Turkey’s Calinos hires Fox Lat Am alum

Turkish drama distributor Calinos Entertainment has appointed a former 20th Century Fox and NBCUniversal (NBCU) exec as its new executive VP and head of worldwide sales.

Jose Luis Gascue

Jose Luis Gascue joins from 20th Century Fox, where he had served as VP of sales for Latin America since joining the company in 2008.

Prior to that, he held the same role at Miami-based Beverly Hills Entertainment as well as serving as director of sales for Latin America at NBCU and manager of business affairs at HBO Latin America.

Fırat Gülgen, Calinos Entertainment’s founder and CEO, said: ‘‘Jose Luis brings proven sales experience to Calinos.

“He is a very successful and experienced leader in TV sales and we are very happy to combine his 27 years of relevant knowledge with our 23 years of experience in the media and entertainment industries.

“Now with Gascue’s efforts leading the sales team, we will further strengthen our ability to reach more markets.”