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EXCLUSIVE: In her third promotion in a little over three years, Netflix‘s Head of Drama Jinny Howe is further expanding her oversight to all of the streamer’s drama areas, adding Spectacle + Event, current series and shows coming out of Netflix’s roster of overall deals to her purview.

Netflix has hired Eleonora "Tinny" Andreatta, the head of drama at Italian public broadcaster Rai, as its new vp of Italian originals. She will join the streaming giant, which has been increasing its investment in originals in Italy and other countries, in July.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix has poached Eleonora “Tinny” Andreatta as its vice president of Italian original series after she had a distinguished 25-year career at Italian public service broadcaster Rai.Andreatta will take up her new role in July and will report to  Kelly Luegenbiehl, vice president of original series at Netflix in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Felipe Tewes, the current director of Italian original series, is taking on a new, soon-to-be-announced role at the streamer.Andreatta will be responsible for helping Netflix grow its slate of Italian shows following the launch of series including Suburra and Baby, both of which are heading into their third seasons.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEleonora “Tinny” Andreatta, who as head of drama at Italian public broadcaster RAI was instrumental in making groundbreaking Italian shows such as “My Brilliant Friend,” is joining Netflix as VP of Italian Original series.The monumental move for Andreatta, who at RAI was Italy’s most powerful commissioning editor for drama, comes as Netflix is upping investments and its presence in Italy, where the streaming giant will soon open a Rome base.Based in Rome, Andreatta will oversee the team that develops and creates Italian original series for the global entertainment service, and will report into Kelly Luegenbiehl, VP for EMEA Original Series at Netflix, the streaming giant said in a

Tim Dams With multiple coronavirus safety guidelines now published, most countries are taking tentative steps to restart film and TV drama production. In the Nordics, however, production has been up and running for weeks — and the lessons learned there could prove invaluable for those thinking of restarting elsewhere.One of the key learnings is that, with good planning, it’s not as difficult or expensive to produce in the COVID-19 era as it might first appear.“It’s one step at a time,” says Kelly Luegenbiehl, VP of international originals at Netflix, which has productions currently shooting in Iceland, Sweden and Denmark.