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Fremantle Launches Global Sports Division, Taps Former Banijay Exec Owain Walbyoff to Lead New Unit
Owain Walbyoff will lead Fremantle Sports, which aims to significantly expand Fremantle sports output across scripted and factual
The company says it aims to “significantly” expand its current sports offerings, which from its variety of labels already includes the likes of the “All or Nothing” franchise on Amazon, “The World At Our Feet” for Disney+, Wildside’s “My Name is Francesco Totti” for Sky, and “Los Williams” for ETB in Spain and Netflix. This new business unit will focus on supporting Fremantle’s labels to produce scripted and factual content, will also exploring the development of new cross-platform formats. “Thanks to our exceptionally talented cohort of labels, we already have a strong offering for the genre, which we are thrilled to be evolving with Fremantle Sports under the expert guidance of Amelia, Gabriella, Georgette, Jeff, Mark and Owain.
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