Seven.One Studios International Bolsters Formats Team

Bernhard Sonnleitner, currently VP of international scouting and trends at Seven.One Entertainment Group, is expanding his role and joining the Seven.One Studios International team.

In addition to his activities at Seven.One Entertainment Group, Sonnleitner will look for third-party format acquisitions and co-development opportunities for Seven.One Studios International to invest in and distribute internationally.

Sonnleitner joined ProSiebenSat.1 in 1998 and since 2010 has headed up the international scouting and trends department. Twice a year he organizes ProSiebenSat.1’s European Pitch, where international production and distribution companies come together to present new formats.

Tim Gerhartz, managing director of Seven.One Studios International, said: “It’s great to have someone with Bernhard’s expertise and experience on the team and actively working with third party producers. His knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the international formats business will be a real asset to us.”

Sonnleitner added: “I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into this expanded role, it provides third party format creatives and production companies with an easy route to connect and do business with Seven.One Studios International, as well as the Seven.One Entertainment Group portfolio of channels.”