol Beyond Spain. Francisco Asensi has become managing director of the company, which is part of the Endemol Beyond digital business launched late last year to build an econsystem of channels on platforms such as YouTube, Yahoo […]