Sky announced a restructure of its content team in the UK, after the exit of Zai Bennett. Meghan Lyvers has been promoted to Executive Director of Original Scripted and Phil Edgar-Jones has become Executive Director of Original Unscripted. Meanwhile, Poppy Dixon, has been promoted to Director of Documentaries & Factual. This was announced by Cécile Frot-Coutaz, who also expanded her role from CEO of Sky Studios by adding the Chief Content Officer title.
Moreover, the company stated: “As part of his remit as executive director, content strategy & performance, responsible for our platform and channel performance, Jamie Morris will also take on responsibility for our compliance teams led by Elizabeth Rowlands, director of content compliance and policy, as well as commissioning of Sky Kids originals led by Lucy Murphy, director of kids content, U.K. & Ireland.”
Meanwhile, Helen Northrop, director of commercial affairs for unscripted output, will now report to Caroline Cooper who will expand her remit from CFO to include content as COO of Sky Studios and Content. “This means all business affairs, production management, systems and operations, and international financing activity across scripted and unscripted will be under a unified leadership,” Sky said.
The company is also expanding the remit of Sky Studios’ Original Brands team to cover all original scripted and priority unscripted titles across Sky Studios and Content, as well as awards work, the firm unveiled. As director of original brands and international marketing, studios and U.K. & Ireland content, Harrison Kelly will lead this combined unit, with Luke Seraphin, head of diversity & inclusion, Sky Original Programming, also reporting to Harrison. The goal is to “continue to partner closely with producers, talent and the wider creative community,” Sky said.
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