Vincent Dijkema is appointed CEO of nice company Strix Benelux. Nov 23, 2017 08:00 CET New CEO in Strix Benelux Nice entertainment group is delighted to announce the appointment of Vincent Dijkema as the new CEO of prodco Strix Benelux. Dijkema is a creative force, who has been co-creator behind huge entertainment successes such as The Voice, The Voice Kids and I Love My Country (“Ik Hou van Holland”) and smaller factual entertainment shows such as Trouble With The Neighbours (“Bonje met de Buren”) and most recently the cooking show “Karawane der Köche”. ”Being the new CEO of Strix Benelux is a great new step. I am really looking forward working with this great talented team and a solid media group worldwide. Being a creative I certainly want to add new great formats and programs to our portfolio and continue to invest in the outstanding relationship with our clients. I would also like to thank the people at Pro7/Sat 1 for the wonderful collaboration during the last couple of years”, Vincent Dijkema says. Dijkema takes over as CEO after Roy Aalderink who left the company earlier this fall. Strix Benelux is an ambitious, creative and successful video content producer in the competitive Dutch and Flemish markets, and produces non-scripted and scripted content for linear TV stations, on-demand (digital) platforms and advertisers. The company has facilitated a production HUB and produced the local version of Survivor (“Expeditie Robinson”) for RTL5 for a decade, and has also produced several own developed new shows such as Crime Master (“Kroongetuige”), Living Stone and Ugly Ducklings (“Lelijke Eendjes”). Morten Mogensen, CEO of nice entertainment group, says: " I am thrilled and happy that Vincent is joining our fantastic team at Strix. I am sure he will contribute with a lot of great energy and creative ideas. Coming from a long international career I am confident he will continue to deliver great ideas and content to all of our clients." Dijkema has his first day at Strix Benelux January 1st 2018. *** Background Strix Television started in Sweden in 1988, and became one of the largest TV production companies in the Nordic countries. In 2005 Strix expanded and opened an office in The Netherlands and in Belgium in 2016. Vincent Dijkema has had several positions in different production companies since he started his career in the TV industry in Endemol in The Netherlands in 1994. He joined K&B Events and Television in 1996, and became Programme Developer when the company merged with indie D&D Production and later was sold to IdtV. In 2005 he set up his own production company, Screenyard, and as the company agreed on a first look deal with Talpa, he became Senior Creative in the content department of Talpa. In 2013 he left Talpa to become a Programme Format Consultant for BBC, and lately he has been a Senior Executive Developer at ProSiebenSat.1. More info, visit www.thisisnice.com or www.strixtv.com About nice entertainment group: nice entertainment, a part of the leading international digital entertainment group MTG, is one of the world’s leading creators, producers and distributors of television shows, commercials, events and branded content. nice is behind acclaimed works in multiple genres ranging from factual, documentary and reality to game shows, lifestyle and drama. A total of 30 different companies in 17 countries make up nice. The local presence means that we work with some of the most talented and creative people in each of our markets. This content is then available on our own channels and platforms, and also sold to other entertainment providers in over 240 territories worldwide. Explore the nice entertainment family of production companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Holland and in Central and Eastern Europe. Follow us in social media via Twitter , Instagram or LinkedIn. Contacts Yvonne Thomsen Press Contact Development and Communications Manager NENT Studios Communication [email protected] +45 22356035 Nicholas Smith Press Contact Senior Communications Manager [email protected] +46 73 699 17 00.