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Borris Brandt named head of AIDA Entertainment

Borris Brandt named head of AIDA Entertainment

AIDA Cruises has named Borris Brandt as managing director of AIDA Entertainment in Hamburg.

The appointment will take effect on September 1st, 2011.

The AIDA subsidiary is responsible for the complete entertainment program for the club-ship fleet.

Brandt was previously director of programming at ProSieben.

He contracted Stefan Raab and introduced many new entertainment formats.

In his position as managing director Germany of TV producer Endemol he was responsible for programs such as Wer wird Millionär, Big Brother and Nur die Liebe zählt. 

Since the beginning of 2009 he developed with his own company Entertainia for entertainment and special events.

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Also in Europe today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Hamburg.

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