Kristin Brzoznowski

Banijay France has appointed Jean-Louis Blot as the CEO of EndemolShine Production (excluding scripted).

WarnerMedia EMEA has outlined the leadership teams across France and Benelux and across Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GAS).

The slump in the U.K. economy in Q2 2020 due to the pandemic-induced lockdown reduced advertising expenditure by close to one-third, according to Enders Analysis, recovering in Q3 and poised for a return to growth in 2021.

Starz has brought the StarzPlay streaming service to Molotov with its roster of originals such as Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult and Power Book II: Ghost.

James O’Reilly, who has spent more than ten years with Blast! Films, has been appointed as creative director of Twenty Twenty.

The BBC has restructured its television division in an effort to bring a new approach to commissioning, designed to reflect changing audience behavior, fuel the growth of BBC iPlayer and strengthen its content portfolio.

Patrick Phelan has joined Leonine Studios in the role of director of world sales.

Jonty Claypole has decided to step down as the BBC’s director of arts in April 2021.

Leona Connell, an industry veteran who has held roles at Parthenon Entertainment, Sky Vision and NBCUniversal, has been named executive VP of distribution for Newen Connect.

BBC Studios Production is introducing four steps to improve diversity and inclusion across its content and teams, including measures to proactively broaden its talent pool on both sides of the camera and enhance the representation of audience groups across program-makers.