‘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.
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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.
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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
In today’s Global Bulletin, Home Team hires Jessica Hill as a senior development executive; Beyond Productions appoints Hamo Forsyth as creative director for factual programming; Sky News launches “The Daily Climate Show”; and Dandelooo picks up Teidees’ “Jasmine and Jambo” for international distribution.
Hiring
Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee’s new production company Home Team has hired Jessica Hill as its new senior development executive, where she will support the producers in an effort to promote under-represented talent.
Hill joins Home Team from Sister, where she spent three years and was script executive on HBO and Sky’s upcoming series “Landscapers” and the BBC and Netflix’s “Giri/Haji.”
“Bennett and Dominic are dynamic producers with creative integrity and deservedly great relationships with talent,” she said in a release. “Their growing slate demonstrates their commitment to unexpected, unique storytelling and I am absolutely delighted to be joining them at Home Team.
Hiring
Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee’s new production company Home Team has hired Jessica Hill as its new senior development executive, where she will support the producers in an effort to promote under-represented talent.
Hill joins Home Team from Sister, where she spent three years and was script executive on HBO and Sky’s upcoming series “Landscapers” and the BBC and Netflix’s “Giri/Haji.”
“Bennett and Dominic are dynamic producers with creative integrity and deservedly great relationships with talent,” she said in a release. “Their growing slate demonstrates their commitment to unexpected, unique storytelling and I am absolutely delighted to be joining them at Home Team.
- 3/22/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
ABC in the US has commissioned reality series Pooch Perfect, based on the UK/Australian format.
The eight-episode series, to produced by Beyond, will showcase 10 dog groomers, along with their assistants, as they compete in a series of outrageous themed challenges.
Rebel Wilson, who hosted the original Aussie version for Seven, will also front the US iteration, with judges to include Lisa Vanderpump, celebrity dog groomer Jorge Bendersky and veterinarian Dr. Callie Harris.
The format comes from Beyond Productions UK, created by Nikki Pinkus, Damon Pattison and Sonya Wilkes.
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The Australian version of the show aired early last year and has sold to to TV2 in Denmark, Yle in Finland, Sic in Portugal, Blue Ant Media in Canada and Quebecor in French-speaking Canada.
The UK version is currently airing on BBC One, hosted by Sheridan Smith.
Beyond has...
The eight-episode series, to produced by Beyond, will showcase 10 dog groomers, along with their assistants, as they compete in a series of outrageous themed challenges.
Rebel Wilson, who hosted the original Aussie version for Seven, will also front the US iteration, with judges to include Lisa Vanderpump, celebrity dog groomer Jorge Bendersky and veterinarian Dr. Callie Harris.
The format comes from Beyond Productions UK, created by Nikki Pinkus, Damon Pattison and Sonya Wilkes.
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The Australian version of the show aired early last year and has sold to to TV2 in Denmark, Yle in Finland, Sic in Portugal, Blue Ant Media in Canada and Quebecor in French-speaking Canada.
The UK version is currently airing on BBC One, hosted by Sheridan Smith.
Beyond has...
- 1/13/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Mikael Borglund.
Beyond International has acquired the UK arm of Seven West Media’s Seven Studios and Swm’s 51 per cent stake in Los Angeles-based 7Beyond.
Both Seven Studios UK, headed by Damon Pattison, and 7Beyond will be re-branded as Beyond Productions and will report to John Luscombe, Beyond Productions’ general manager and exec VP.
As part of the deal, Beyond gets the international format rights to Pooch Perfect and the UK and Australian versions.
Striving to reduce Swm’s debt of more than $540 million, in February CEO James Warburton appointed investment bank Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review of Seven Studios after receiving a number of “partnership inquiries.”
Warburton said on Thursday: “As part of our ongoing transformation, we’ve reassessed our appetite for investment in offshore production interests and have elected to divest Seven Studios UK and our interest in the 7Beyond Jv.
“Our longstanding relationship with...
Beyond International has acquired the UK arm of Seven West Media’s Seven Studios and Swm’s 51 per cent stake in Los Angeles-based 7Beyond.
Both Seven Studios UK, headed by Damon Pattison, and 7Beyond will be re-branded as Beyond Productions and will report to John Luscombe, Beyond Productions’ general manager and exec VP.
