Source: Business Wire
Thursday, August 13, 2009 05:43 PM IST (12:13 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Business services, Media & entertainment
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(BW)(FREMANTLEMEDIA)FremantleMedia Announces the Appointment of Saurindra Kumar Barua (Raj) as Managing Director of FremantleMedia India
London, United Kingdom, Thursday, August 13, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) --
FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world, announces the appointment of Saurindra Kumar Barua (Raj) as Managing Director, FremantleMedia India.
Raj will be based in Mumbai and report to Patrick Schult, FremantleMedia Asia's CEO, who is based in Singapore. In his new position, Raj will build a new high calibre team and will work closely with various divisions within the FremantleMedia group to leverage its relationships and its content to establish a production operation to service the Indian market.
Patrick Schult, CEO, FremantleMedia Asia said: "We are delighted that Raj will be leading the team to launch FremantleMedia's on-ground production operations in the Indian market. India continues to be a popular destination for many of our international hit formats and with Raj's leadership we look forward to offering our clients a complete service from the introduction of these formats to the delivery of the finished product".
Before joining FremantleMedia, Raj was Vice President and Regional Chief Financial Officer (AsiaPac) for Discovery Asia based in Singapore.
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FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia is one of the leading creators and producers of entertainment brands in the world. FremantleMedia is part of the RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company, which is in turn 90 percent owned by Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's major media and entertainment companies. FremantleMedia's worldwide production arm is responsible for many of the world's highest rated prime time entertainment, drama, serial drama and factual entertainment programmes. FremantleMedia Enterprises is the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution and Home Entertainment around the world. The FremantleMedia Group (which includes talkbackTHAMES, UFA and Grundy amongst others) has operations in 22 countries, one of the most comprehensive global networks, creating over 14,000 hours of programming a year, rolling out more than 60 formats and managing over 300 individual titles. FremantleMedia has some of the world's most sought after and long running formats in its catalogue, and globally, produces such programmes as: Idols (co-produced with 19 Productions in the US), The X Factor (co-produced with Syco in the UK), Got Talent (co-produced with Syco in the UK and the US), Neighbours, The Bill, Family Feud, The Price is Right, Farmer Wants A Wife and Hole In The Wall.
www.fremantlemedia.com
CONTACT DETAILS
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ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, CONSULTANCY SERVICES, BUSINESS SERVICES, MEDIA
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