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Sky Studios CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz to Receive Variety’s International Achievement in TV Award
25.01.2022 - 20:13 / variety.com
William Earl Sky Studios CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Variety International Achievement in Television Award, to be presented at global content market MipTV in Cannes in April. Frot-Coutaz was the Head of EMEA at YouTube and CEO of Fremantle before joining Sky Studios last year.The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated leadership and innovation in the international television marketplace.
In her long and distinguished career, Frot-Coutaz has led some of the TV and streaming industry’s most forward-looking organizations as they evolve in the new media landscape.This year will mark Frot-Coutaz’s first full year as CEO of Sky Studios, having joined the production arm of Comcast-backed pay-TV operator Sky in September 2021. In addition to developing, commissioning and producing Sky Original comedy and drama, Frot-Coutaz has responsibility for Sky Studios’ factual output as well as its global portfolio of production companies.
This extensive network includes such outfits as Blast! Films, Jupiter Entertainment, True North and Love Productions, creator of “The Great British Bake Off.” Frot-Coutaz also oversees Sky Studios Elstree, the state-of-the-art film and TV studios set to open later this year. The operation will house 13 sound stages and promises to be the world’s most sustainable studio.Frot-Coutaz began her career in strategy consulting at Mercer Management Consulting in the U.K.
In 1994, after obtaining her MBA, she joined the Pearson group headquarters in London, where she was subsequently named Corporate Strategy Executive for Pearson TV. There, she spearheaded the acquisition and integration of All American Fremantle into the Pearson Television group.In 2001, she
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08.02.2022 / 15:37
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