{"id":15692,"date":"2026-03-05T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fremantle-names-new-global-head-of-entertainment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:52:38","slug":"fremantle-names-new-global-head-of-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fremantle-names-new-global-head-of-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremantle Names New Global Head of Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fremantle has appointed NBCUniversal alum Ben Crompton as its new global head of entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Crompton most recently served as VP of international unscripted at NBCUniversal, where he led the development of formats, IP and third-party projects. Prior to that, he launched and led Lime Pictures\u2019 U.S. operation. As executive VP for the U.S., he delivered shows such as <em>Dance Monsters<\/em>, <em>True Love or True Lies<\/em>, <em>Who Do You Believe?<\/em> and <em>Dating No Filter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Crompton is succeeding Andrew Llinares, who is stepping down from the role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Ben to Fremantle,\u201d said Jennifer Mullin, group CEO of Fremantle. \u201cHe is a business-minded leader with a deep understanding of the industry, not only from a development and production perspective, but also from a commercial and strategic viewpoint. I look forward to working closely with Ben and our hugely talented team at this extremely exciting time for our business as we build on our successes and continuing to push the creative boundaries together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crompton added, \u201cIt is a great honor for me to be joining Fremantle and to work with Jennifer and such a brilliant team. I have long admired Fremantle\u2014a company known for creativity, innovation and groundbreaking formats. 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