Turkey’s Acun Medya hires ITV Studios, Talpa Global alum to lead sales

Turkish producer and distributor Acun Medya Global has appointed former Talpa Global and ITV Studios (ITVS) exec Isabelle Blog-Azoulay to lead its international sales.

Isabelle Blog-Azoulay

Blog-Azoulay has been named exec VP of global sales and IP acquisitions for the Istanbul-based firm.

Blog-Azoulay, who is Netherlands-based, has the dual goal of further growing Acun Medya Global’s formats footprint as well as sourcing scripted and non-scripted formats for the Turkey, Greece, CEE, Mexico and US Hispanics markets that the group operates in.

Blog-Azoulay will oversee distribution strategies and activities at both Acun Medya Global and its subsidiaries worldwide alongside group veteran Mirka Savic, director of global productions and acquisitions, reporting to group CEO Ebru Atasav.

At Talpa Global she was responsible for licensing shows such as The Voice (Talpa/ITV), Love Island (ITV), Next Level Chef (Fox), Come Dine With Me (ITV) and scripted series Kaamelott (Robin&Co) and Camera Café (Robin&Co).

Most recently, she was exec VP head of formats at Los Angeles-based Propagate Content. Her international distribution experience also includes ITVS (UK), TF1 (France) and Robin&Co (France).