Exclusive: The race to replace Ralph Lee at the helm of BBC Studios Productions is underway, with the studio signaling its ambition by approaching some of the UK’s top unscripted executives.
Lee will step down as the CEO of BBC Studios Productions next month after a six-year stint to “pursue a new challenge” but Deadline is told that headhunter Russell Reynolds Associates is already scoping out successors.
The successful candidate will run a production unit that contributed heavily to BBC Studios’ £1.6B ($2B) content revenue last year, overseeing hits including Good Omens, Strictly Come Dancing, and David Attenborough’s natural history tentpoles.
Deadline understands that Russell Reynolds has held tentative early conversations with potential candidates including Stv Studios managing director David Mortimer, ITV Studios unscripted director Angela Jain and Karl Warner, Channel 4’s outgoing head of youth and digital.
Fatima Salaria, who previously ran The Apprentice producer Naked,...
Lee will step down as the CEO of BBC Studios Productions next month after a six-year stint to “pursue a new challenge” but Deadline is told that headhunter Russell Reynolds Associates is already scoping out successors.
The successful candidate will run a production unit that contributed heavily to BBC Studios’ £1.6B ($2B) content revenue last year, overseeing hits including Good Omens, Strictly Come Dancing, and David Attenborough’s natural history tentpoles.
Deadline understands that Russell Reynolds has held tentative early conversations with potential candidates including Stv Studios managing director David Mortimer, ITV Studios unscripted director Angela Jain and Karl Warner, Channel 4’s outgoing head of youth and digital.
Fatima Salaria, who previously ran The Apprentice producer Naked,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Reality dating show “Love Island’ is edited based on social media responses to the contestants an ITV exec has revealed.
“Social media is part of the success of ‘Love Island,’” Angela Jain, director of unscripted U.K. at ITV Studios told Channel 4 boss during a panel at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge on Wednesday.
“One of the smartest decisions we made right at the very beginning was to embed the digital team on location with the [‘Love Island’] production team in Majorca to create a feedback loop,” Jain explained. “Effectively the team are monitoring social media to really understand how the viewer is responding to the content and we would change — as we are able to because this is a fast turnaround show — we were able to change the editorial if we felt that one character was coming to the foreground more than the other and we would respond to it.
“Social media is part of the success of ‘Love Island,’” Angela Jain, director of unscripted U.K. at ITV Studios told Channel 4 boss during a panel at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge on Wednesday.
“One of the smartest decisions we made right at the very beginning was to embed the digital team on location with the [‘Love Island’] production team in Majorca to create a feedback loop,” Jain explained. “Effectively the team are monitoring social media to really understand how the viewer is responding to the content and we would change — as we are able to because this is a fast turnaround show — we were able to change the editorial if we felt that one character was coming to the foreground more than the other and we would respond to it.
- 9/20/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Launch
Jimmy Kimmel and Brent Montgomery’s media company Wheelhouse has launched London-headquartered Wheelhouse U.K. “Deal or No Deal” producer Glenn Hugill, formerly with ITV Studios’ Possessed TV, will serve as president of the U.K. entity and as chief content officer at Wheelhouse Entertainment, working closely with chief creative officer Scott Lonker and programming executive VP Will Nothacker, across Wheelhouse’s U.S.-based production entities, Spoke Studios, Kimmelot, Butternut, Campfire Studios and Portal A.
From Possessed, Hugill brings with him to Wheelhouse U.K. Nick Mather, who will serve as creative director, Matt Floyd as head of development and Jack Borgeat as development producer.
Wheelhouse U.K. and ITV Studios have inked a multi-year production and distribution deal through which all series developed by Hugill and commissioned in the U.K. will be produced by ITV Studios-housed labels. The team will work with ITV Studios’ director of unscripted Angela Jain on U.
Jimmy Kimmel and Brent Montgomery’s media company Wheelhouse has launched London-headquartered Wheelhouse U.K. “Deal or No Deal” producer Glenn Hugill, formerly with ITV Studios’ Possessed TV, will serve as president of the U.K. entity and as chief content officer at Wheelhouse Entertainment, working closely with chief creative officer Scott Lonker and programming executive VP Will Nothacker, across Wheelhouse’s U.S.-based production entities, Spoke Studios, Kimmelot, Butternut, Campfire Studios and Portal A.
