Eccho Rights Staffs Up

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has added two senior executives to its team, Dorit Schilling in Germany and Karin Strandberg Blom in Sweden.

Schilling is an independent consultant who will be representing Eccho Rights in the German-speaking world. Schilling will handle sales, acquisitions and co-productions in these territories. Previously, Schilling has worked in leading sales positions at ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Shine International.

Fredrik af Malmborg, the managing director of Eccho Rights, said: “We are very happy to work with Dorit who is one of the most experienced distribution professionals in Germany. We are confident that our collaboration is going to expand the Eccho Rights brand in these territories.”

Schilling commented: “Eccho Rights represents a fantastic catalogue of series and formats and continuously works on adding new, innovative content and projects. I am very much looking forward to working with Eccho Rights and growing their business and client network in Germany.”

In the Stockholm office, Eccho Rights has recruited Strandberg Blom as drama development executive. Strandberg Blom has more than 20 years of experience in the film, TV and theater world as a producer at Dramaten (Royal Dramatic Theatre), SF (Svensk Filmindustri) and Drottningsholms Slottsteater as well as at Warner and UIP in London.