As part of the deal, Beyond gets the international format rights to Pooch Perfect and the UK and Australian versions.
Striving to reduce Swm’s debt of more than $540 million, in February CEO James Warburton appointed investment bank Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review of Seven Studios after receiving a number of “partnership inquiries.”
Warburton said on Thursday: “As part of our ongoing transformation, we’ve reassessed our appetite for investment in offshore production interests and have elected to divest Seven Studios UK and our interest in the 7Beyond Jv.
“Our longstanding relationship with...
- 7/9/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Pooch Perfect.’
The BBC has commissioned a UK version of Pooch Perfect, the competitive reality series based on the UK/Australian format.
English actress/singer Sheridan Smith will host the eight-part UK series, produced by Seven Studios UK.
The format was created by Seven Studios’ UK head of development Nikki Pinkus, creative director Damon Pattison and Sonya Wilkes, co-head of unscripted for Seven Studios Australia.
Rebel Wilson hosts the Aussie production, which premiered on February 27 on the Seven Network, winning its 7.30 pm slot in all people and key 25-54 demographic.
However the ratings for the second series in the mainland capitals averaged 441,000, down from the premiere’s 624,000, suggesting a short-lived novelty factor.
Seven Studios UK’s first original commission, the series will feature 10 pairs of professional dog stylists from around the country as they take part in themed challenges to transform pets as they vie for the title of the UK’s top dog stylist.
The BBC has commissioned a UK version of Pooch Perfect, the competitive reality series based on the UK/Australian format.
English actress/singer Sheridan Smith will host the eight-part UK series, produced by Seven Studios UK.
The format was created by Seven Studios’ UK head of development Nikki Pinkus, creative director Damon Pattison and Sonya Wilkes, co-head of unscripted for Seven Studios Australia.
Rebel Wilson hosts the Aussie production, which premiered on February 27 on the Seven Network, winning its 7.30 pm slot in all people and key 25-54 demographic.
However the ratings for the second series in the mainland capitals averaged 441,000, down from the premiere’s 624,000, suggesting a short-lived novelty factor.
Seven Studios UK’s first original commission, the series will feature 10 pairs of professional dog stylists from around the country as they take part in themed challenges to transform pets as they vie for the title of the UK’s top dog stylist.
- 3/8/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
BBC Grooms Dog Styling Competition ‘Pooch Perfect’ As Rebel Wilson-Fronted Version Airs In Australia
The BBC is searching for the UK’s top dog stylist in Pooch Perfect in its latest entertainment format – a version of which is on air in Australia fronted by Rebel Wilson.
The British public broadcaster has tapped Cleaning Up and The Moorside star Sheridan Smith to front the series for BBC One.
The eight-part primetime entertainment format features ten pairs of professional dog stylists from around the country, taking part in a series of themed challenges to create epic transformations of beloved pets, as they compete to be crowned the ‘UK’s Top Dog Stylist’.
Each week, the teams will reveal their creations on ‘The Dogwalk’, where the judges will deliberate over the week’s canine contenders, and their owners are given the chance to see their newly transformed dogs for the first time. It will also feature a slew of celebrity guest judges.
Pooch Perfect is produced by Seven Studios UK,...
The British public broadcaster has tapped Cleaning Up and The Moorside star Sheridan Smith to front the series for BBC One.
The eight-part primetime entertainment format features ten pairs of professional dog stylists from around the country, taking part in a series of themed challenges to create epic transformations of beloved pets, as they compete to be crowned the ‘UK’s Top Dog Stylist’.
Each week, the teams will reveal their creations on ‘The Dogwalk’, where the judges will deliberate over the week’s canine contenders, and their owners are given the chance to see their newly transformed dogs for the first time. It will also feature a slew of celebrity guest judges.
Pooch Perfect is produced by Seven Studios UK,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Therese Hegarty
Seven Studios has promoted Therese Hegarty to CEO and hired former Nine Network executive Andrew Backwell as director of production, responsible for non-scripted content.
As part of the reshuffle head of content sales Richard Henson moves up to director of content sales.
