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deadline.comBBC Studios Makes Pair Of European Hires BBC Studios has appointed Fiona Wassenberg as the Head of BBC Studios Benelux Production and Isabel Durán as Format Sales Director for Iberia and Latin America.
Based in Amsterdam, Wassenberg oversee BBC Studios’ formats and production business across Benelux. She’ll work closely with BBC Studios’ local unscripted format partner Fremantle, and commissioners and producers in the region.
She previously spent 16 years with Dutch public broadcaster Omroep MAX, most recently as Commissioning Editor and Content Acquisitions.
Durán has 20 years’ experience in international TV for the likes of Eyeworks (now part of Warner Bros Discovery), Atresmedia and Buendia Estudios. Guinness World Records Launches Production Arm Guinness World Records (GWR) is preparing to launch a content production arm, GWR Studios.
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