EXCLUSIVE: Magnify Media gross sales boss Anthony Appell is leaving the Handmade: Good with Wood distributor, with others altering roles as ITV Studios takes over the corporate’s catalog.
Appell, who’s Head of Sales and Co-Productions for the Plimsoll Productions-owned outfit, introduced he’s to exit his function on March 31 and Acquisitions and Operations Manager Emma Gosling has already departed, becoming a member of Belgian distributor Primitives this week. As of final 12 months, ITV Studios owns factual powerhouse Plimsoll, which has owned Magnify since 2020.
Deadline understands six full-time Magnify employees have been in session talks with ITV Studio’s gross sales arm. CEO Andrea Jackson has been appointed Creative Director of Factual Entertainment at Plimsoll Productions and a minimum of one different exec is having superior discussions over a brand new submit inside ITV. Most of the others have roles lined up, we perceive, and several other will stay in submit throughout a transition interval.
When Jackson’s new function was introduced final month, ITV Studios mentioned it was integrating the Magnify catalog into its personal library.
Magnify’s titles contains Channel 4 woodworker competitors collection Handmade: Good with Wood and BBC Two exhibits My Unique B&B and Marcus Wareing’s Tales From a Kitchen Garden, plus scripted exhibits Norwegian-ish, Heartbeats and Eve.
“All Magnify staff have been supported through the formal consultation process and are continuing to be during the transition, working in their current positions until later this year,” an ITV Studios spokeswoman advised Deadline. “All have been given access to the vacancies within ITV and some have applied to ITV Studios, whilst others have decided to pursue opportunities outside the business.”
Sales boss Appell confirmed his departure in a social media submit. “I’ve helped construct important pre-sales and quantity offers in pan and English-speaking markets together with UK and Ireland, Australia and North America throughout all genres and it’s been an incredible journey re-connecting with all my purchasers and main the gross sales staff right here at Magnify.
“It will be my last day on March 31st and [I will be] looking into finding new adventures after that. Thanks again to Andrea and all my wonderful colleagues and clients out there.”
ITV purchased a majority stake in Plimsoll, the Bristol-based factual large, for £103.5M ($127.3M) final 12 months. Plimsoll had acquired Magnify in September 2020.
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