Fremantle Commercial VP Jill Kellie Departs — SkimNews
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- Jill Kellie has left Fremantle as VP of Commercial Strategy, Commercial and International, departing more than four years after she initially joined as Director of Acquisitions, Scripted Content, and was promoted to her current VP role in 2024
- Fremantle CEO Jens Richter praised Kellie's role in scaling digital-first content distribution across YouTube, FAST channels, and AVOD, calling her an integral part of the team's commercial growth strategy
- Kellie's exit follows the departures of Vasha Wallace and long-serving Commercial and International COO Bob McCourt from the same division
- Fremantle posted half-yearly revenues of €835M ($948M) in August and is heading to MIPCOM Cannes with titles including Kill Jackie and Baywatch
- Before joining Fremantle, Kellie held commercially-focused roles at BBC Studios, ITV Studios, BBC-backed 2Entertain, and Universal Pictures International
Why it matters: Three senior departures from Fremantle's Commercial and International division in quick succession — Kellie, Wallace, and COO Bob McCourt — mark significant leadership turnover in the unit responsible for the €835M-revenue business's digital-first push ahead of MIPCOM Cannes.
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