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Endemol Shine-owned unscripted production company 51 Minds Entertainment has made several promotions — including two in the development department — and new hires. Head of development Chris
Kinsella has been upped to SVP and Jessica Bofshever to VP of Development. In addition, Andrew Jacobson has been named Head of Branded Entertainment as the company is making in a move in the
branded entertainment space, Tricia Biggio is moving from VH1 to 51 Minds as VP, Current Productions, and Hannan Abdelaa is being promoted to Director of Development. Kinsella, who most
recently served as 51 Minds’ VP of Development, has played a key role in developing the company’s recently launched series_ Sisterhood of Hip Hop _and _Broken Skull Challenge._ Bofshever
formerly served as Director, Development. She has been behind such series as _She Got Game_ and the recent rebrand of _Redneck Island: Battle at the Lake_. Prior to joining 51 Minds, she was
a director of development at Good Clean Fun. WATCH ON DEADLINE Jacobson will be charged with leading 51 Minds into the branded space for the first time. Jacobson, who has served as Director
of Development for 51 Minds over the last two years, formerly worked in branded development at Electus. Biggio recently served as VH1’s current executive on a number of 51 Minds shows,
including _T.I._ and _Tiny: The Family Hustle, She’s Got Game_ and _Suave Says_. Prior to joining VH1, Biggio was a producer for Lighthearted Entertainment, where she helped to develop
_Dating Naked_ and _Bye Felicia_. Elyse Adams has also been promoted to Director, Current Productions. Adams has been with 51 Minds for nearly two years, working in the current department on
series including _Sisterhood of Hip Hop_ and _Redneck Island: Battle at the Lake._ “The past few years have been some of the most successful in the history of 51 Minds Entertainment, with
the launch of several hit new series and the development of some of our most ambitious and promising projects to date,” said 51 Minds Entertainment CEO Christian Sarabia. “We have assembled
an incredibly diverse and creative team and these moves today are a reflection of the team’s hard work and the bright future we see here at 51 Minds.”