Beyond Rights brings in Hat Trick alum Sarah Bickley as senior VP of sales

London-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed former Hat Trick executive Sarah Bickley as senior VP of sales.

Sarah Bickley

In the new role, Bickley is responsible for both the Nordic region and for the digital exploitation of the company’s catalogue, with an initial focus on expanding its business with AVoD platforms.

Bickley joins Beyond from Tin Roof Media, where she was responsible for the distribution operations of Blink Films and Outline Productions, which included helping to secure deficit funding for unscripted content.

Prior to that, she spent more than 15 years at Hat Trick International, selling scripted, factual and formats to a variety of territories including Scandinavia, France, the US and Canada, as well as to global SVoD platforms.

Kate Lewellyn-Jones, Beyond Rights’ CEO, said: “Sarah brings such fantastic depth and breadth of experience, derived from working with both distributors and producers, so will undoubtedly prove to be a real asset as we continue to expand the Beyond Rights business.

“We are especially pleased to now have a senior executive who can really focus on the increasing digital opportunities for our catalogue. We are already growing this area of our business, but Sarah will quickly help us take it to the next level, making sure all our IP is fully optimised.”