BBCS adds to top factual leadership
BBC Studios Productions factual chief Tom McDonald has finalised his leadership team by appointing a director of production and a director of commercial and business development.
Nicola Pinn
Nicola Pinn, previously head of production at BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit, has been promoted to director of production.
Pinn will be responsible for production management as well as being a key strategic voice across the three factual production units – the Natural History Unit, the Science Unit and the Documentary Unit. She has worked in senior factual programming at the BBC for the past 15 years.
Ian Moffitt, meanwhile, has been named director of commercial and business development, joining from the London arm of LA-based talent agency ICM Partners. Moffitt has been an agent representing UK and European production companies and documentary directors at ICM for the past four years.
Attenborough enjoyed different soundtrack in lockdown
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Sir David Attenborough enjoyed completely different soundtrack of lockdown
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Screenshot: The Year Earth Changed
Earth Day takes on a whole new resonance in 2021, as the world continues to battle the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The theme for this year’s Earth Day (April 22), is Restore the Earth, and it will be put into action through three days worth of digital events starting on April 20, including focusing on climate change, environmental justice, and emerging green technologies. Keeping these issues in mind, Apple TV+ is debuting a brand new original documentary narrated by erstwhile Emmy-winning historian, broadcaster, and orator Sir David Attenborough, called
The Year Earth Changed. The documentary will premiere globally on April 16 to herald the world’s largest annual environmental movement.
Channel 4 fills creative diversity roles
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