Victor Coolman, who joined the company in 2005 as a research analyst, is being promoted to Vice President of programming for Nickelodeon Northern Europe, overseeing the linear and non-linear programming strategy for all platforms across Benelux, Scandinavia, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltics, and will now be responsible for a content strategy across multiple platforms, as well as the multi-regional feeds of Nick Jr Global, Nickelodeon Affiliate and Nickelodeon HD. Previously, Victor Coolma played a key role in building Nickelodeon Netherlands and launching Nickelodeon feeds in Norway, Switzerland and Poland.
Janine Weigold, who also joined Nick in 2005 as acquisitions manager, and has since helped to build Nickelodeon's Northern Europe content library, including adding Studio 100's hit franchise "House of Anubis" to the channels German feeds, which has since enjoyed success for the network internationally, including in the UK and US, will be director of acquisitions and development, in charge of acquisitions for 18 Nickelodeon channels and overseeing development and production of projects originating in Northern Europe.
Both Janine Weigold and Victor Coolman will be based in Berlin, Germany, reporting to Nickelodeon general manager Milagros Alemán:
Nickelodeon promotes class of 2005
Viacom-owned Nickelodeon is reshuffling its staff in Northern Europe, promoting Victor Coolman and Janine Weigold.
Coolman is being promoted to VP of programming for Nickelodeon Northern Europe, overseeing the linear and non-linear programming strategy for all platforms across Benelux, Scandinavia, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltics.
Coolman, who joined the company in 2005 as a research analyst, will now be responsible for a content strategy across multiple platforms, as well as the multi-regional feeds of Nick Jr Global, Nickelodeon Affiliate and Nickelodeon HD.
He has previously played a key role in building Nickelodeon Netherlands and launching Nickelodeon feeds in Norway, Switzerland and Poland. Prior to joining Nickelodeon he was a TV reviewer for Dutch national news radio station BNR News Radio.
Weigold will be director of acquisitions and development, in charge of acquisitions for 18 Nickelodeon channels and overseeing development and production of projects originating in Northern Europe.
She also joined the company in 2005, as acquisitions manager, and has since helped to build the Northern Europe content library, including adding Studio 100’s hit franchise House of Anubis to the German feeds. The show has since achieved success for the network internationally, including in the UK and US.
Before joining Nickelodeon she worked for RTL and production house Mediaproductions by Susanne Porsche, where she produced children´s content for ZDF and Kika.
Both will be based in Berlin, reporting to Nickelodeon general manager Milagros Alemán.
Clive Whittingham
05-02-2013
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TAGS: Appointments
GENRES: Children's
PEOPLE: Janine Weigold, Victor Coolman
COMPANIES: Nickelodeon, Viacom
SECTIONS: C21Kids
COUNTRIES: Baltics, Benelux, Norway, Poland, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Ukraine
