New Senior Management at Endemol North America

LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Cris Abrego, the CEO of 51 Minds, and Charlie Corwin, the CEO of Original Media, have become the co-chairmen and co-CEOs of Endemol North America.

Their shared remits will cover all of Endemol’s North American operations, including Endemol USA companies Authentic Entertainment, Endemol Studios, 51 Minds, Original Media and True Entertainment. The pair will work to accelerate Endemol’s expansion in the U.S. marketplace across network TV, cable and digital video. They will also be working to increase output of both scripted and non-scripted programming.

Tim Hincks, the president of Endemol Group, commented: “Charlie and Cris are world-class creative entrepreneurs who have built their respective companies through the creation and production of great, must-watch content during their time within Endemol. They combine energy, ambition and vision with an understanding of the values that define Endemol. We couldn’t ask for stronger candidates to lead our North American operations into a new phase of accelerated growth and creativity.”