‘The Repair Shop’ Outfit Ricochet Signs Damon Pattison
The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outfit. Pattison, who replaces Katy Thorogood, most recently ran Banijay-backed Beyond’s UK production arm but it was shuttered last year. He previously worked for BBC Studios and Keo Films, and set up Lucky Day Productions in 2007, which was sold to Zodiak Media Group. Ricochet makes smash BBC series The Repair Shop along with the likes of Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped and Discovery’s Woodland Workshop. “Damon’s experience, energy and creativity, is precisely what we need in a Creative Director,” said Ball.
Netflix Australia Exec Exits To Sbs
Netflix Australia creative exec Nakul Legha has exited to Sbs.
The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outfit. Pattison, who replaces Katy Thorogood, most recently ran Banijay-backed Beyond’s UK production arm but it was shuttered last year. He previously worked for BBC Studios and Keo Films, and set up Lucky Day Productions in 2007, which was sold to Zodiak Media Group. Ricochet makes smash BBC series The Repair Shop along with the likes of Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped and Discovery’s Woodland Workshop. “Damon’s experience, energy and creativity, is precisely what we need in a Creative Director,” said Ball.
Netflix Australia Exec Exits To Sbs
Netflix Australia creative exec Nakul Legha has exited to Sbs.
- 1/15/2024
- by Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock, Zac Ntim and Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Nakul Legha may have only been a member of the Netflix Anz content team for just under 12 months, but his enthusiasm for Australian storytelling goes well beyond that.
Having moved to Australia from Bhutan with his family at the age of nine, the streamer’s licensing and co-productions lead credited Aussie television with helping him settle into his new home.
“I didn’t speak any English and we didn’t have any family here, so it was really through TV that I got to understand my place in the community and understand Australia,” he said.
“Shows such as Playschool and The Dream with Roy and Hg really helped me find my feet, so I personally know the power of TV and film to change lives because it is seeing those stories that gave me an entry into the community.
“I’ve been looking for opportunities to be around that kind of storytelling all my life,...
Having moved to Australia from Bhutan with his family at the age of nine, the streamer’s licensing and co-productions lead credited Aussie television with helping him settle into his new home.
“I didn’t speak any English and we didn’t have any family here, so it was really through TV that I got to understand my place in the community and understand Australia,” he said.
“Shows such as Playschool and The Dream with Roy and Hg really helped me find my feet, so I personally know the power of TV and film to change lives because it is seeing those stories that gave me an entry into the community.
“I’ve been looking for opportunities to be around that kind of storytelling all my life,...
- 8/31/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Sbs head of entertainment and food Susie Jones is set to join Netflix Anz as a creative executive, becoming the fifth member of the streamer’s local content team.
Jones will work across scripted and unscripted as part of the newly created role, which will begin in September.
She joined Sbs in 2016 as commissioning editor for documentaries, and has since been involved in screening multiple seasons of Who Do You Think You Are? , The Ghan, Secrets of Our Cities, Addicted Australia, See What You Made Me Do, and Every Family Has a Secret.
Prior to that, Jones oversaw the development at Matchbox Pictures. She has also worked in the UK at the BBC, and spent more than 15 years spent as a freelance director and producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine, Seven Network, and the Discovery Channel.
Her appointment at Netflix comes almost exactly a...
Jones will work across scripted and unscripted as part of the newly created role, which will begin in September.
She joined Sbs in 2016 as commissioning editor for documentaries, and has since been involved in screening multiple seasons of Who Do You Think You Are? , The Ghan, Secrets of Our Cities, Addicted Australia, See What You Made Me Do, and Every Family Has a Secret.
Prior to that, Jones oversaw the development at Matchbox Pictures. She has also worked in the UK at the BBC, and spent more than 15 years spent as a freelance director and producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine, Seven Network, and the Discovery Channel.
Her appointment at Netflix comes almost exactly a...
- 7/21/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Netflix has bolstered its Australian presence with the appointment of Ben Cox as the director of business development.
Based in Sydney, Cox will be responsible for leading Netflix’s new and existing partnerships with a range of Australian companies, including ISPs, subscription television operators, and consumer electronics device manufacturers.
He joins Netflix from ViacomsCBS where he was VP, business development, prior to which he held roles at Nickelodeon, Foxtel, and Austar Entertainment.
Cox, who starts his new role today, says he is looking forward to finding new ways to drive growth for the business.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Netflix team,” he says.
“Since launching in Australia in 2015, Netflix has already built a number of strong partnerships with local companies to deliver effective outcomes for Netflix, partners and subscribers.”
The appointment follows the additions of Nakul Legha and Hannah Pembroke to the Anz content team led by Que MInh Luu.
Based in Sydney, Cox will be responsible for leading Netflix’s new and existing partnerships with a range of Australian companies, including ISPs, subscription television operators, and consumer electronics device manufacturers.
He joins Netflix from ViacomsCBS where he was VP, business development, prior to which he held roles at Nickelodeon, Foxtel, and Austar Entertainment.
Cox, who starts his new role today, says he is looking forward to finding new ways to drive growth for the business.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Netflix team,” he says.
“Since launching in Australia in 2015, Netflix has already built a number of strong partnerships with local companies to deliver effective outcomes for Netflix, partners and subscribers.”
The appointment follows the additions of Nakul Legha and Hannah Pembroke to the Anz content team led by Que MInh Luu.
- 2/21/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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