Taco Rijssemus to be the new CEO of All3Media Germany

Taco Rijssemus has been appointed CEO of All3Media Germany while leading All3Media’s Dutch production companies idtv and ICP and running All3Media in Belgium. Markus Schäfer, who has run All3Media’s German business and overseen idtv since 2015, has decided to step down as CEO. Rijssemus will take over the role from September 1. They will lead All3Media Germany’s production companies, including filmpool entertainment, filmpool fiction, The Fiction Syndicate, south & browse, Tower Productions and Bon Voyage Films, and the digital business Little Dot Studios.

Rijssemus said: “Markus and I have had a very successful partnership over the last five years, and I am very much looking forward to my new role. The German market is incredibly vibrant with huge opportunities and has so many talented content creators. Creating the excellent content, for which All3Media is known, in Holland and now also in Germany, is more than a job for me—it is a real passion. I can’t wait to start.”

Moreover, Jane Turton, All3Media’s CEO, added: “Taco is a strong creative leader who has transformed idtv since taking over as chief executive, and I am delighted that he is taking on the role of CEO of All3Media Germany, one of our largest and most important businesses. I also want to thank Markus, who has done an enormous amount to build the business with a fabulous team of creatives and talented executives. I have really enjoyed working together and wish him every success for the future.”

Finally, Schäfer said: “After 17 years at All3Media, I’ve decided to take on new challenges outside the company and am looking forward to doing so. This step is made much easier by knowing that our business is in the best hands with Taco Rijssemus, with whom I’ve worked closely recently. After his successful activities in the Netherlands, I’m confident that he will also take All3Media forward in Germany. I want to thank my team, without whom the successful development of our companies would not have been possible, as well as my colleagues in our parent company in the U.K. My special thanks go to Group CEO Jane Turton for the fantastic collaboration and placing her trust in me. With her support, we have shaped the company and moved it forward in Germany and the Netherlands.”

All3Media Germany’s slate includes daily soaps "Berlin – Tag & Nacht" and "Köln 50667" for RTL2, docu-crime show "Auf Streife" for Sat.1, and crime series "Tatort Münster for Das Erste". Under Schäfer’s management, All3Media Germany has strengthened its market position by acquiring production labels like South & Browse and adding The Fiction Syndicate, Bon Voyage Films, and Little Dot Studios to the German group.