Commissioner Moves
In: Martin Davidson, Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning, BBC
Martin Davidson has been appointed as Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning at the BBC, responsible for science, religion, business and history commissioning and reporting to Emma Swain, Controller, Factual Commissioning. Source: Broadcast
Out: James Hayes, Factual Commissioner, BBC
James Hayes is leaving his role as Factual Commissioner at the BBC at the end of March 2015. Source: Broadcast
In: Chris Rantamaki, SVP Production and Development, Discovery Channel
Chris Rantamaki has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Production and Development at Discovery Channel, based in Los Angeles and reporting to Denise Contis, Executive Vice President of Production and Development. Read more: Realscreen.com
In: Jay Davidson, Assistant Commissioner, BBC2 and BBC4
Jay Davidson has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, BBC2 and BBC4, at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Sohail Shah, Assistant Commissioner, Entertainment, BBC
Sohail Shah has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Entertainment at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Adrian Padmore, Assistant Commissioner, Daytime, BBC
Adrian Padmore has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Daytime at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Fatima Salaria, Assistant Commissioner, Factual, BBC
Fatima Salaria has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Factual at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Richard Ackerman, Entertainment Commissioner, Sky
Richard Ackerman has been appointed as non-scripted Entertainment Commissioner across all channels at Sky, reporting to Celia Taylor, Head of Non-Sripted Commissioning. Source: Broadcast
In: Andie Beckerman, VP Alternative Development and Production, Syfy
Andie Beckerman has been appointed as Vice President of Alternative Development and Production at Syfy, reporting to Heather Olander, Senior Vice President of Alternative Development and Production. Read more: Realscreen
In: Isaac Densu, Commissioning Editor, Digital Shorts, Channel 4
Isaac Densu has been appointed to a newly created Commissioning Editor role for Channel 4’s digital Shorts channel. Reporting to Richard Davidson-Houston, Channel 4’s Head of All 4 and Digital Content, Isaac will be responsible for commissioning original Shorts for All 4, Channel 4’s new flagship digital proposition, due to launch soon. Channel 4’s Shorts […]
In: Michael Sorensen, VP Development and Production, Discovery Channel NYC
Michael Sorensen has been appointed as Vice President Development and Production at Discovery Channel, based in New York Read more: Realscreen
In: Matthew Kelly, VP Development and Production, Discovery Channel NYC
Matthew Kelly has been appointed as Vice President Development and Production at Discovery Channel, based in New York Read more: Realscreen
In: John Hoffman, EVP Documentaries and Specials, Discovery Channel
John Hoffman has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Documentaries and Specials at Discovery Channel. Beginning immediately, Hoffman will be responsible and have oversight for all development activities in the alternative and specials area. He will produce original documentary programming from development through production, commission and acquire films and specials and be responsible for developing cross-platform […]
In: Jessica Sebastian, Head of Unscripted Programming, USA Network
Jessica Sebastian has been appointed as Head of Unscripted Programming at USA Network, reporting to EVP of Original Programming Jackie de Crinis. She will supervise the development and production of the network’s unscripted shows. Read more: Realscreen
In: Dan Caster, Director of Development and Production, MTV
Dan Caster has been appointed as Director, Development and Production at MTV, based in NYC. Source: Cynopsis
In: Chelsea Friedland, Senior Director, Development and Production, MTV
Chelsea Friedland has been appointed as Senior Director, Development and Production at MTV, based in NYC. Source: Cynopsis
In: Kenda Greenwood, VP Unscripted Development and Production, MTV
Kenda Greenwood has been appointed as Vice President of Unscripted Development and Production at MTV, based in NYC. Source: Cynopsis
In: Jo Street, Acting Controller Daytime, BBC
Jo Street, Commissioning Editor Daytime at the BBC, has been appointed to the role of Acting Controller Daytime whilst recruitment for this position takes place. Jo’s currently responsible for Daytime and Early Peak commissioning from Scotland and Northern Ireland. She has worked across a variety of some of Daytime’s most popular shows including Countryfile, Homes […]
