{"id":284219,"date":"2026-02-10T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/284219\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:25:08","slug":"fremantles-andrew-llinares-exiting-global-entertainment-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/284219\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremantle&#8217;s Andrew Llinares Exiting Global Entertainment Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/andrew-llinares\/\" id=\"auto-tag_andrew-llinares\" data-tag=\"andrew-llinares\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Llinares<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/freemantle\/\" id=\"auto-tag_freemantle\" data-tag=\"freemantle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fremantle<\/a>\u2019s global entertainment boss and a former <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dancing-with-the-stars\" data-tag=\"dancing-with-the-stars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dancing with the Stars<\/a> EP, is exiting the Got Talent maker after three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLlinares is <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/01\/andrew-llinares-dancing-with-the-stars-the-x-factor-fremantle-rob-clark-1235223476\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stepping down from the London-based role<\/a> in the spring, with no info on his replacement bar Fremantle saying his global entertainment division will temporarily report to CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jennifer-mullin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jennifer-mullin\" data-tag=\"jennifer-mullin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Mullin<\/a>. Llinares said he wants to return to \u201cmaking shows and being creative myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLlinares \u201cplayed a central role in leading and shaping Fremantle\u2019s internationally recognised global entertainment portfolio and its format development,\u201d according to Fremantle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tPreviously, he exec produced <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/03\/dancing-with-the-stars-executive-producer-andrew-llinares-1234981218\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">five seasons of Dancing with the Stars<\/a>, while in the UK he was a former showrunner of The X Factor and Britain\u2019s Got Talent, both of which are co-produced by Fremantle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFremantle entertainment shows include \u2026 Got Talent, Too Hot To Handle and The Piano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMullin called Llinares \u201ca visionary creative.\u201d \u201cI have been extremely fortunate to work closely with him over many years \u2013 both in his current leadership role and during his time as a creative executive producer and showrunner. He has been responsible for developing some of the most iconic and successful entertainment shows ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLlinares added: \u201cThis has been a very difficult decision. Fremantle is an exceptional company with exceptional teams around the world, who I believe are the very best in the industry. It has been an honour to work with them all and our amazing Global Entertainment Team \u2013 I know our paths will cross again. I\u2019ve loved every moment, but I couldn\u2019t ignore the creative itch to get back to making content myself. Now it\u2019s on to the next creative adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLast month, Christian Vesper, Fremantle\u2019s global drama and film chief, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/01\/fremantle-christian-vesper-exit-film-drama-1236696667\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed he was exiting <\/a>after a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andrew Llinares, Fremantle\u2019s global entertainment boss and a former Dancing with the Stars EP, is exiting the Got&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[145727,20947,146,4543,85,46,145728,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-284219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-andrew-llinares","9":"tag-dancing-with-the-stars","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-fremantle","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-jennifer-mullin","15":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}