Leonine Studios’ production company is reorganizing its management team. Heinlein, who previously held the positions of Head of Development and Creative Director, becomes Chief Content Officer.
Sebastian Heinlein has joined Leonine Studios’ Munich-based production company SEO Entertainment as Head of Content alongside Managing Director Gillad Osterer. Over the past three years, Heinlein has already held the positions of Head of Development and Creative Director at the company. In his new role, he will assume overall responsibility for content and program development. Marc Halwas-Schäfer becomes the new Head of Development.
Gillad Osterer, CEO of SEO Entertainment, commented that they can continue on the growth path with Sebastian by his side in the management team. “At the same time, living up to our high standards of combining quality and entertainment. I look forward to continuing our successful collaboration,” he said.
Heinlein said, “I look forward to continuing our success story with Gillad and our talented team of executive producers and to further developing our content offering with Marc.
Throughout his career, Heinlein has produced the hit show Catch! Der Grosse Sat.1 Fang-Freitag, which won the Grimme Award in the entertainment category. From 2011 to 2018, as programming director at ProSieben Entertainment, he was responsible for the highly innovative format Die Beste Show Der Welt and the legendary late-night program Circus Halligalli with Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, among others. Die Beste Show Der Welt received the German Television Award, Circus Halligalli was awarded the Grimme Prize.
En los últimos años, SEO Entertainment ha ampliado significativamente su cartera de producción. Además de sus formatos factuales premium como Feuer Und Flamme y Die Unfallklinik, han introducido nuevos formatos de programas con adaptaciones premiadas como That’s my Jam y Down the Road.
