Ian Hogg Named CEO at FremantleMedia Australia

September 3, 2009 World Screen

LONDON: Ian Hogg is to take on the Sydney-based role of CEO of FremantleMedia Australia, where he will be responsible for the overall management and business performance.

Hogg will be reporting directly to Simon Spalding, the regional CEO of Europe and Asia Pacific for FremantleMedia. Hogg will be tasked with setting and implementing strategies for the continued success and growth of the FMA business, as well as actively leading its creative development. He will further be responsible for the development of unique TV programming for the Australian and international markets, and for representing FremantleMedia formats in Australia. He will work closely with FremantleMedia’s international production, licensing and sales operations.

Having started his career in production and programming at Network Ten in Australia and at New Zealand’s NZTV3, Hogg went on to become the group general manager at Becker Group Limited in Sydney. He then moved to Singapore and founded Theatre Red, which went on to become one of the top television, production, distribution and internet companies in the Asian region. Most recently, Hogg served as the senior VP and managing director for Asia Pacific at MGM Worldwide.

Spalding said: “We’re very pleased that Ian will be leading FremantleMedia Australia’s hugely talented team in the next phase of the business’s development. He has extensive experience in the television and production industry, working in both networks and independent production companies in Australia and around the world. Australia is a key production and development territory for FremantleMedia, and we are confident that Ian will be able to work with our local partners and our wider international network, building on our formidable creative and commercial strengths.”

Hogg commented: “It is a privilege to be given the opportunity to lead such a respected and creative company. With the television industry going through a period of structural change, there is no better time to be producing great content."