From Possessed, Hugill brings with him to Wheelhouse U.K. Nick Mather, who will serve as creative director, Matt Floyd as head of development and Jack Borgeat as development producer.
Wheelhouse U.K. and ITV Studios have inked a multi-year production and distribution deal through which all series developed by Hugill and commissioned in the U.K. will be produced by ITV Studios-housed labels. The team will work with ITV Studios’ director of unscripted Angela Jain on U.
- 1/20/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The UK’s ITV has agreed to acquire a majority interest of 79.5 in Hostile Planet and Tiny World producer Plimsoll Productions for approximately £103.5M (126M), giving the company an enterprise value of £131M (159.7M).
The stake is being acquired from private equity group Ldc, which made a multi-million dollar minority share investment in Plimsoll in 2019.
Plimsoll, founded by Grant Mansfield — a former ITV factual boss — in Bristol in 2013, is the world’s largest independent producer of natural history programs and focuses on making premium factual. The BAFTA, Emmy and Oscar-winning firm has produced hundreds of hours of content, which has traveled to nearly 200 countries.
Among its credits are Tiny World and Giant World for AppleTV+; Hostile Planet and Supernatural Planet for Disney; Night On Earth and Animal for Netflix; and the upcoming series A Year On Planet Earth for new parent ITV, Tencent in China, Fox Nation in the U.
The stake is being acquired from private equity group Ldc, which made a multi-million dollar minority share investment in Plimsoll in 2019.
Plimsoll, founded by Grant Mansfield — a former ITV factual boss — in Bristol in 2013, is the world’s largest independent producer of natural history programs and focuses on making premium factual. The BAFTA, Emmy and Oscar-winning firm has produced hundreds of hours of content, which has traveled to nearly 200 countries.
Among its credits are Tiny World and Giant World for AppleTV+; Hostile Planet and Supernatural Planet for Disney; Night On Earth and Animal for Netflix; and the upcoming series A Year On Planet Earth for new parent ITV, Tencent in China, Fox Nation in the U.
- 6/14/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. broadcaster ITV has completed its acquisition of leading natural history program producer Plimsoll Productions by taking a majority 79.5 stake.
The deal, which was revealed by Variety last week, values Plimsoll at £131 million (161 million) and ITV will pay £104 million (127 million) in cash for the stake.
Founded in Bristol in 2013, the BAFTA, Emmy and Academy award winning Plimsoll has produced hundreds of hours of content including “Tiny World” and “Giant World” for Apple+; “Hostile Planet” and “Supernatural Planet” for Disney; “Night on Earth” and “Animal” for Netflix and the upcoming series, “A Year on Planet Earth” for ITV, Tencent in China, Fox Nation in the U.S. and Ard Group in Germany.
Under the leadership of founder Grant Mansfield, the Plimsoll team includes chief creative officer Martha Holmes, creative director Tom Hugh-Jones, Karen Plumb as head of factual entertainment; and Richard Klein, former head of ITV Factual, and head of documentaries at the BBC.
The deal, which was revealed by Variety last week, values Plimsoll at £131 million (161 million) and ITV will pay £104 million (127 million) in cash for the stake.
Founded in Bristol in 2013, the BAFTA, Emmy and Academy award winning Plimsoll has produced hundreds of hours of content including “Tiny World” and “Giant World” for Apple+; “Hostile Planet” and “Supernatural Planet” for Disney; “Night on Earth” and “Animal” for Netflix and the upcoming series, “A Year on Planet Earth” for ITV, Tencent in China, Fox Nation in the U.S. and Ard Group in Germany.
Under the leadership of founder Grant Mansfield, the Plimsoll team includes chief creative officer Martha Holmes, creative director Tom Hugh-Jones, Karen Plumb as head of factual entertainment; and Richard Klein, former head of ITV Factual, and head of documentaries at the BBC.
- 6/14/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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U.K. TV giant ITV said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake of 79.5 percent in natural history TV program producer Plimsoll Productions for approximately £103.5 million (126 million) in cash.
The deal values Plimsoll at an enterprise value of £131 million (150 million). Founded in Bristol in 2013, it has produced hundreds of hours of content watched and sold in nearly 200 countries.
“Through Plimsoll Productions, as a studio, we can continue to capitalize on the growing demand for natural history and factual programming,” ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said.
