Hughes will be responsible for the sales strategy of unscripted and scripted formats. She will lead the Global Format Sales team and report to Jacob de Boer, EVP of Global Entertainment.
Welsh will lead Boat Rocker’s brand strategy and partnerships, licensing, and content marketing initiatives across the company’s scripted, unscripted, and kids & family studio divisions.
Steve Matthews and Johannes Jensen will report to Frédéric Balmary, Chief Business Officer, and work to effectively support and partner with the group’s thriving portfolio of over 60 dedicated labels.
The Japanese company to offer two new scripted formats, "The Hot Spot" and "Ensemble", as well as one new unscripted format, "Funny Face Spy", to the international buyers in attendance.