Former Spotify exec Erika Clarke and ex-Lifetime exec Colleen Grogan have joined Apple TV+ “as the streamer ramps up its non-scripted efforts,” according to Deadline. Both join as Unscripted Creative Executives reporting to Molly Thompson, who joined as Head of Documentaries and Unscripted in 2019.
Here’s the new hires’ backgrounds, per the report:
Clarke, who joined in January, was previously exec producer at Spotify Studios, where she co-ran the company’s podcast studio division. Before that, she spent ten years at MTV, part of the team behind Cribs, and was also a producer and director of shows such as The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Travel Channel’s Follow Your Past and CNN Heroes. She was also nominated for an Emmy for her work on White People, a documentary for MTV’s Look Different strand. She will be based in LA.
Apple TV+ has hired Erika Clarke and Colleen Grogan to help develop non-scripted content.
Clarke came from Spotify and Grogan was previously at Lifetime.
Apple TV+ has picked up an executive from Spotify and Lifetime as the streaming service continues to ramp up its non-scripted content.
As reported by Deadline, Apple has hired Erika Clarke and Colleen Grogan to new roles within the company.
The two hires are the first U.S.-based unscripted executives hired by Molly Thompson since the A& IndieFilms founder Molly Thompson joined as Head of Documentaries and Unscripted in 2019.
Both join as Unscripted Creative Executives reporting to Thompson.