\n\tMAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has appointed Robert Franke as the new VP of ZDFE.drama.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn his new role, Franke will oversee the department responsible for the commercialization of ZDF's drama program output as well as for international co-productions (such as The Bridge<\/em>, The Team<\/em> and The Fall<\/em>) and own program developments. He previously served as chief content officer and general manager of Viewster Deutschland and head of content at MyVideo.<\/p>\n \n\tFred Burcksen, the executive VP and COO of ZDF Enterprises, commented: "We look forward to working with Robert Franke. He has long been active in the media sector with a strong focus on licensing and marketing of content and experience on both sides of the negotiating table. In addition, we value his many years of expertise in all areas of the digital value chain as well as the development, financing, production and distribution of program content and its international exploitation."<\/p>\n \n\tFranke added: "I am very excited about the new exciting challenge to take over the management of the drama department at ZDF Enterprises. In such a dynamic market as the media industry, it is always important to identify the best ideas for successful programs and to consistently implement them. I would like to thank ZDF Enterprises for the opportunity to do this in the future, together with a world-class team of colleagues, in such an innovation-driven and well-established company."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has appointed Robert Franke as the new VP of ZDFE.drama. In his new role, Franke will oversee the department responsible for the commercialization of ZDF's drama program output as well as for international co-productions (such as The Bridge, The Team and The Fall) and own program developments. He previously served as chief content …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n