The Crown producer Left Financial institution Footage and Sony Footage Tv (SPT) shocked the British TV business on Thursday, unveiling that Charlotte Moore, presently chief content material officer of the BBC, will probably be becoming a member of them as CEO of Left Financial institution, succeeding Andy Harries who simply unveiled his deal with the chairman position of the producer owned by Sony.
In a second half to a twin position, she may even be appointed government vp, inventive director throughout SPT’s Worldwide Manufacturing Group.
“Because the CEO of Left Financial institution, Charlotte will drive and implement a dynamic inventive and progress technique that concentrates on premium worldwide content material,” Sony stated. “Constructing a expertise community and slate to develop the enterprise by participating nonetheless additional throughout all platforms to proceed making the extraordinary content material Left Financial institution is famend for.”
Within the newly created government vp position, she’s going to lead the group’s inventive technique. “She is going to work intently with president Wayne Garvie and Matthew Justice, government vp, head of U.Ok. & Europe, in addition to group manufacturing firm and label heads, and the broader Sony Footage and Sony Corp teams,” the agency stated.
Because the BBC’s chief content material officer since 2020, Moore set the inventive imaginative and prescient and editorial technique for BBC content material throughout all scripted and unscripted genres and platforms.
“I couldn’t be extra excited to be returning to program making,” Moore stated. “It’s been a privilege to guide the BBC creatively by means of a time of such unprecedented change, championing the easiest British storytelling throughout radio and TV. … However I’m able to tackle a brand new problem and might’t wait to embark on an entire new journey with Left Financial institution Footage and Sony.”
Wayne Garvie, president, worldwide manufacturing at SPT, stated about Moore: “One of many excellent executives of her technology, will probably be unbelievable to have her main the exceptional crew at Left Financial institution into a brand new period. And as our inventive director, she’s going to play a key position in making certain Sony continues to maximise the alternatives of the digital age.”