The producer is behind series including Tiny World and Giant World for Apple+; Hostile Planet and Supernatural Planet for Disney; Night on Earth and Animal for Netflix and the upcoming landmark series A Year on Planet Earth for ITV, Tencent in China, Fox Nation in the U.S. and Ard Group in Germany.
“This acquisition is a...
U.K. TV giant ITV said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake of 79.5 percent in natural history TV program producer Plimsoll Productions for approximately £103.5 million (126 million) in cash.
The deal values Plimsoll at an enterprise value of £131 million (150 million). Founded in Bristol in 2013, it has produced hundreds of hours of content watched and sold in nearly 200 countries.
“Through Plimsoll Productions, as a studio, we can continue to capitalize on the growing demand for natural history and factual programming,” ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said.
The producer is behind series including Tiny World and Giant World for Apple+; Hostile Planet and Supernatural Planet for Disney; Night on Earth and Animal for Netflix and the upcoming landmark series A Year on Planet Earth for ITV, Tencent in China, Fox Nation in the U.S. and Ard Group in Germany.
“This acquisition is a...
- 6/14/2022
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
RuPaul Leads The Way On BBC Three Return
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World led the way on BBC Three’s return to linear TV after a six year break last night, securing five times more viewers than any other show. The spin-off format, in which queens from around the world compete, was viewed by 350,000 people from 9pm-10pm, according to Barb data from overnights.tv. It was way ahead of reality format Eating With My Ex (70,000) from the previous slot, while the Launch Party managed just 28,000. The RuPaul spin-off will air for the next 10 weeks and comes off the back of the huge success of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, which has aired for three seasons and is widely recognized to be BBC Three’s most popular non-scripted show.
ITV Studios Promotes Richard Cowles
Love Island and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! co-creator Richard Cowles...
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World led the way on BBC Three’s return to linear TV after a six year break last night, securing five times more viewers than any other show. The spin-off format, in which queens from around the world compete, was viewed by 350,000 people from 9pm-10pm, according to Barb data from overnights.tv. It was way ahead of reality format Eating With My Ex (70,000) from the previous slot, while the Launch Party managed just 28,000. The RuPaul spin-off will air for the next 10 weeks and comes off the back of the huge success of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, which has aired for three seasons and is widely recognized to be BBC Three’s most popular non-scripted show.
ITV Studios Promotes Richard Cowles
Love Island and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! co-creator Richard Cowles...
- 2/2/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman, Max Goldbart and Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Appointment
Lifted Entertainment, the ITV Studios label behind “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” “Dancing on Ice and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,” has promoted Richard Cowles to managing director, following the appointment of previous MD Angela Jain as ITV Studios’ first director of unscripted in the U.K.
Cowles joined Lifted in 2012 as creative director, overseeing I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” led on the relaunch of “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” after a five-year hiatus and also led on the development of global hit “Love Island.” He was elevated to director of unscripted in 2019, during which time the label secured a commission with ITV for Simon Cowell’s “Walk The Line.”
Applications are now open for the new season of “Love Island,” which will be filmed in a villa in Mallorca.
Meanwhile, “The Emily Atack Show,” produced by Universal International Studios’ Monkey,...
Lifted Entertainment, the ITV Studios label behind “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” “Dancing on Ice and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,” has promoted Richard Cowles to managing director, following the appointment of previous MD Angela Jain as ITV Studios’ first director of unscripted in the U.K.
Cowles joined Lifted in 2012 as creative director, overseeing I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” led on the relaunch of “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” after a five-year hiatus and also led on the development of global hit “Love Island.” He was elevated to director of unscripted in 2019, during which time the label secured a commission with ITV for Simon Cowell’s “Walk The Line.”
Applications are now open for the new season of “Love Island,” which will be filmed in a villa in Mallorca.
Meanwhile, “The Emily Atack Show,” produced by Universal International Studios’ Monkey,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Industry exec David P. Davis is launching an ITV Studios-backed drama indie.
5 Acts Productions is the first label to sit under Patrick Spence’s newly-launched ITV Studios scripted studio and will be based in Cardiff, focusing on producing diverse drama for the domestic and international markets.
He joins from Industry and His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf, where he exec produced the BBC2/HBO hit along with a mix of other projects. Prior to Bad Wolf, he worked for Left Bank on Sony, Amazon and Channel 4 Philip K. Dick drama Electric Dreams, and he used to be part of the Doctor Who script team.
