Endemol Shine Group Reveals Plans for Global Distribution Arm

Newly formed Endemol Shine International combines Shine International and Endemol Worldwide Distribution teams

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Endemol Shine Group, the newly launched global content creator, producer and distributor that combined Endemol, Shine and Core Media, announced details of its new global distribution arm on Monday, dubbed Endemol Shine International.

The new operation, which will focus on finished programming distribution, brings together the teams from Shine International and Endemol Worldwide Distribution (EWD). The combined business has regionally focused hubs in eight cities worldwide: London, Los Angeles, Paris, Sydney, Miami, Moscow, Singapore and Mumbai.

Leading distribution operations across the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand is Executive Vice President, Sales & Acquisitions Matt Creasey, based in Los Angeles.

Heading up Endemol Shine International’s teams across the European region is Executive Director, Europe, Mark Lawrence, based in London. Also based in London are John Richards in the role of chief financial officer and Jan Rowland, Endemol Shine International’s head of Operations.

Taking up new positions in Europe are Senior Sales Director UK & Eire James Braham and Senior Sales Director Germany & Major Central and Eastern Europe Lisette Schlippe.

In France, where Endemol’s and Shine’s operations remain independently operated and run as separate entities, Shine International’s Priscilla Siney and EWD’s Solange Ribeiro-Murphy will both continue as Senior Sales Directors for French Territories.

Other markets where Endemol Shine International has expanded its reach include Australia and New Zealand where EWD’s Kirsten Cargill and Shine International’s Lisa Higginson both retain their respective roles as Senior Sales Director and Sales Director for the region, working out of Sydney.

New external appointments will include a sales director for Asia working out of Singapore and reporting to Senior Sales Director, Asia, Rashmi Bajpai, who is based in the new distribution office in Mumbai. Other forthcoming appointments will include a new head of Acquisitions to be based in London.

The worldwide team at Endemol Shine International is led by Cathy Payne who was appointed as CEO of the combined distribution business at the end of 2014.

“Endemol Shine International brings together a global team of the highest calibre, uniting outstandingly talented people around the world from Shine International and Endemol Worldwide Distribution,” said Payne. “Our newly combined operation has a broader reach, with more regionally focused hubs led by world class executives and a greater diversity of programming across genres to offer our broadcast partners worldwide.”

“Cathy has assembled an exceptionally strong team from the two merged distribution businesses,” said Boudewijn Beusmans, group commercial officer, Endemol Shine Group. “Under her leadership and with an incredibly diverse combined catalogue, Endemol Shine International is ideally positioned to serve broadcasters and other platforms in every market.”

Endemol Shine International has a combined portfolio of over 38,000 hours of owned and third party programming across scripted and non-scripted genres.

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