Helga Palmer appointed to head up creative department at Endemol South Africa.

Production company Endemol South Africa has appointed Helga Palmer as head of the creative department where she'll be responsible for all new creative television development for South Africa as well as the sub-Saharan African market.

''The challenge is to develop and acquire shows with all the makings of international formats but can still resonate with our local audiences,'' she says. ''I look forward to this exciting opportunity to develop groundbreaking formats for our local broadcasters, with the potential of finding an international audience."