Spence said Davis “represents everything we are looking for: a passion for stories that have not yet been told, the talent to bring them to life and a vision for a new UK business that could actively enhance our industry.”
Other new ITV Studios...
5 Acts Productions is the first label to sit under Patrick Spence’s newly-launched ITV Studios scripted studio and will be based in Cardiff, focusing on producing diverse drama for the domestic and international markets.
He joins from Industry and His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf, where he exec produced the BBC2/HBO hit along with a mix of other projects. Prior to Bad Wolf, he worked for Left Bank on Sony, Amazon and Channel 4 Philip K. Dick drama Electric Dreams, and he used to be part of the Doctor Who script team.
Spence said Davis “represents everything we are looking for: a passion for stories that have not yet been told, the talent to bring them to life and a vision for a new UK business that could actively enhance our industry.”
Other new ITV Studios...
- 11/18/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifted Entertainment boss Angela Jain has been handed the newly-created role of ITV Studios Director of Unscripted in the UK.
Reporting into ITV Studios MD Julian Bellamy, Jain will be handed responsibility for 11 UK unscripted labels including the likes of Lifted Entertainment, of which she is currently the MD, The Garden, Multistory Media and Twofour. The MDs of all the labels will report to her.
Jain has overseen hits such as I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Love Island and BBC2 format University Challenge in her current role with Lifted, with her successor set to be named soon. She is a former controller of E4 and has also commissioned for Channel 4 and Channel 5.
“ITV Studios houses some of the best unscripted programme makers in the world and this genre is all set to continue to grow,” said Bellamy. “Angela’s vast amount of experience, leadership...
Reporting into ITV Studios MD Julian Bellamy, Jain will be handed responsibility for 11 UK unscripted labels including the likes of Lifted Entertainment, of which she is currently the MD, The Garden, Multistory Media and Twofour. The MDs of all the labels will report to her.
Jain has overseen hits such as I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Love Island and BBC2 format University Challenge in her current role with Lifted, with her successor set to be named soon. She is a former controller of E4 and has also commissioned for Channel 4 and Channel 5.
“ITV Studios houses some of the best unscripted programme makers in the world and this genre is all set to continue to grow,” said Bellamy. “Angela’s vast amount of experience, leadership...
- 11/17/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran producer and reality TV judge Simon Cowell will return to U.K. broadcaster ITV with musical game show format “Walk The Line.”
The format sees musical acts take to the stage to perform, as well as a panel of judges headed up by Simon Cowell. The top two performers of the evening then face a decision in their bid to be crowned champion — to either go home with a cash prize, or walk the line and play on. Should they stay in and top the leaderboard, they will then progress to the next show, facing a different cast of performers.
The longer the performers can stay in the contest, the bigger the prize pot, with a high stake ‘stay or play’ moment at the end of each show. Each night, the reigning champion will be offered an even higher cash-out prize.
The format is co-produced and co-developed by Syco Entertainment and Lifted Entertainment,...
The format sees musical acts take to the stage to perform, as well as a panel of judges headed up by Simon Cowell. The top two performers of the evening then face a decision in their bid to be crowned champion — to either go home with a cash prize, or walk the line and play on. Should they stay in and top the leaderboard, they will then progress to the next show, facing a different cast of performers.
The longer the performers can stay in the contest, the bigger the prize pot, with a high stake ‘stay or play’ moment at the end of each show. Each night, the reigning champion will be offered an even higher cash-out prize.
The format is co-produced and co-developed by Syco Entertainment and Lifted Entertainment,...
- 6/23/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Syco’s Lee McNicholas Joins ITV Studios’ Lifted Entertainment
Lee McNicholas, an executive producer and creative director at Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, is joining Lifted Entertainment, a rebranded ITV Studios label housing its entertainment hits including I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and Love Island. McNicholas will become Lifted’s creative director in the north of England after a decade at Syco, where he has overseen Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. He will report to Lifted’s managing director Angela Jain and will be based in Manchester’s MediaCityUK. Other Lifted creative directors include Tom Gould and Fiona Clark. The label, which is similar to ITV Studios’ non-scripted outfit MultiStory Media, has also been commissioned by ITV to make a pilot for hidden camera format Secret Gameshow, hosted by The Masked Singer UK presenter Joel Dommett. It features celebrities competing for bragging rights as...
