Breakthrough exec takes D360 sales role

Canada’s Distribution360 (D360) has appointed a former Breakthrough Entertainment executive as its director of sales and acquisitions.

Jodi Mackie

Jodi Mackie has joined the D360 team in Toronto after 10 years with Breakthrough, which has seen a string of executives leave the company in 2017.

Mackie will be tasked with driving revenue growth across D360’s catalogue through content sales with a focus on attracting new titles for distribution and developing production and content creation relationships.

The exec will make her D360 market debut at Asia TV Forum this month and will handle sales into Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Scandinavia.

“D360 is poised for growth across all channels and genres and it’s the perfect time to bring in the expertise and network that Jodi possesses,” said Diane Rankin, senior VP, international at D360.

In related news, Foxtel in Australia has pre-bought D360 factual series WW2 Treasure Hunters (8×60′), produced by Emporium Productions.

BYUtv in the US has picked up the Marblemedia-produced series Splatalot (52×30′), while George & Paul (26×5′) has been sold to YLE in Finland and Hop! In Israel.

Elsewhere, Three Arrows Media is developing a UK version of the children’s format Snapshots (6×30′), from Forte Entertainment.