Plimsoll Productions, the prominent company specialized in wildlife and natural history programming now owned by ITV Studios, is bolstering its top management ranks. The announcement follows the re…
Plimsoll by U.K. broadcaster ITVThe prolific U.K. outfit – which is coming off its busiest year ever with 20 shows in production, including National Geographic series “The Ascent” with Alex Honnold – has promoted Jonathan Jackson, its former chief financial officer, to the role of COO, while production executive Lucy Bilson has been elevated to head of production.
Bilson started out at Plimsoll as production manager overseeing the “Camp Zambia” joint venture between Blue Ant Media and the Smithsonian Channel that delivered 50 hours of the wildlife series set in the South Luangwa National Park that was filmed in less than two years, according to a Plimsoll statement.
In her new position, Bilson will supervise Plimsoll’s output and negotiate deals with a wide range of networks and streamers, including Disney+, National Geographic, Apple TV+ and Discovery.
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