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   'American Idol' Producer FremantleMedia Names New Entertainment President

   3:40 pm 6/21/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Following the promotion of Cecile Frot-Coutaz to CEO, as well as her impending move to London, the company today announced the appointment of Trish Kinane to oversee "Idol," X Factor" and "America's Got Talent" from Los Angeles.Read more

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   Bertelsmann Names Marcel Reichart Executive VP of Digital Development

   2:35 am 6/4/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   The German media giant is expanding its digital business to better compete with Google, Facebook and others.Read more

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   CBS' 'Let's Make A Deal' Sued for Allegedly Not Providing Access to Disabled People

   6:58 am 5/15/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   Two disabled individuals share their "embarrassment" from having to navigate their wheelchairs across busy streets and up slippery ramps in an effort to get on the long-running game show.Read more

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   Howard Stern 'Is the Closest Thing to Simon Cowell,' Say 'America's Got Talent' Exec Producers

   5:00 am 5/10/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   UPDATED: Will the shock jock turn shock judge? FremantleMedia CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz, who first approached Stern three years ago, and executive producer Ken Warwick tell THR why recruiting the radio giant was a no-brainer. Read more

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   Euro Crisis Holds Profit Growth at RTL

   11:27 pm 5/8/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   Profits came in flat during the first quarter, and ad sales growth was affected by the struggles of several European territories.Read more

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   Anke Schäferkordt, Guillaume de Posch Named Co-CEOs of RTL Group

   9:25 am 4/18/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   European media giant controls "Idol," "X Factor" producer FremantleMedia.Read more

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   Fox Picks Up Dating Game Show From 'American Idol,' 'X Factor' Producers

   10:58 am 4/2/2012

   • by Michael O'Connell

   FremantleMedia's stateside incarnation of speed-dating U.K. series "Take Me Out" bows June 7.Read more

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   Bertelsmann Prepares Way for IPO

   5:10 am 3/28/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   European media giant controls broadcaster RTL Group, Random House and FremantleMedia, producer of “American Idol” and “The X Factor.”Read more

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   SXSW 2012: FremantleMedia Strikes International First-Look Deal for Hulu Originals

   3:21 pm 3/11/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Morgan Spurlock’s documentary series "A Day In The Life" will be the first Hulu project that Fremantle will take to international markets with a focus on selling the content to traditional media platforms. Read more

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    'American Idol' Producer Rebooting 'Name That Tune'

    11:50 am 3/7/2012

    • by Lesley Goldberg

    FremantleMedia has secured worldwide rights to the iconic game show.Read more

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