In: Angela Molloy, Vice President Development, WE tv
Angela Molloy has been appointed as Vice President, Development at WE tv, based in the LA office and reporting to David Stefanou, VP Development, NYC. She is tasked with working closely with west coast based production partners and agencies. Molloy has produced hit series such as Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles for Bravo and Life […]
In: David Stefanou, VP Development WE tv
David Stefanou has been appointed as Vice President, Development at WE tv, based in the NYC office and overseeing the network’s ongoing search for fresh, new unscripted series. Prior to WE tv Stefanou oversaw Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes (OWN), Too Cute (Animal Planet) and The A List franchise (Logo), as well as series […]
In: Damian Kavanagh, BBC 3 Digital Controller
Damian Kavanagh, BBC Controller of Daytime, and current BBC Three Project Lead has been confirmed as BBC Three Digital Controller from January 2015. Source: BBC press release
In: Elen Rhys, Commissioner for Entertainment, S4C
Elen Rhys has been appointed as Commissioner for Entertainment at S4C from February 2015. Source: C21 Media
Out: Katy Thorogood, Commissioning Editor, ITV
Katy Thorogood is to leaving her role as Factual Commissioning Editor at ITV to join Ricochet Productions as Creative Director. Source: Broadcast
Out: Delores Gavin, EVP Development & Production for East Coast, Discovery Channel
Dolores Gavin is leaving her role as Executive Vice President for Development and Production, East Coast at Discovery Channel. Read more: Realscreen
Out: Lisa Berger, EVP Alternate Series, Specials & Late-night, ABC
Lisa Berger has left her job as Executive Vice President of Alternate Series, Specials and Late-night at ABC. Read more: Realscreen
Up: Rachel Job, Director Programming, History
Rachel Job has been promoted to the position of Director of Programming at History and H2 for the UK and EMEA. Source: TBI Vision
Up: Lauren Gellert, EVP Development and Original Programming, WEtv
Lauren Gellert has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President of Development & Original Programming at WE tv. Source: Cynopsis
In: Laura Ling, Director of Development, Discovery Digital Networks
Award-winning journalist and producer Laura Ling has joined the web-native video arm of Discovery Communications as Director of Development. In this capacity, Ling will be a part of the senior team overseeing original program development for the portfolio of networks, which reaches audiences across digital platforms and currently generates 150M monthly streams. Most recently, Ling was […]
Out: Nick Hornby, Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
Nick Hornby is leaving his role as Commissioning Editor for Factual Entertainment at Channel 4 to join Blast! Films as Head of Programmes. Read more:Realscreen
In: Kevin Reilly, President TBS & TNT and CCO Turner Entertainment
Kevin Reilly has been appointed as president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer for Turner Entertainment. Reilly, who most recently served as chairman of entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), will be responsible for overseeing and leading the TNT and TBS networks and brands, including all content development; business affairs and production; marketing, brand and […]
Up: Maxine Watson, Acting Head Documentaries, BBC
Maxine Watson has been promoted to the role of Acting Head of Documentaries for BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4, reporting to Emma Swain, Controller of Factual Commissioning. Source: Broadcast
Up: Amy Flanagan, Deputy Head of Documentaries, Channel 4
Amy Flanagan has been promoted to the role of Deputy Head of Documentaries at Channel 4. She will support Head of Documentaries Nick Mirsky in shaping the strategic direction of the documentaries output and to ensure coherence of the key prime-time documentaries titles. This newly-created role reflects the significant expansion in both scale and range of […]
In: Danny Carvalho, Formats Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
Danny Carvalho has been appointed as Commissioning Editor for Formats at Channel 4, reporting to Dominic Bird, Head of Formats. Source: Broadcast
Out: Emma Willis, Head of Documentaries Commissioning, BBC1, BBC2, BBC4
Emma Willis is leaving her role as Head of Documentary Commissioning for BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4 to take up a new role as Creative Director at London-based independent production company Twenty Twenty in January 2015. Source: BBC Ariel
Out: Jeff Hasler, SVP Production and Development, Discovery Channel
