Andrew Newman (TV producer)

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Andrew Newman
Born
Andrew William Newman

(1969-11-04) 4 November 1969 (age 55)
Plymouth, England
Occupation(s)CEO, Spelthorne Community Television
Employers
OrganizationFormerly BAFTA
Known for

Andrew Newman (born 4 November 1969) is a British television executive and producer. [1]

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Newman was Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4, [2] [3] he was appointed Chief Executive of Objective Productions in 2009, [4] [5] and was Chairman of BAFTA's Television Committee. [6] He is now CEO of Spelthorne Community Television. [7] [8]

Career

Newman began his TV career on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast . He was an assistant producer on The Word and developed a strand entitled The Hopefuls that The Guardian called "infamous". [2]

Newman had production roles on Brass Eye , The Sunday Show , The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show . [2]

Newman joined Channel 4 as Commissioned Editor, Entertainment, in 1998. He later became Head of Programmes for digital channel E4 [9] and became Head of Entertainment at Channel 4 after a period as Controller of Entertainment at Channel Five. He was later appointed Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4. [2]

During his time at Channel 4, Newman commissioned and oversaw Peep Show , Derren Brown, Balls of Steel , The Friday Night Project , Star Stories , 8 Out of 10 Cats , The IT Crowd , Fonejacker , and The Inbetweeners . [2]

In 2009, Newman left Channel 4 to become Chief Executive of Objective Productions. [2]

Newman is now CEO of Spelthorne Community Television a production company he formed with Sacha Baron Cohen in 2015. [7] [8]

Newman was an Executive Producer of Who Is America? , Sacha Baron Cohen's 2018 Showtime series.

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Newman". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Plunkett, John (14 October 2009). "Andrew Newman leaves Channel 4 to join Peep Show producer". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Clout, Laura (29 July 2008). "Alan Carr signs £3m deal with Channel 4". ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Brown, Maggie (8 December 2013). "Andrew Newman: 'There are lots of challenges with Derren Brown'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Khalsa, Balihar (24 February 2011). "Andrew Newman, Objective Productions". Broadcast. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "British Television: My View by Andrew Newman". www.bafta.org. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. 1 2 Barraclough, Leo (7 October 2015). "Sacha Baron Cohen Sets Up Production Company Spelthorne Community Television". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. 1 2 Burrell, Ian (7 October 2015). "Sacha Baron Cohen is reuniting with Channel 4 to develop comedy talent" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ↑ Brown, Maggie (6 November 2000). "E4, must-see TV from C4". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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