BGM NAMES ANDREA GRIFFITH DIRECTOR OF CONTENT

BGM Inc, a Canadian content-creation company, part of the Sphere Media group has expanded its creative team through a major hire and two internal promotions. Respected production executive Andrea Griffith joins BGM in the newly created position of Director of Content. “I watched BGM expertly navigate the Kew situation and come out in a powerful position by joining Sphere Media,” Griffith said. “It made an impact on me. If they could do that, they pretty much can do anything. I’m so thrilled to be joining this resilient, brilliant, globally-focused team.”

The announcement follows a wider reorganization of the group, which sees BGM president Marlo Miazga take on a broader role within the Sphere Media group as president of unscripted. BGM’s creative team also sees Aidan Denison promoted to director of development, and Azucena Mainero has been promoted to development co-ordinator Both Denison and Mainero will report to Connolly.

Reporting to Miazga, Griffith will oversee the company’s day-to-day creative, operational and team activities. For the past decade, Griffith has served as production executive for lifestyle content at Corus Entertainment, where she oversaw the development and production of a broad range of original series for HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada and Slice. Her credits include top-rating series Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Holmes and Holmes, Backyard Builds, Scott’s Vacation House Rules, Big Food Bucket List, Junior Chef Showdown, Family Home Overhaul and Cheese: A Love Story. Griffiths’ CV also includes stints as a showrunner, director and writer on a range of award-winning kids’ and lifestyle series for HGTV Canada, Slice, YTV, CBC and W Network.

In his new role, Denison is responsible for the creation, development and pitching of unscripted primetime and kids’ content, as well as driving projects destined for the international market. Mainero was promoted from her position as executive assistant where she learned about all aspects of the industry, from development to distribution, assisting on set and office on several productions. She has steadily risen up the ranks, gaining hands-on production experience in a variety of roles. “I couldn’t be prouder of the team that is now in place at BGM,” Marlo Miazga said. “The promotion of two rising development stars, Aidan and Azucena, not only gives me enormous pleasure, but is a shrewd investment in our creative future.”