Sky commissioner joins Tinopolis

UK-based production and distribution group Tinopolis has hired a commissioning editor from European satcaster Sky to be its creative director of entertainment.

Chris Brogden will take up the role, working with Tinopolis’s 17 US and UK companies to develop new entertainment formats and maximise their existing titles.

Brogden’s entertainment commissions at Sky include Wild Things, Quiz Nights and Relatively Clear.

Prior to joining the satcaster in 2013 he was an executive producer at UK commercial broadcaster ITV for six years, working on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.

He will now report to Arwel Rees, CEO of Tinopolis Group, and John Willis, creative director.

Tinopolis-owned companies include Mentorn Media, Firecracker Films and Passion Distribution.