FremantleMedia Names New International Sales VP

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FremantleMedia named Hendrik Van Daalen to head up sales to Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and French-speaking Europe as vice president of sales.

Van Daalen, who had been a consultant to the company handling sales in Germany, Italy and Eastern Europe, will be based in Madrid and report to FremantleMedia CEO David Ellender.

FremantleMedia's lineup of series includes high-profile reality shows American Idol, Project Runway, America's Got Talent and The Apprentice.

Brining on Van Daalen full-time follows the move of Justin Hatfield from Madrid to the United Kingdom as VP of sales for the U.K., Eire, the Benelux countries and Scandinavia.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.