Nicola Maccanico has been appointed to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and Bruno Fallot has been promoted to CEO France, Iberia and Israel.
Fremantle today announced it has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Nicola Maccanico, to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and the promotion of Bruno Fallot to CEO France, Iberia and Israel.
Both will take up the role with immediate effect reporting to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.
Nicola will oversee Fremantle Italy’s wide ranging Italian operations and portfolio of renowned labels Wildside, The Apartment Pictures, Lux Vide and Fremantle Italy, with their CEO’s Sonia Rovai, Annamaria Morelli, Luca Bernabei, and Marco Tombolini respectively reporting into Maccanico. Nicola will also join the Fremantle Global Leadership Team.
Nicola joins Fremantle from Cinecittà Studios, where as CEO he was instrumental in the relaunch of the iconic film studio, attracting many important international productions. During his three-year tenure, Maccanico repositioned Cinecittà as one of the leading studios in the European panorama, restoring the company’s patrimonial assets, and laying the foundations for the future increase in production capacity planned for the next few years.
Cinecittà has hosted extraordinary filmmakers such as Roland Emmerich, Joe Wright, Edward Berger, Angelina Jolie, Luca Guadagnino, and emerging talents such as Paola Cortellesi.
Previously, Nicola was EVP Programming at Sky Italia, CEO at Vision Distribution and Managing Director of Theatrical at Warner Brothers Italy.
In his newly expanded role, Bruno Fallot will oversee Fremantle’s production businesses in France, Spain, Portugal and Israel. Bruno will lead on the strategy across these territories to continue to deliver standout content across all genres. Bruno will also join the Fremantle Global Leadership Team.
Prior to his promotion to CEO France, Iberia and Israel, Bruno was CEO of Fremantle France, a role he has held since 2018. In this role Bruno has assembled a new team and continued to develop Fremantle France and reinforcing its position as a key member in the French television industry. Bruno has strengthened the historic brands with record ratings including Farmer Wants a Wife, France’s Got Talent and Going for Gold. He has also successfully launched new programmes both on linear channels and platforms including Mission Travaux, Nouvelle Maison pour Une Nouvelle Vie, Price is Right and Family Feud.
Andrea Scrosati, Group COO and CEO Continental Europe, Fremantle, said: “I am excited to work with Nicola and Bruno to drive the business in Southern Europe forward as we continue to invest and grow our portfolio of Fremantle business and labels. I have known and worked with Nicola for many years and always admired his business acumen and leadership. I am thrilled to welcome him to the Fremantle family. I am delighted to work even more closely with Bruno in his expanded role across France, Iberia and Israel. Bruno has been instrumental in the growth of the business in France and we all have been impressed by his achievements and look forward to what he can bring to Iberia and Israel.”
Nicola Maccanico, CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, said: “I am proud to be joining the Fremantle family and I feel the great responsibilities that come with it. Fremantle has become a leading company in the global content and entertainment market through courageous choices and investments that have always centered creativity and talent. Italy has played a key part in this journey and my commitment will be to the further growth of our group in the Italian market and to highlighting the Italian talent to the global market. I am guided by a desire for innovation and by the constant search for a bridge between creativity and the audiences that will appreciate it. I am particularly happy to be able to return to working with Andrea Scrosati whose leadership and lucid strategic vision are exceptional. And given the great managerial and artistic expertise that characterizes the Fremantle world, I look to the future with confidence and determination.”
Bruno Fallot, CEO France, Iberia and Israel Fremantle added: “I am very happy by this nomination and deeply grateful for the confidence placed in me. It’s a real pleasure for me to work alongside the Spanish, Portuguese, and Israeli teams. I’ve known them for a long time, and I know this collaboration will be a wonderful opportunity to achieve great creative and business successes.”
