STV Productions appoints Head of Drama

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STV Group PLC

07 May 2014

 



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STV PRODUCTIONS APPOINTS SARAH BROWN AS HEAD OF DRAMA

7 May 2014

STV Productions, one of the UK's leading content businesses, today announces the appointment of Sarah Brown as Head of Drama strengthening its successful multi-genre team.

Sarah will join STV Productions later this year.

Sarah has enjoyed a successful career in drama development and production and joins STV Productions from BBC Drama Production, where she is an Executive Producer. Her credits with the BBC include Lark Rise to Candleford and Oliver Twist, and she is currently Executive Producer on The Interceptor, a new eight part contemporary crime series for BBC1. Prior to her career with the BBC, Sarah worked in the US for a variety of British broadcasters.  

Alan Clements, director of content at STV Productions, said: "We are thrilled that Sarah is joining us and are confident that she will build on the great traditions of STV dama and re-invent them for a new era."

Sarah Brown, said: "I grew up watching STV, and enjoying its drama programmes, so I am delighted to be joining the company and look forward to being a part of its ambitious plans for the future." 

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For further information, please contact the STV press office:- 

Eleanor Marshall

0141 300 3670 / 07803 970 143

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Anna Hendry

0141 300 3830 / 07921 494 654

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Notes to editors

STV Productions

STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses, with ambitious plans for growth and expansion in the UK and overseas. The company has a record of success across a range of genres including drama, factual and entertainment, producing a wide range of programmes for a variety of networks, including Catchphrase and Fake Reaction for ITV and ITV2. Further commissions include ratings success Antiques Road Trip, including a celebrity version, for BBC One and Two, drama The Poison Tree for ITV1 and quiz show The Lie for STV and TV3. In 2013, STV Productions was awarded Best Single Documentary by BAFTA Scotland for Fire in the Night, a feature documentary for BBC Scotland to mark the 25^th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. Upcoming productions include new entertainment show Let me Entertain You for ITV and quiz show The Link for BBC One. STV Productions also works in partnership with US production company, Kinetic Content, licensing original formats in their respective companies and developing new formats, such as the Perez Hilton Super Fan entertainment series for ITV2. 

 

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