Formerly director, content distribution and rights, Hegarty’s promotion is a reward for the production division’s expansion, this year delivering the seventh consecutive growth in earnings before interest and tax.
Australia’s largest producer of long form premium content, Seven Studios last year produced more than 1,000 hours of content all genres, with 14 new commissions and more than 20 hit series returning or in production.
In the second half of last year, the division’s revenues from third-party sales jumped by 20 per cent to $45.7 million.
In March Seven launched non-scripted unit Seven Studios UK, strengthening its presence in that market and complementing its investment in London-based scripted specialists Slim Film + Television.
Seven Studios has promoted Therese Hegarty to CEO and hired former Nine Network executive Andrew Backwell as director of production, responsible for non-scripted content.
As part of the reshuffle head of content sales Richard Henson moves up to director of content sales.
Formerly director, content distribution and rights, Hegarty’s promotion is a reward for the production division’s expansion, this year delivering the seventh consecutive growth in earnings before interest and tax.
Australia’s largest producer of long form premium content, Seven Studios last year produced more than 1,000 hours of content all genres, with 14 new commissions and more than 20 hit series returning or in production.
In the second half of last year, the division’s revenues from third-party sales jumped by 20 per cent to $45.7 million.
In March Seven launched non-scripted unit Seven Studios UK, strengthening its presence in that market and complementing its investment in London-based scripted specialists Slim Film + Television.
- 5/2/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Cold Feet and Luther star Hermione Norris is to front high-concept Australian thriller Between Two Worlds.
The series is being produced by Seven Studios for its parent network, commercial broadcaster Seven Network. It is the latest series from the Australian network as it bolsters its global ambitions and follows the hire of Damon Pattison as Creative Director of Seven Studios UK and its European adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days from Slim Film + TV, which it owns a stake in.
Filming has just begun in Sydney on Between Two Worlds, which sees Norris play Cate Walford, whose relationship with vicious, business tycoon husband, Phillip, is on the ropes and sees a tempestuous home life trapped in a tangled web of lies and manipulation. Through a shocking twist of fate, this dark and murky world collides with the seemingly disparate and disconnected, warm and loving world of a widow and...
The series is being produced by Seven Studios for its parent network, commercial broadcaster Seven Network. It is the latest series from the Australian network as it bolsters its global ambitions and follows the hire of Damon Pattison as Creative Director of Seven Studios UK and its European adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days from Slim Film + TV, which it owns a stake in.
Filming has just begun in Sydney on Between Two Worlds, which sees Norris play Cate Walford, whose relationship with vicious, business tycoon husband, Phillip, is on the ropes and sees a tempestuous home life trapped in a tangled web of lies and manipulation. Through a shocking twist of fate, this dark and murky world collides with the seemingly disparate and disconnected, warm and loving world of a widow and...
- 4/16/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Simon Shalgosky.
Experienced UK producer and development executive Simon Shalgosky has joined Seven Studios in the new role of head of international development with the remit to create new formats and shows for international markets.
Shalgosky spent the past three and a half years at the UK’s Lion Television where as head of entertainment development he secured factual, entertainment and children’s commissions and drove a push into scripted comedy and short form.
Previously he held senior development and producer roles at Keshet UK, ITV Studios, Celador, Tiger Aspect and the BBC.
He reports to Seven Studios director of content distribution and rights Therese Hegarty who said: “We are delighted that Simon is joining the team to add momentum to our global growth. He brings with him a wealth of experience, having created and produced formats for every major UK broadcaster and delivered shows for daytime and prime time.
Experienced UK producer and development executive Simon Shalgosky has joined Seven Studios in the new role of head of international development with the remit to create new formats and shows for international markets.
Shalgosky spent the past three and a half years at the UK’s Lion Television where as head of entertainment development he secured factual, entertainment and children’s commissions and drove a push into scripted comedy and short form.
Previously he held senior development and producer roles at Keshet UK, ITV Studios, Celador, Tiger Aspect and the BBC.
He reports to Seven Studios director of content distribution and rights Therese Hegarty who said: “We are delighted that Simon is joining the team to add momentum to our global growth. He brings with him a wealth of experience, having created and produced formats for every major UK broadcaster and delivered shows for daytime and prime time.
- 3/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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