Spain’s fast-growing Secuoya Studios has tapped seasoned Sony Pictures Television International exec Brendan Fitzgerald for the newly-created place of CEO. His most up-to-date place as SPTI’s senior VP of worldwide English-language co-productions makes him the right match for the corporate’s lofty ambitions.
Fitzgerald’s appointment coincides with the third anniversary of Secuoya Studios and the world premiere of their most formidable present thus far, “Zorro,” which, after its Jan. 19 Prime Video premiere within the Americas, begins streaming Jan. 25 in Spain, Portugal and Andorra via Prime Video Spain.
Mediawan Rights, which handles the worldwide distribution of “Zorro,” has bought broadcast rights to M6 Groupe of France, Mediaset Italy, TVM Belgium and RTL Hungary with extra gross sales information to be introduced in subsequent weeks.
“For Secuoya Content Group, it is a privilege to have Brendan Fitzgerald’s background and experience at the helm of Secuoya Studios, a leading player in the Spanish and international film and TV industry,” stated Raúl Berdonés, CEO of mother or father firm, Secuoya Content Group.
“His appointment reaffirms our commitment to content, talent promotion and the development of a strong, fast-paced and competitive industry,” he added.
Fitzgerald, who relies in Madrid and fluent in a number of languages, commented: “Secuoya brings together a number of facets that make it stand out in the market. The company has a balance and commitment to entertainment in all its forms, and I believe it is better prepared than most to adapt to changes in the market and in consumer behaviour in the short and medium term.”
Also serving because the honorary president of the Spain Film Commission since final 12 months, Fitzgerald brings to the desk a deep expertise within the improvement, manufacturing and launch of prime time and OTT collection within the U.S., Latin America, Spain and Italy, in addition to a wealth of expertise in creating and monetizing cross-cultural enterprise alternatives.
“Brendan’s extensive international career, coupled with his Hollywood connections and substantial experience in working with major studios, will be a valuable asset to Secuoya, as the studio actively pursues its ambitious expansion strategy,” stated James Costos, president of Secuoya Studios.
Secuoya Studios introduced Fitzgerald’s appointment because it gears as much as attend Content Americas, the place Berdones and Pierluigi Gazzolo, CEO of ViX, will ship a keynote on the tendencies, challenges and alternatives introduced by the Latin American and Spanish-language TV scene.
The firm is creating greater than 20 tasks in all its areas of content material (restricted collection, long-running collection, movie and unscripted) for the worldwide market.
Included in its slate are two new tasks with the manufacturing firm of William Levy (“Montecristo”): the historic collection “Los 39” and an adaptation of author Javier Cercas’ “Terra Alta”; an adaptation of Turkish telenovela hit “Brave and Beautiful,” in addition to the film “Padres,” in collaboration with Eduardo Campoy’s Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, and the Spanish model of the worldwide docu-reality “Who Bares Wins.”