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  • Jennifer Harrington is Granada International head of formats

    Jennifer Harrington is Granada International head of formats

    MUMBAI: Jennifer Harrington has been appointed the formats head for Granada International. Based in London, Harrington, who sued to be the sales director at Twentieth Century Fox International Television, will head up all international format activity worldwide for Granada International. She will be responsible for the sale of Granada International formats and unscripted material, from both ITV Productions and independent producers.

    In addition, she will lead the push to acquire formats from external sources to complement the range of hit formats Granada International distributes from its in-house production companies, particularly focusing on the US market.

    She will report to Granada International sales director Tim Mutimer and will also work alongside the director of acquisitions and co-productions Emmanuelle Namiech on securing new formats from the worldwide independent production sector.

    Granada International’s formats cover a wide range of shows, from I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and Saturday Night Takeaway to Hell’s Kitchen, Nanny 911, Dancing on Ice, Soapstar Superstar and ITV1’s fly-on-the-wall docusoap format, Airline. Granada International also has a portfolio of classic game shows such as Chance of A Lifetime, Alphabet Game and All New Catchphrase.

  • Granada looks to tap opportunities in Asia

    Granada looks to tap opportunities in Asia

    MUMBAI: Looking to increase the amount of business that comes from Asia, Granada International is the latest global format and content creators to open a new office in the region.Part of the UK’s ITV Worldwide, Granada has appointed James Ross to the role of Granada regional director Asia. The appointment was made by Granada Intl MD Naine Nohr. Before the appointment, Ross was at Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong as media marketing and distribution director. He will build a local presence for Granada International and ITV Worldwide throughout the Asia-Pacific region and exploring opportunities to further develop the business.

    Nohr says, “The continuing importance of China and the Asian territories to our business has culminated in our decision to set up a regional office in Hong Kong. We are delighted to have secured James for this important role. With his background in the region, he is perfectly placed to build strategic partnerships and develop our new media sales business in Asia. Broadband and mobile phone penetration in the Far East are already the highest in the world and predicted to grow.

    “We also have strong licensing and format activity in Asia and therefore needed someone with the breadth of skills and experience that James brings, including a solid global marketing background, to develop our business in the region.”

    Ross says, “Granada International and ITV Worldwide, through its close relationship with ITV’s production teams in the UK and around the world and many top independent production companies, has some of the very best international programming available. I‘m looking forward to growing relationships with clients and partners throughout the region to offer this great content through a variety of different media.”

    Granada International recently announced a number of sales to Asian broadcasters, including Hell’s Kitchen USA to Discovery India, The Asia Food Network, UBC Thailand, Orion Media Korea, and Solar in Phillippines.