Banijay Germany’s Good Occasions Founder Steps Down, Changed By Shona Fraser
Sylvia Fahrenkrog-Peterson, the founding father of Banijay Germany label Good Occasions, is stepping down after 25 years, changed by Joint MD Shona Fraser. Fahrenkrog-Peterson opened the label in 1998, occurring to supervise the likes of Mein Lokal, dein Lokal, Der Trödeltrupp and Armes Deutschland earlier than Banijay acquired in 2019. Fraser, who joined lately and has been answerable for establishing Battle of the Actuality Stars, Love Island and Bare Attraction within the German market, will take sole management, working intently with Chief Working Officer Knut Kremling. “Along with the robust Good Occasions group, I’m wanting ahead to creatively shaping the way forward for this manufacturing home, working intently with colleagues at Banijay,” stated Fraser. “I’m a real fan of the prevailing portfolio and need to totally develop its potential, in addition to exploring new thrilling methods to captivate audiences with a recent slate of programmes.” Banijay bolstered it German presence late final month with the acquisition of Sony Photos Tv Germany.
Goldfinch Behind John Bender Doc & Podcast
Goldfinch Group is forging Hell in Heaven, a documentary collection and podcast based mostly on the dying of Wall Road millionaire John Bender at his Costa Rican jungle mansion. The tasks are the primary fruits of Goldfinch’s non-fiction IP incubator Selectors, which has tied with Cineflix Productions on the doc, with Michael Stephenson (Greatest Worst Film, Girlfriend’s Day) hooked up to direct, and Blanchard Home on the podcast. Bender moved together with his spouse Ann Patton to Costa Rica however was shot and killed in 2010, and Patton has since frolicked in jail for the homicide, which she claims was suicide. Run by William Ralston, Selectors describes itself as an incubator “for the world’s best long-form non-fiction narrative IP and writers.”
WaterBear Promotes Sam Sutaria In Restructure
Off the Fence-owned environmental streamer WaterBear has rejigged its management group, upping VP Technique and Enterprise Growth Sam Sutaria to Co-Chief Government Officer, VP Advertising and marketing Poppy Mason-Watts to Chief Progress and Affect Officer, Louis Botha to Chief Monetary Officer and bringing in Deloitte’s Jonny Siskind as VP of Enterprise Operations. Sutaria will run the platform collectively with founder Ellen Windemuth, who moved full time to WaterBear late final yr, at which level Off the Fence CEO Bo Stehmeier took full accountability for the corporate. Launched with the assist of Prince Harry in 2020, the streamer is devoted to the way forward for the planet and hosts and commissions a wealth of environmental exhibits. “As we glance to the way forward for the corporate, I do know these modifications inside our management group will deliver new views and experiences that can assist speed up our continued development and ship even higher impression for all of WaterBear’s rising group and lots of stakeholders,” stated Sutaria.
