International production company and production services provider, The ATS Team, has announced its appointment of Nicola Griffiths as SVP of Production. Previously Head of Production at Workerbee, Griffiths has been responsible for a raft of high-end unscripted programming, such as The Bridge (Channel 4, HBO Max), Hot Wheels (NBC) and Bear Hunt (Netflix), which The ATS Team provided production services on.
With a proven track record of securing tax credits, expertise in international distributions, and extensive experience of running multi-million budgets, Griffiths is placed to supercharge The ATS Team’s productions and original IP offering. Her in depth knowledge of the international production landscape and of the UK independent production industry make her ideally suited to forging strong co-production deals and relationships with indies, broadcasters, and streaming platforms.
With a focus on The ATS Team’s slate of original IP, Griffiths will work between Manchester and the company’s London, LA and Lisbon offices to continue developing its international formats, alongside ATS's Development & Production Executive, Shayna Waldman. She will report into Danny Sanz, Managing Director & COO of The ATS Team.
In addition to its original slate, The ATS Team will continue to expand its Line Production business model. Saving time, money and the potential issues that come along with filming abroad, the model is made possible by the team working closely with its network of international TV production crews to provide a comprehensive range of services from the early stages of development through to locations scouting, consulting, engaging and overseeing local labour, local permitting and government negotiations, logistics and set building around the globe.
The ATS Team is renowned for providing production challenge development, set construction and art direction services across North America, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia for the global Ninja Warrior franchise and titles such as "Ultimate Beastmaster" (Netflix), "The Titan Games" with Dwayne Johnson USA (NBC) and "Holey Moley" (ABC). The ATS Team is known as the go-to production company for adventure and challenge formats.
Nicola Griffiths, SVP of Production at The ATS Team praised the company:“Having worked closely with The ATS Team for a number of years I’ve seen firsthand the skills, expertise and dedication of its team to delivering world class shows around the world. For a start not enough people in the industry know that The ATS Team is responsible for the production of nearly 90 (yes, 90!) seasons of 'Ninja Warrior' around the world. If that does not scream of a company with quality and delivery of production embedded in its DNA, then nothing does. The talent they have is outstanding and my ambition is to come on board, foster further relationships with co-production partners, and both develop and get commissioned the brilliant original IP on its slate," commented.
FInally, Danny Sanz, Managing Director & COO at The ATS Team highlighted the professional's experience:“Bringing Nicola on board to The ATS Team will be a jewel in our crown – we've worked with her for years and know she’s one of the most experienced heads of department in the business. Plus, we genuinely love working with her and feel completely honoured that this is the next step for her after being with the brilliant folks at Workerbee," expressed.