Sky Studios Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip is departing the Comcast-owned pay-TV giant after nine years amid a wider restructure. In an internal note sent this morning, seen by Deadline, Sky …
Studios Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip is departing the Comcast-owned pay-TV giant after nine years amid a wider restructure.CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz praised Millichip’s “huge contribution” since she joined to head up production and distribution arm Sky Vision in 2013.
Sky Vision’s revenues skyrocketed from £8M to £250M under Millichip’s leadership, according to Frot-Coutaz, and Millichip has since expanded her role to lead on UK editorial activities that have spawned Sky Studios hits such asFrot-Coutaz has restructured the Sky Studios division to “enable us to better deliver on our significant ambition in original content,” with senior execs Gabriel Silver, Preethi Mavahalli, Jon Mountague, Nils Hartmann and Rebecca Segal set to report directly to...
Chief Operating Officer Caroline Cooper will see her role expanded to encompass commercial as well as production and Sky Studios Elstree. Julian Dexter, Jason Simms, Bee Devine and Rob Siegel, who lead on Business Affairs, International Scripted, Content Operations and Corporate Development respectively, will all report to Cooper.
Frot-Coutaz said: “Given the interdependencies of our operations, commercial and business affairs teams, bringing them together under a single leadership structure will allow us to move quicker, streamline decision making and foster greater collaboration.”She added: “In the nine years I have been at Sky we have evolved from a company principally known for its acquired content to a centre of excellence for Originals.
She thanked Frot-Coutaz, who joined from YouTube five months’ ago, for her “support and collaboration,” and said she has a “great plan for Sky Studios.”
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