Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in Israeli producer Silvio Productions and Fremantle-owned Shtisel indie Abot Hameiri’s Guy Hameiri will become Chair. Alongside Fremantle Group COO/Continental Europe CEO Andrea Scrosati, Hameiri spearheaded the deal and Silvio Founders Yotam Guendelman and Mika Timor will report to him, with both indies working closely together. The move is … Read more
Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael’s 72 Films. 72 is behind factual shows such as the BBC’s doc series The Elon Musk Show, Prime Video’s All or Nothing: Arsenal and Nat Geo’s 9/11: One Day in America. The six-year-old company is considered one of the UK’s most respected unscripted producers. Financial terms of … Read more
Luxembourg-based RTL Group saw a 12% jump in revenue to $5 billion (€5 billion) for the first nine months of 2022, according to its third-quarter statement which was released on Friday. UK-based international film and TV production and distribution company Fremantle had played a significant role in the jump in revenue, said RTL Group CEO … Read more
Fremantle bosses Jennifer Mullin and Andrea Scrosati have dissected the Angelina Jolie deal that is seeing the Oscar winner produce films, TV and docs over the next three years, with Scroasti saying “it was a bit of a risk in the initial phase.” Delivering a rare keynote together at Mipcom Cannes, the CEO and Group … Read more
Mario Gianani, CEO of Fremantle’s Rome-based The Young Pope and My Brilliant Friend production powerhouse Wildside, is enjoying a high-profile time on the international film festival circuit this year. The producer, whose earlier feature film credits include Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere (2009) and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Io E Te (2012), was at Cannes this May with Belgian … Read more