ITV Studios Rejigs Distribution Crew With Tom Clark Promoted
Love Island vendor ITV Studios has rejigged its gross sales workforce by selling Tom Clark to EVP World Gross sales & Industrial Technique. Clark, who joined from Airbnb six months in the past, will oversee three regional gross sales EVPs: Gisela Aismus Minnbergh for EMEA, Augustus Dulgaro for APAC, and the present emptiness previously held by Greg Johnson for the Americas; in addition to Jurian van der Meer, EVP Model Licensing. Deadline revealed Johnson was heading to Cineflix Rights earlier this yr. ITV Studios mentioned Clark will likely be “chargeable for optimising the ITV Studios gross sales efforts throughout all areas in addition to the planning and execution of business technique and insights.” In the meantime, Jemma Harvey, who was appointed SVP World Content material in July 2022, has expanded her obligations to turn out to be SVP Scripted World Content material and Co-Productions, persevering with to report back to EVP World Content material, Julie Meldal-Johnsen, and dealing alongside Kate Barnes who continues to steer the scripted workforce as SVP Scripted. “I’m delighted to announce these expanded obligations for Tom and Jemma because the enterprise continues to evolve its construction in keeping with the wants of our companions,” mentioned Ruth Berry, who runs the distribution arm. “Tom has an enormous quantity of invaluable trade expertise and is already driving the enterprise additional ahead. Jemma is a superb and extremely regarded government with each producers and broadcasters around the globe and is already out securing and nurturing co-productions.” Berry was promoted not too long ago to steer each ITV Studios distribution’s scripted and non-scripted divisions. ITV Studios sells the likes of Love Island, The Voice and Mr Bates vs the Put up Workplace. Final week it posted a lower in Q1 revenues, placing this in the primary all the way down to the Hollywood strikes.
UK’s Dare Footage Indicators MD
Nascent UK outfit Dare Footage has signed an MD. Manufacturing vet Dee Hendry, who joins from Honey Bee Movies, will work carefully with Dare Founder & CEO Derren Lawford, and newly-promoted Govt Chair, Michelle Morgan, to drive operation methods referring to manufacturing, finance, personnel, and enterprise affairs, because the indie bolsters its worldwide and home actions. Dare launched two years in the past and has since made the likes of Channel 4’s Crypto Queen and the BBC’s Dalton’s Dream. Hendry based pure historical past indie Honey Bee and used to work at David Olusaga’s indie Uplands. Previous employers embrace Viacom, ITV, BBC and Fremantle. Elsewhere, Morgan has expanded her function to Govt Chair, taking a extra energetic function within the firm’s enterprise technique and growth, whereas Fatima Shafiq, who joined, final yr as Head of Improvement, has been promoted to Artistic Director. “We’re fortunate to have somebody of Dee’s appreciable experience and acumen to assist lay the foundations and create a strong infrastructure for us to execute and ship on Dare’s mission,” mentioned Lawford. “Key to our inventive success so far has been Fatima, whose promotion is a real reflection of the entrepreneurialism she has for locating distinctive and daring tales from around the globe.”