By Todd Cunningham
Sophie Turner Laing, former managing director of content at British Sky Broadcasting, will head the new TV production group former by the three-way merger of Endemol, Shine and Core Media.
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, which owns Shine, and Apollo Global Management, which controls Endemol and Core Media, have appointed Turner Laing chief executive of the new company, according to London’s Financial Times.
“Big Brother,” “MasterChef” and “American Idol” are among the programs to be produced by the new entity.
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Endemol’s chief executive Just Spee and Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon will exit their positions but stay with the company during the transition, according to the report.
The world’s largest independent television production group, formed by the three-way merger of Endemol, Shine and Core Media, is to be led by Sophie Turner Laing, former managing director of content at British Sky Broadcasting.
Turner Laing in May stepped down from BskyB, where she had spent 11 years with the company and was responsible for its non-sports output.
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