Spain’s fast-growing Sequoya Studios has appointed veteran Sony Pictures Television International executive Brendan Fitzgerald to the newly created role of CEO. His recent role as Senior VP of International English Co-Production at SPTI makes him a perfect fit for the company’s lofty ambitions.
Mr. Fitzgerald’s appointment coincides with Secuoya Studios’ third anniversary and the world premiere of Zorro, its most ambitious show to date. The show will premiere on Prime Video in the Americas on January 19th, followed by streaming in Spain, Portugal, and Spain on January 25th. Andorra via Prime Video Spain.
Media One Rights, the international distributor for Zorro, has sold broadcast rights to France’s M6 Group, Italy’s Mediaset, Belgium’s TVM and Hungary’s RTL, with further sales news to be announced in the coming weeks. It is scheduled to be done.
“Secuoya Content Group is proud to bring Brendan Fitzgerald’s background and experience to the helm of Secuoya Studios, a leading company in the film and television industry in Spain and internationally,” said Raul, CEO of parent company Secuoya Content Group. Berdones said. .
“His appointment reaffirms our commitment to content, talent promotion and the development of a strong, fast-paced and competitive industry,” he added.
Fitzgerald, who is based in Madrid and is fluent in multiple languages, commented: The company has balance and commitment to all forms of entertainment and believes it is better prepared than other companies to adapt to changes in markets and consumer behavior in the short and medium term. ”
Fitzgerald, who has also served as honorary president of the Spanish Film Board since last year, brings deep experience in developing, producing and launching primetime and OTT series, as well as in the United States, Latin America, Spain and Italy. Extensive experience in creating and monetizing cross-cultural business opportunities.
“Brendan’s extensive international career, coupled with his Hollywood connections and extensive experience working with major studios, will make him a valuable asset to Sequoya as the studio aggressively pursues an ambitious expansion strategy. “It will be,” said James Kostos, president of Sequoya Studios.
Secuoya Studios announced the appointment of Mr. Fitzgerald to join Content Americas. At Content Americas, Berdones and ViX CEO Pierluigi Gazzolo will deliver keynote speeches on the trends, challenges and opportunities presented by the Latin American and Spanish language television scenes.
The company is developing more than 20 projects in all areas of content (limited series, long-running series, films, unscripted) for global markets.
Its plans include two new projects with William Levy’s (“Monte Cristo”) production company. The historical series “Los 39” and the film adaptation “Terra Alta” by author Javier Cercas. Adaptation of the Turkish TV novel hit “Brave and Beautiful”, Alamo directed by Eduardo Campoy, his production “Padres” in collaboration with his audio visuals, international documentary his reality “Who Bares Wins” This is the Spanish version.