American Gods and American Idol producer FremantleMedia has rebranded as Fremantle. The company is rolling out the new brand name and identity from Monday September 10. While FremantleMedia will continue as the corporate entity, the new brand will be rolled out as the trading name across all on- and off-screen assets…

FremantleMedia owner RTL has stepped out of the battle to acquire Endemol Shine. The German media group, which also owns a slew of networks including France’s M6, Germany’s RTL and Spain’s Antena3, was understood to be one of a number of conglomerates eyeing a billion dollar deal for the Big Brother and Black Mirror…

TV industry vet Brian Lovett has been named EVP Production & Development at Original Productions, the prolific unscripted TV production company owned by FremantleMedia. Lovett is one of the first key hires by Jeff Hasler, who took over the reins of OP as President in May. It’s both a reunion for Lovett with Hasler…

American Gods producer FremantleMedia is seeking funding for 35 scripted series and has launched nearly a dozen international scripted production hubs as it doubles down on its drama push. The company revealed the scale of growth of its scripted business as part of its parent company RTL's first-half financials, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Lifeguard drama Baywatch is coming back to television screens around the world. FremantleMedia International has remastered the David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson-fronted series into HD and will start shopping it to global broadcasters, while also eyeing a new reboot of the franchise. The RTL-owned…

FremantleMedia North America chief Jennifer Mullin is to become CEO of the entire business following the departure of Cécile Frot-Coutaz. Mullin, who has run the U.S. division of the American Idol and Got Talent producer since 2015, takes the top job at the RTL-owned producer and distributor as Frot-Coutaz leaves to…

EXCLUSIVE: It's literally going to be Game of Thrones meets Gone with the Wind, as Natalie Dormer is gearing up to play Vivien Leigh on the small screen. The former Margaery Tyrell will be teaming up with FremantleMedia and UK production company Mainstreet Pictures to develop and produce a series which will focus on…

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has named Rick Glankler as President of Commercial Operations. The newly created position will have Glankler reporting to FMNA CEO, Jennifer Mullin. Glankler will be a key member of Mullin’s senior management team based in FremantleMedia’s Burbank headquarters. Glankler will start…

Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia, is exiting the company to join YouTube. One of the TV industry’s most senior and longstanding female execs, she has been in the post since 2012 after more than two decades with the production/distribution giant. She is also the former CEO of FremantleMedia North America and…

FremantleMedia's aggressive move into high-end drama has paid off after it helped parent company RTL Group book record profits. The producer and distributor, which produces series such as HBO's The Young Pope, Starz' American Gods and period drama Deutschland 83, bolstered operating profits by 8.5% to $174M for its…

British mini-series Gunpowder, which stars Game of Thrones' Kit Harrington and Liv Tyler, is blowing up around the world after distributor Endemol Shine International closed a raft of deals. It has sold the three-part series, which is produced by Kudos for BBC One and airs on HBO in the U.S., to RTL (Germany)…

Oscar and Palme d’Or winning director and screenwriter Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon, Amour) has teamed with FremantleMedia’s UFA Fiction (Deutschland 83) on his first TV series, drama Kelvin’s Book. The English language, ten-part, high concept series is set in a dystopian world and will tell the adventurous story…