Micah Richards’ doc producer Buzz 16 signs Minnow Films alum Opie Meres

Documentary Micah Richards: Tackling Racism

UK sports specialist prodco Buzz 16 has appointed India Opie Meres, formerly of London-based Minnow Films, in the newly created role of head of development.

Opie Meres will be reporting to Scott Melvin, CEO & Buzz 16 co-founder, and Duncan East, MD, with a brief to expand the company’s burgeoning factual and factual entertainment slate for a broad range of broadcast platforms.

Opie Meres joins Buzz 16 following a tenure at SAS: Who Dares Wins producer Minnow Films, where she was a development producer in factual entertainment and prior to that, worked at TwoFour for five years, Lion Television and Mentorn Films.

Buzz 16 is the team behind documentary Micah Richards: Tackling Racism, docuseries Class of ’92: Full Time which follows six former Manchester United stars as they navigate the highs and lows of managing non-league Salford FC, and YouTube series The Overlap, fronted by Buzz 16 board member Gary Neville.

Opie Meres said: “I am delighted to be joining Buzz 16. The team’s brilliant storytelling and amazing talent relationships, paired with a track record of delivering compelling popular factual content, make this a hugely exciting time to join the company. I can’t wait to get stuck in.”

East said: “We are excited to bring India into the Buzz 16 family. We are passionate about creating and telling authentic and diverse stories with a sports related twist and in India we have found someone with the same drive in finding extraordinary stories that grab people’s imagination and attention.”