Jeff Hasler has left his post as Senior Vice President for Production and Development at Discovery Channel to take up a new role as Executive Vice President for Development and Production at National Geographic Studios. Read more: Realscreen
In: Melody Shafir, VP Development, Peacock Productions
Melody Shafir has been appointed as Vice President, Development at NBC News’ Peacock Productions in Los Angeles. Source: Cynopsis
In: Sarah Davies, VP Production and Development, Discovery Family
Sarah Davies has been appointed as Vice President of Production and Development at Discovery Family Channel, based at Silver Springs and reporting to Tom Cosgrove, GM. Read more: Realscreen
Out: Claire Aguliar, VP Programming, ITVS
Claire Aguilar is leaving her post as Vice President of Programming at Independent Television Service (ITVS), taking up a new role as content consultant. In the new consulting role, Claire will provide high-level, portfolio analysis and content feedback under the direction of Jim Sommers, Senior Vice President of Content and head of ITVS’ Content Strategy Team. […]
In: Noland Walker, ITVS
Noland Walker has been appointed as Senior Content Director at Independent Television Service (ITVS). He replaces Claire Aquilar. Read more: Realscreen
Up: Rod Aissa, EVP Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media
Rod Aissa has been promoted to the post of Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development at Oxygen Media. Source: Cynopsis
Out: Derren Lawford, Commissioning Executive, London Live
Derren Lawford has been appointed as Joint Creative Director at London and Hampshire-based Woodcut Media, reporting to Kate Beal, Chief Executive and Joint Creative Director. He was most recently Commissioning Executive at London Live. Source: Televisual
In: Mark Francis, VP Global Acquisitions, Nat Geo Channels International
Mark Francis has been appointed as Vice President of Global Acquisitions at National Geographic Channels International, based in London and reporting to Hamish Mykura,Executive Vice President of International Content. His brief is to commission original content. Source: TBI Vision
Up: Alon Orstein, SVP Production and Development, TLC
Alon Orstein has been appointed to the role of Senior Vice President of Production and Development at TLC based in Silver Spring, reporting to Howard Lee, Executive Vice President of Production and Development, East Coast. Source: C21 Media
Up: Marisa Levy, VP Development, TLC
Marisa Levy has been appointed to the role of Vice President Development at TLC based in Silver Spring, reporting to Howard Lee, Executive Vice President of Production and Development, East Coast. Source: C21 Media
In: Andrea Speziale-Bagliacca, Commissioning Executive, BBCWW
Andrea Speziale-Bagliacca has been appointed as Commissioning Executive at BBC Worldwide, reporting to Julie Swanston, VP Commissioning. He will be responsible for developing and commissioning a slate of original content for BBC Worldwide’s new genre brands BBC Brit and BBC Earth, working closely with BBC Worldwide’s international channels network including BBC AMERICA to develop distinctive original series that […]
In: Hannah Demidowicz, Commissioning Executive, BBCWW
Hannah Demidowicz has been appointed as Commissioning Executive at BBC Worldwide, reporting to Julie Swanston, VP Commissioning, and Ricky Kelehar, VP Commissioning, BBC AMERICA. She will be responsible for developing and commissioning a slate of original content for BBC Worldwide’s new genre brands BBC Brit and BBC Earth, working closely with BBC Worldwide’s international channels network including […]
In: Jessie Surovell, VP Development, TVGN
Jessie Surovell has been appointed as Vice President Development at TVGN. Source: Cynopsis
In: Heather Olander, SVP Alternative Series Development & Production, Syfy
Heather Olander has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Alternative Series Development and Production at Syfy, reporting to Bill McGoldrick, Executive Vice President of Original Programming. She also continues to work as Senior Vice President of Alternative Development and Production at USA Network Read more: Realscreen
In: Jennifer McGovern VP Development, VH1
Jennifer McGovern has been appointed as Vice President of Development at VH1, based in their East Coast office. Read more: Realscreen
Up: Julie Meisner Eagle, VP Production and Development, Discovery Life Channel
Julie Meisner Eagle has been promoted to Vice President of Production and Development at Discovery Life Channel, reporting to Jane Latman General Manager, Discovery Fit & Health (which will be rebranded as Discovery Life Channel in January 2015). In this role, Meisner Eagle will serve as a senior member of Discovery Life Channel’s content team, […]
