Kristin Brzoznowski

Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia, is exiting her post and a process has begun to select a new head of the global content group.

Chris Oliver-Taylor, currently managing director of NBCUniversal-owned Matchbox Pictures, has been tapped as CEO of FremantleMedia Australia (FMA).

MIPTV has lined up an exclusive preview of STXsurreal’s The Limit, a live-action, short-form VR series from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, and a showcase by viral-video pioneer Jukin Media as part of a focus on cutting-edge digital content.

Federation's Pascal Breton, Global Agency's Izzet Pinto, Bambú Producciones' Teresa Fernández-Valdés and Youku's Weidong Yang are being recognized with 2018 Médailles d’Honneur at MIPTV.

PREMIUM: Steven Silver, co-founder and CEO of Kew Media Group, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the importance of scale and the prospects for future acquisitions. 

Nancy Dubuc, who has stepped down from her role as A+E Networks' president and CEO, has been tapped as the new CEO of VICE Media, as founder Shane Smith transitions to executive chairman. 

Discovery Communications has officially completed its acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive, with the combined company to operate as Discovery, Inc.

Foxtel is launching a new channel dedicated to classic movies and a new “golden oldies” library available on-demand. 

Firat Gulgen, the chairman of Calinos Holding, tells World Screen Newsflash about the value of having offices in both the U.S. and Istanbul as it looks to further its alliances around the world.

Discovery Communications has made senior leadership appointments for the combined company once the Scripps Networks Interactive transaction closes, with Rich Ross planning to exit and Kathleen Finch taking on a large portfolio.