Transatlantic film and TV studio Fifth Season has named Jennifer Ebell as the new head of its International Television Distribution business.
Ebell will lead the London-based division from March 31st, stepping up at the same time as the departure of Prentiss Fraser, current President of Television Distribution, who is leaving to become President of Fox Entertainment Global.
Currently EVP of EMEA Sales and Acquisitions, Ebell will head up the team, with 60+ executives based across New York, LA, Hong Kong, Stockholm, and Beijing – including Alistair Jennings, SVP Sales, Asia Pacific; Travis Webb, SVP Sales, Americas and Arvand Khosravi, SVP Scripted TV Strategy.
Ebell will report into Fifth Season’s co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.
Chris Rice and Graham Taylor said: “Creating an unorthodox, tailored, and relentlessly creative approach to distribution was the genesis of Fifth Season as a business, and Prentiss has spent the last five years building on this with us – turning the division into a powerhouse with global recognition and best in class content.”
Fifth Season’s distribution division’s slate of premium content includes both Fifth-Season produced titles, such as Nine Perfect Strangers, Severance and Tokyo Vice, alongside third-party titles including Killing Eve, The Night Manager, Normal People and The Morning Show.
Prior to joining Fifth Season in 2020, Jennifer was SVP of EMEA sales at ITV Studios Global Entertainment. There, she was responsible for a team that worked across all genres of finished programmes and formats. Jennifer spearheaded key scripted titles including Mammoth Screen’s World On Fire, Route 24’s Signora Volpe and Apple Tree’s Blackwater, as well as the roll out of key franchises such as I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Hell’s Kitchen and Come Dine with Me.
Ebell began her career at Comcast’s E! Entertainment Television in Los Angeles.
Fifth Season is headquartered in Los Angeles, New York, and London, with offices worldwide. Shareholders include CJ ENM, Toho, and Endeavor.
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