Fox Entertainment is reorganizing its operations into 3 departments: network, studios and content sales.
As part of this re-org, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has actually promoted Michael Thorn to president of Fox Television Network and upped Fernando Szew to head of Fox Entertainment Studios. Both will report straight to Wade.
A search is presently underway for the head of sales and licensing system Fox Entertainment Global, formerly run by Szew. In the meantime, the department will be run by Tony Vassiliadis, executive vice president of FEG, reporting straight to Wade. When a brand-new irreversible head is called, Vassiliadis will handle a various function at the studio system.
Most just recently chief of unscripted material at Fox network, Allison Wallach will move under Szew, functioning as head of worldwide unscripted shows for Fox Entertainment Studios.
Szew will supervise all Fox studios, consisting of Bento Box Entertainment, Fox Alternative Entertainment, Fox scripted studios, MarVista Entertainment, Studio Ramsay Global and Harvey Levin’s home entertainment studio TMZ.
Previously president of scripted at Fox Entertainment, Thorn will now lead the entire network, handling the channel’s scripted, unscripted and casting groups led by Brooke Bowman, executive vice president, drama programs and advancement; Cheryl Dolins, senior vice president, funny and animation shows and advancement; Yasmin Rawji, executive vice president, unscripted; and Brittainy Roberts, senior vice president, casting. Working carefully with Szew, animated material champ Thorn will stay a member of the Bento Box Entertainment Steering Committee.
“Under this brand-new structure, every department of Fox Entertainment is now poised for development and innovative quality as we super-serve our audiences all over. Now the work starts,” Wade stated.
The restructure marks the very first significant overhaul of Fox Entertainment operations because Wade was promoted to CEO in October 2022. Wade had actually been head of unscripted and alternative shows for Fox Broadcasting when he was tapped to be successful Charlie Collier, who delegated take the reins of Roku Media.
(Pictured: Michael Thorn and Fernando Szew)
