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LONDON — Nick Samwell-Smith, managing director of Endemol Shine-owned production company Initial, has decided to leave the company and will depart in May. Samwell-Smith, who joined Initial in 1997, ...

Endemol Shine Group’s Initial has appointed Darren Smith as head of entertainment, a newly created position for its creative team. Smith will be charged with developing and delivering an original ...

LONDON: BBC One has commissioned Initial, Endemol UK’s production arm, to produce the new series Winter Wipeout. Andy Rowe, the executive producer for Initial, said: “This is going to be a blast. It’s ...