

03.05.02  Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
Worldwide appoints Director, News and Current Affairs
Mark
Reynolds has been appointed by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide to the new position
of Director, News & Current Affairs, with effect from 1.5.02.
Reporting
to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide's Director of International Television, Mike Phillips,
Mark will maximise business opportunities by developing Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide's
relationship with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Current Affairs Group. He will also work
closely with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News; the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Commercial Agency; and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide's
regional sales teams to identify and pursue new opportunities, and
to raise the profile of News and Current Affairs output within the
company.
Mark
joins from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide Americas, where he was Vice-President,
Co-productions and Sales for factual programming. Prior to joining
the New York-based Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sales Company in 1998, he held a number of
marketing and business development roles within Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide. Working
closely with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Natural History Unit, he was responsible for
raising co-production finance for a number of major landmark series
including: The Blue Planet, Life in the Freezer, The Life of Birds
and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Wildlife Specials. Mark also played a key role in setting
up Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Worldwide's ground-breaking joint venture with Discovery
Communications Incorporated.
Mike
Phillips said "Mark's track record during his time in the Commercial
Agency and his more recent experience in the US market, working
across the F&L output, make him the ideal candidate to develop
our News & Current Affairs business."

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