Mitre Studios promoted Gemma Nightingale as Head of Entertainment

Mitre Studios, Ant and Dec’s TV and digital production company, has announced Gemma Nightingale’s promotion to Head of Entertainment. Nightingale will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of Mitre Studios Entertainment shows on Television. With projects currently in production, she will also play a key role in Mitre Studios’ branded entertainment content acting as an Executive Producer across all Branded output. As a BAFTA and Broadcast Award-winning producer, Nightingale has worked on a host of hit primetime entertainment shows including "I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here," "Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway," "The Royal Variety Performance," "Limitless Win" and "Stars In Their Eyes."

Mitre Studios Managing Director, Ed Sleeman, commented: “Gemma has played key roles on all of Ant and Dec’s Entertainment shows for over a decade and she also has a brilliant development mind. There is therefore no one better placed to lead this department at Mitre Studios so I’m delighted to be promoting Gemma to Head of Entertainment.”

Nightingale added: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to step into my new role as Head of Entertainment at Mitre Studios, especially at such an exciting time for the company. The industry continues to evolve at an incredible pace, but the one thing I believe should never be underestimated is the value Entertainment brings to people’s lives. Ant and Dec’s passion to originate and produce vibrant, joyful, ambitious content makes me hugely excited to lead a department that has this vision at its very heart, and I can’t wait to continue the adventure.”