FME Bolsters Kids & Family Division

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has named Alyssa Cooper Sapire as VP of programming for children and family entertainment.

She will be reporting to Bob Higgins, the senior VP of children and family entertainment, and the two will work closely to expand FME’s global kids’ and family franchises. Sapire most recently spent ten years at Nickelodeon Kids and Family Networks, helping to launch Noggin, The N and TeenNick Networks. Prior to this, Sapire helped to launch Scholastic’s new-media business and developed a multiplatform brand for The Walt Disney Company. Sapire will be based in Los Angeles.

“We are delighted to welcome Alyssa to the FME family,” said Higgins. “She brings a great deal of strong story and character development experience within the kids, teen and family markets, and I am confident she will be a great asset to our team as we grow this division.”

Commented Sapire, “I am thrilled to join FME in this new role, and look forward to bringing exciting new shows and franchises to an already significant foundation of great projects in development.”