Lee McNicholas, an executive producer and creative director at Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, is joining Lifted Entertainment, a rebranded ITV Studios label housing its entertainment hits including I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and Love Island. McNicholas will become Lifted’s creative director in the north of England after a decade at Syco, where he has overseen Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. He will report to Lifted’s managing director Angela Jain and will be based in Manchester’s MediaCityUK. Other Lifted creative directors include Tom Gould and Fiona Clark. The label, which is similar to ITV Studios’ non-scripted outfit MultiStory Media, has also been commissioned by ITV to make a pilot for hidden camera format Secret Gameshow, hosted by The Masked Singer UK presenter Joel Dommett. It features celebrities competing for bragging rights as...
- 3/15/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
ITV Studios Entertainment has rebranded as Lifted Entertainment, and Syco Entertainment’s Lee McNicholas is joining as creative director, north.
ITV Studios Entertainment is the label behind blockbuster shows “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” “Love Island,” “Dancing On Ice,” “The Voice,” “Countdown,” “University Challenge” and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.”
Similarly, Simon Cowell’s Syco is behind hit brands “The X Factor” and the Got Talent franchise. McNicholas spent a decade there as creative director and executive producer.
Lifted has been commissioned to produce “Secret Gameshow,” a new primetime pilot for U.K. broadcaster ITV hosted by comedian and “The Masked Singer” host Joel Dommett. The show is a spin on the hidden camera format, in which celebrities compete for bragging rights as they take on hidden camera stunts to fool unsuspecting members of the public into helping them.
At Lifted, McNicholas will create and...
ITV Studios Entertainment is the label behind blockbuster shows “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!,” “Love Island,” “Dancing On Ice,” “The Voice,” “Countdown,” “University Challenge” and “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.”
Similarly, Simon Cowell’s Syco is behind hit brands “The X Factor” and the Got Talent franchise. McNicholas spent a decade there as creative director and executive producer.
Lifted has been commissioned to produce “Secret Gameshow,” a new primetime pilot for U.K. broadcaster ITV hosted by comedian and “The Masked Singer” host Joel Dommett. The show is a spin on the hidden camera format, in which celebrities compete for bragging rights as they take on hidden camera stunts to fool unsuspecting members of the public into helping them.
At Lifted, McNicholas will create and...
- 3/15/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Four new members appointed to the UK screen industries agency’s board.
UK screen industries agency Film London has appointed four new members of its board of directors.
They include:
Nicola Pearcey, president, UK and Emea strategy and operations, Lionsgate; Saurabh Kakkar, executive producer, Big Talk Productions; Lila Rawlings, executive producer, drama and film, Left Bank Pictures; and Helen Burnhill, vice president of business development and marketing, Mediatonic.
The new board members, whose roles include responsibility as charity trustees, will replace outgoing members Ian George, Anna Higgs, Angela Jain and Andy Payne who have all completed their tenures on the board.
UK screen industries agency Film London has appointed four new members of its board of directors.
They include:
Nicola Pearcey, president, UK and Emea strategy and operations, Lionsgate; Saurabh Kakkar, executive producer, Big Talk Productions; Lila Rawlings, executive producer, drama and film, Left Bank Pictures; and Helen Burnhill, vice president of business development and marketing, Mediatonic.
The new board members, whose roles include responsibility as charity trustees, will replace outgoing members Ian George, Anna Higgs, Angela Jain and Andy Payne who have all completed their tenures on the board.
- 1/22/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
First, there was Match.com, then there was Tinder and shortly after came Bumble and Raya. Now, Quibi is looking to revolutionize the tech-driven dating experience with the ultimate real-time, interactive dating series The Hot Drop. The first of its kind new series is the first of its kind and will be produced by ITV America’s Sirens Media and by ITV Studios Entertainment.
With Quibi’s technology, The Hot Drop will start each week by dropping a profile of one of the most desirable and eligible singles of all genders and sexual preferences in America — and this is where the fun begins. Through the Quibi app, the audience can submit videos for the chance to go on a dating adventure with the aforementioned single. That same week, Quibi will reveal the top three candidates. From there, it’s up to the Quibi community to determine who goes on the date.
