Shine 360°


Endemol Shine unites commercial teams

Endemol Shine Group has combined the Shine 360° and Endemol international commercial partnerships teams under the leadership of Branco Scherer who is promoted to managing director of the merged entity. The commercial team oversees branded and ad-funded programming, licensing and merchandising and digital products. Scherer will run the team with Lorraine Burgess becoming director of […]

ITV Studios poaches Shine exec for digital

The content and distribution arm of UK broadcaster ITV has hired David Christopher as director of international commercial and digital. He joins from Endemol Shine, and takes on a newly-created role at ITV Studios. He will sit within the formats team and report to Mike Beale, executive VP of global development and formats. Christopher will […]

Maigret exits in latest Endemol Shine rejig

Endemol Studios chief executive Philippe Maigret is leaving the Endemol Shine Group as the shape of its North American business is finalised. Maigret (left) joined Endemol in 2011 and oversaw the creation of its drama production studio, which has produced shows such as Low Winter Sun, Red Widow and Kingdom for US networks. However, he […]

Endemol Shine Group created, senior team named

Endemol, Shine and Core have launched their joint enterprise, which has been initially named ‘Endemol Shine Group’. Content sales will be run by Endemol Worldwide Distribution boss Cathy Payne (left). Nadine Nohr (below right) and Axel Kuehn are the highest-profile casualties amid a wide-ranging restructure. Shine’s Gary Carter and Endemol’s Martha Brass have also bagged […]

Gary Carter joining Shine Group

FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter is joining Shine Group where he will take the new role of chairman of Northern Europe and Shine 360°. Carter resigned from producer and distributor FremantleMedia last year and will join Shine in June. In the new role he will oversee the creative and operational functions of Shine Germany, and the […]

Jack Black making web series Ghost Ghirls for Yahoo

Actor Jack Black and the US division of Shine are teaming to make web comedy series Ghost Ghirls. The twelve-episode digital series, which was originally slated for US cable net Syfy, will debut next spring on ISP Yahoo!’s Yahoo! Screen service. It will be made by Black’s Electric Dynamite Productions and Shine America. Black will […]

Shine poaches FremantleMedia brand exec

Shine has poached FremantleMedia Enterprises executive Mark Rosenegk to become director of brand partnerships. Rosenegk will run brand and sponsorship partnerships at Shine 360°, the company’s international licensing and merchandising division. He will work alongside the company’s other divisions including Shine Networks, Shine Digital, Shine International as well as local 360° teams in the United […]