International Insider: Fremantle Moves On From Andreae; Mip TV Makes Hay; Cannes Goods; Head Gear’s Phil Hunt; Shifting Sands At St. Andrews
deadline.comRoll up, roll up, Insiders. Cannes has been in the headlines for both film festival and Mip TV reasons this week, so plenty to follow.
Jesse Whittock taking you through. Don’t forget to subscribe to this newsletter by clicking here. Allegations emerge: It’s been a rocky few weeks for Fremantle UK, the production giant behind the Got Talent franchise, Too Hot to Handle and The Responder.
Early last Friday UK time, Jake broke the story that Fremantle UK CEO Simon Andreae was leaving his role, with the exec citing “health” issues.
But Deadline then revealed the story could be a bit more complicated than that. In fact, the former Channel 4, Discovery and Fox unscripted boss had been investigated internally after facing complaints of workplace misconduct, one coming at a Fremantle diversity event in March.
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