FtvS President Heads to Shine Group

LOS ANGELES: Emiliano Calemzuk, currently the president of Fox Television Studios (FtvS), is to join Shine Group in the newly created role of CEO for Shine Group Americas.

Calemzuk will oversee all domestic operations and work to expand the company’s presence throughout the Americas. He also will directly oversee Reveille, which is behind such hit series as The Office, Ugly Betty, The Biggest Loser and, most recently, MasterChef. Calemzuk also joins Shine’s executive board. Based in Los Angeles, he will begin his new role in mid-September. Calemzuk has spent 12 years at News Corporation.

Elisabeth Murdoch, Shine Group’s CEO and chair, said, “Emiliano is a world class creative executive; respected, innovative and entrepreneurial. He has excelled at News Corporation both as a broadcaster, establishing market leading pay-TV networks in different continents, and as a global producer responsible for high quality, successful cable and network programming. With his experience and boundless energy, Emiliano is perfectly placed to build on our current successes and indentify new opportunities for the group throughout the Americas. It is a privilege to have him on board.”

Calemzuk commented, “It’s been an incredible 12 years at News Corporation, where I have been so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to enjoy a variety of challenging and contrasting roles. I’m proud to leave FtvS as a profitable and healthy studio with a growing slate of successful and acclaimed programming. I have loved working with the talented and dedicated FtvS team, and wish the amazing people there the very best in taking it forward. The Shine companies are the finest independent group of their kind and I am thrilled to be joining them at this remarkable point in their journey. They are creative, entrepreneurial and ambitious with incredible potential for growth, and I am genuinely excited about my new challenges at Shine.”