Comcast-owned European media and telecommunications large Sky not too long ago all of its non-sports content material groups within the U.Okay. and Eire below one management construction, led by Cécile Frot-Coutaz as she expanded her position from CEO of Sky Studios by including the chief content material officer title.
In late July, BBC Studios mentioned that its BBC Studios Productions arm has named Sky managing director of content material Zai Bennett its new CEO and chief artistic officer, beginning within the fall.
Frot-Coutaz has now broadened the roles and remits of Meghan Lyvers and Phil Edgar-Jones, amongst others, as a part of a brand new construction of the Sky content material workforce.
Lyvers will lead the scripted group as government director of authentic scripted, with Julia Stuart, director of authentic movie, now reporting to her alongside Katherine Butler for drama commissioning, Alex Moody for comedy commissioning and Lyvers’ present experiences.
Edgar-Jones will now lead the unscripted group as government director of authentic unscripted “the place he could have total management throughout our leisure, arts and factual providing,” based on Sky. Poppy Dixon, director of documentaries & factual, will report back to him now along with his present experiences.
“As a part of his remit as government director, content material technique & efficiency, accountable for our platform and channel efficiency, Jamie Morris can even tackle duty for our compliance groups led by Elizabeth Rowlands, director of content material compliance and coverage, in addition to commissioning of Sky Youngsters originals led by Lucy Murphy, director of children content material, U.Okay. & Eire,” Sky mentioned.
Meghan Lyvers
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In the meantime, Helen Northrop, director of economic affairs for unscripted output, will now report back to Caroline Cooper who will develop her remit from CFO to incorporate content material as COO of Sky Studios and Content material. “This implies all enterprise affairs, manufacturing administration , methods and operations, and worldwide financing exercise throughout scripted and unscripted will probably be below a unified management,” Sky mentioned.
Katie Keenan, group director of acquisitions will now report on to Frot-Coutaz.
The corporate can be increasing the remit of Sky Studios’ Authentic Manufacturers workforce to cowl all authentic scripted and precedence unscripted titles throughout Sky Studios and Content material, in addition to awards work, the agency unveiled. As director of authentic manufacturers and worldwide advertising and marketing, studios and U.Okay. & Eire content material, Harrison Kelly will lead this mixed unit, with Luke Seraphin, head of variety & inclusion, Sky Authentic Programming, additionally reporting to Harrison. The objective is to “proceed to associate carefully with producers, expertise and the broader artistic group,” Sky mentioned.