BBC Studios APAC has appointed Matt Coe to head up a new Creative Hub that will provide seamless creative solutions for its premium Branded Services in the Asia and ANZ region. As Head of Creative, BBC Studios APAC, Matt will lead the Sydney and Singapore-based Creative and Production Management teams to deliver creative content that will promote BBC Studios’ channels and programming across many valued partner platforms. Premium channels BBC First, UKTV, BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Brit, … [Read more...] about New BBC Studios Creative Hub Head appointed
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Passion Distribution lands sales for new documentary
Passion Distribution has closed a raft of international sales for documentary One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing (1 X 60’). The documentary has been acquired by UKTV in the UK for its Eden channel, TEN in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, CBC in Canada, Phoenix TV in China, Hong Kong and South East Asia and Channel 8 in Israel. Produced by Pioneer Productions, One Hour That Changed The World: The Moon Landing was commissioned and funded by Passion Distribution, … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution lands sales for new documentary
Passion Distribution acquires talent-led documentary and factual entertainment programming
LONDON – Passion Distribution has acquired a raft of talent-led documentary and factual entertainment programming featuring Emma Willis, Stacey Dooley, Dr Christian Jessen and Anne Robinson. Passion Distribution has secured the rights to Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over and Dr Christian: 12 Hours to Cure Your Street. All three series have been produced by Firecracker Films for UKTV's premium entertainment channel, W. Passion Distribution has also acquired … [Read more...] about Passion Distribution acquires talent-led documentary and factual entertainment programming
Bomanbridge Media brings Baking Adventure to BBC Lifestyle in Asia
SINGAPORE – This ten-part series is produced for UKTV’s Good Food channel by Denham Productions (John Torode’s Korean Food Tour), in partnership with South Korea’s Cen Media and the Korean Communications Agency. The show follows Irish food writer, photographer and television presenter Donal Skehan as he discovers the flavours and secrets of Asian baking, with stops in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. Exploring the growing popularity of baking and flour-based foods in … [Read more...] about Bomanbridge Media brings Baking Adventure to BBC Lifestyle in Asia
Former Scripps controller joins TVT
London - TVT announces the appointment of Richard Bains as VP of Finance. Bains joins from Scripps Networks where he held the position of Group Financial Controller, bringing with him invaluable experience managing finance client-side and on behalf of global TV and production companies. With over 15 years experience, Richard brings a wealth of knowledge of leading and managing finance and growth for some of the biggest and best media companies to the role. He has held a string of … [Read more...] about Former Scripps controller joins TVT
Red Sky Productions launches in Glasgow
Jane Rogerson, former Director of Commissioning at UKtv, and Ross Harper, Executive Producer at IWC Media, announced the launch of a new Glasgow based independent production company, Red Sky Productions. Red Sky will deliver first-class factual and factual entertainment programmes to UK network broadcasters and to the international and digital productions market. Rogerson and Harper, who will be Red Sky’s joint Managing Directors, have appointed Sue Oriel, previously CEO of Firecracker Films, to … [Read more...] about Red Sky Productions launches in Glasgow
