ITN Productions (ITNP), maker of Prince Harry: The Interview, He Said, She Said: Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni and Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, is eyeing growth in India and the Middle East and has promoted two executives.
Caroline Short has been upped to Head of Global TV and Georgina Mantle becomes Global Creative Director in a bid to reflect ITNP’s “ambition to build a worldwide content powerhouse” along with recognition that “many current development projects are stories rooted in the UK with clear global resonance.” The pair were previously Head of UK Factual and Creative Director respectively.
ITNP wants to create a “single, coordinated view of globally focused development across the business,” it added. The producer of Max and Discovery+’s He Said, She Said and Peacock’s A Hollywood Tragedy has been making more in the U.S. of late and is now eyeing India and the Middle East. We understand growth could take the form of either selling to or making shows in these regions, along with taking advantage of digital opportunities and new investment. Yesterday, ITNP unveiled a new digital division led by former ITV Studios’ director of digital channels George Cudmore.
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ITNP has also promoted Leeds-based Gorana Jelovina to Deputy Head of Development, working closely with Dan Gilmore, Head of Development. Meanwhile, John Keyes takes on sole responsibility for secondary sales and distribution, working with distributors and managing ITNP’s back catalog.
ITN Managing Director of Content Ian Rumsey said: “Caroline and Georgina are forces of nature. We’re fortunate to have them and I’m delighted to give their amazing talents even greater scope and scale as we push into new markets and expand our global slate.”