Canada-based Breakthrough Entertainment has opened a new office New York in order to expand its programming and co-production operations.

Emmy Award-winning executive producer and business development veteran Beth Fraikorn has been appointed to lead the newly established office as head of alternative content U.S. 

In her new position, Fraikorn will oversee the company’s development and production activities in non-fiction and reality for the U.S. market as well as handle business development and joint partnerships.

Fraikorn joins Breakthrough Entertainment from Remarkable Content Group where she helped to place hundreds of hours of original and acquired content with broadcasters such as Discovery, Viacom, NBC and Turner. Prior to the formation of Remarkable Content Group, she served as founder and chief executive officer of Compulsion Entertainment and has also held executive positions at Disney I.D.E.A.S. and National Video Center.

“We could not be more thrilled to have Beth lead our U.S. business development activities," says Nat Abraham, partner, Breakthrough Entertainment. "Beth brings to Breakthrough an impressive career in forging successful co-productions, creating high-profile original content and strengthening alliances with top U.S. broadcast, cable and digital programmers. Under Beth’s guidance, our New York office will serve to further expand Breakthrough Entertainment’s long and successful association with the broadcast and production community in the U.S.”