FremantleMedia Appoints O’Dell to Boost Entertainment Expansion

LONDON,
June 8: FremantleMedia has hired Chris O’Dell as executive producer of
Worldwide Entertainment.

O’Dell, most
recently creative executive at TWI Entertainment,
joins the FremantleMedia team responsible for
international supervision of their global formats such as Idols, Got Talent and X
Factor.

Rob Clark, the senior executive VP of Entertainment and Production of
Worldwide Entertainment, said: “We are excited to appoint Chris O'Dell to
FremantleMedia’s Creative Networks team. His skills, drive and dynamism will
undoubtedly be a great asset to our plans for the future. His experience speaks
for itself – he has been involved with some of the most successful shows
around.”

O'Dell
added: “Clearly this is an exciting opportunity, FremantleMedia is perhaps the
leading independent producer of entertainment globally and this is a great time
to be joining the company. It has a dynamic team with so many great formats
around the world.”