With Quibi’s technology, The Hot Drop will start each week by dropping a profile of one of the most desirable and eligible singles of all genders and sexual preferences in America — and this is where the fun begins. Through the Quibi app, the audience can submit videos for the chance to go on a dating adventure with the aforementioned single. That same week, Quibi will reveal the top three candidates. From there, it’s up to the Quibi community to determine who goes on the date.
- 1/7/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
ITV is coupling up even further with its hit reality dating format Love Island by doubling the number of seasons of the show set to air in 2020.
The British commercial broadcaster will air two seasons next year, coming on the back of ratings growth for its fifth season, which is the most watched program of the year for adults aged 16-34 on all channels and broke the 6M viewer mark for the first time.
ITV2 will air a winter Love Island in early 2020 in a new location and new villa in South Africa before coming back to Majorca for its regular run next summer.
Love Island UK is produced by ITV Studios Entertainment and Motion Content Group.
Paul Mortimer, Head of Digital Channels and Acquisitions at ITV said, “Off the back of a record-breaking year, we’re delighted to be bringing an extra series of our biggest and sunniest show to the 2020 schedule.
The British commercial broadcaster will air two seasons next year, coming on the back of ratings growth for its fifth season, which is the most watched program of the year for adults aged 16-34 on all channels and broke the 6M viewer mark for the first time.
ITV2 will air a winter Love Island in early 2020 in a new location and new villa in South Africa before coming back to Majorca for its regular run next summer.
Love Island UK is produced by ITV Studios Entertainment and Motion Content Group.
Paul Mortimer, Head of Digital Channels and Acquisitions at ITV said, “Off the back of a record-breaking year, we’re delighted to be bringing an extra series of our biggest and sunniest show to the 2020 schedule.
- 7/24/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Focus, the event for production professionals held earlier this month in London, has reported record attendance and exhibitor numbers for its fourth edition.
Visitor numbers at Focus, held on Dec. 4 and 5 at London’s Business Design Center, were up 40% to 2,700, drawn from 70 countries, and there was a 41% rise in exhibiting companies to 244. These included international film commissions, location providers and production service companies.
There was also a doubling of content sessions offered free-to-attend panels, workshops and presentations, featuring more than 160 industry players. Onstage discussions included interviews with Alastair Clark, producer of Netflix movie “Calibre”; Angela Jain, managing director of ITV Studios Entertainment, who led a case study on ITV’s hit reality show “Love Island”; Roger Charteris and Robert Taylor of The Artists Partnership and Jane Villiers of Sayle Screen, who joined a discussion on the role of agents in the production process; Phil Hunt, the co-managing director of sales...
Visitor numbers at Focus, held on Dec. 4 and 5 at London’s Business Design Center, were up 40% to 2,700, drawn from 70 countries, and there was a 41% rise in exhibiting companies to 244. These included international film commissions, location providers and production service companies.
There was also a doubling of content sessions offered free-to-attend panels, workshops and presentations, featuring more than 160 industry players. Onstage discussions included interviews with Alastair Clark, producer of Netflix movie “Calibre”; Angela Jain, managing director of ITV Studios Entertainment, who led a case study on ITV’s hit reality show “Love Island”; Roger Charteris and Robert Taylor of The Artists Partnership and Jane Villiers of Sayle Screen, who joined a discussion on the role of agents in the production process; Phil Hunt, the co-managing director of sales...
- 12/20/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
New board members include execs from BBC Fims, Coutts & Co and Saffery Champness.
Five new members have been appointed to Film London’s board of directors.
They are:
Geraldine Atlee, Head of Legal and Business Affairs at BBC Films Judith Chan, Executive Director of private bank Coutts & Co John Graydon, Head of Film and TV at chartered accountants Saffery Champness Jeff Jacobs, former Chief Officer of the Gla (Greater London Authority) Frances Trought, Deputy Vice Principal at Pearson College, London
Trought will take up a new board position focusing on Education following the launch of Film London’s Equal...
Five new members have been appointed to Film London’s board of directors.
They are:
Geraldine Atlee, Head of Legal and Business Affairs at BBC Films Judith Chan, Executive Director of private bank Coutts & Co John Graydon, Head of Film and TV at chartered accountants Saffery Champness Jeff Jacobs, former Chief Officer of the Gla (Greater London Authority) Frances Trought, Deputy Vice Principal at Pearson College, London
Trought will take up a new board position focusing on Education following the launch of Film London’s Equal...
- 11/23/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
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