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Fremantle has named Ben Crompton its new global head of entertainment.<\/p>\n
Crompton joins Fremantle from NBCUniversal, where he was vp of international unscripted programming. Previous to that, he led the U.S. operations, as executive vp U.S., of Lime Pictures, the British production group behind such shows as Netflix\u2019s Dance Monster<\/em>s, MTV\u2019s True Lie<\/em>s and ABC\u2019s Who Do You Believe? <\/em>He has also held senior creative and strategic roles at Warner Brothers in Australia, and Eyeworks and ITV Studios in the U.K.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Crompton will take up the new role later this month, reporting directly to Fremantle Global CEO Jennifer Mullin.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a great honour for me to be joining Fremantle and to work with Jennifer and such a brilliant team,\u201d Crompton said in a statement. \u201cI have long admired Fremantle \u2013 a company known for creativity, innovation, and groundbreaking formats. I can\u2019t wait to get started and collaborate with the exceptional talent across the Fremantle business.\u201d<\/p>\n Crompton replaces Andrew Llinares, who stepped down last month after three years in the post.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Ben to Fremantle,\u201d said Mullin in a statement. \u201cHe is a business-minded leader with a deep understanding of the industry, not only from a development and production perspective, but also from a commercial and strategic viewpoint. I look forward to working closely with Ben and our hugely talented team at this extremely exciting time for our business \u2013 as we build on our successes and continue to push the creative boundaries together.\u201d<\/p>\n The move follows a couple of key hires<\/a> for Fremantle\u2019s TV business last month, which saw the company add Jhamal Robinson as the new head of U.S. productions, both scripted and unscripted, and Emily Knight named the company\u2019s senior vp of unscripted development. In a further shuffle in January, Christian Vesper stepped down<\/a> as Fremantle\u2019s CEO of Global Drama and Film after a decade in the job.<\/p>\n Fremantle, which is controlled by German broadcaster RTL Group, is one of the world\u2019s leading independent production companies, with a portfolio of global formats including Masked Singer<\/em>, The X Factor<\/em>, and Got Talent<\/em>. According to its own figures, the company last year delivered 345 commissions and 302 productions across 62 territories.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fremantle has named Ben Crompton its new global head of entertainment. Crompton joins Fremantle from NBCUniversal, where he was vp of international unscripted programming. 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