ITV Studios Unveils New Netherlands Boss; BBC India Staffers Quit & Set Up New Outfit – Global Briefs

Max Goldbart
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ITV Studios Unveils New Netherlands Boss

ITV Studios Netherlands has unveiled a new boss, with Karin de Groot set to exit after five years and be replaced by Laurens Woldberg. Woldberg joins from Dutch pubcaster KRO-NCRV where he has been Creative Director of Fiction and Non-Fiction since 2022, overseeing commissioning editors, third-party produced series, as well as (in-house) format development and sales. He will helm the Love Island and Married at First Sight maker as it seeks to produce original commissions and local versions from the ITV Studios catalog. He will report to Lisa Perrin, Managing Director, International Production, ITV Studios in London, who said that the former SimpelZodiak MD had “proved that not only is he a creative leader, but someone that can translate international formats into the Dutch market.” De Groot took over ITV Studios Netherlands when it launched in 2018 and announced her departure in October.

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BBC India Staffers Quit & Set Up New Outfit

A group of BBC India journalists have exited the corporation and formed a company in order to comply with the Indian Foreign Direct Investment law. Collective Newsroom Private Limited will be run by Rupa Jha, Mukesh Sharma, Sanjoy Majumder and Sara Hassan. Collective’s services will be commissioned by the BBC and the pair said this will ensure they can meet a “shared commitment to Indian audiences and cover stories on India that matter to global audiences.” The company is in compliance with the Indian Foreign Direct Investment law. “Audiences in India can be assured that the BBC’s Indian language services and unique range of quality output will inform, educate and entertain audiences across our diverse and highly engaged country under the agreement between the BBC and Collective Newsroom,” said Jha. “We launch Collective Newsroom with big ambitions for audiences in India and beyond.” The BBC has had a rocky relationship with the Indian government of late since airing documentary India: The Modi Question, which was critical of the nation’s ruler’s role in the 2002 Gujurat riots and is banned in India.

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