Ben Pays Joins WBITVP Belgium

Ben Pays is joining Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Belgium as managing director.

Pays will be responsible for the general management and commercial and operational leadership of WBITVPB’s non-scripted entertainment and fiction business. He is also charged with developing new ideas and adapting existing IPs from WBITVP’s catalog for the Belgian market.

In addition, Ben will work alongside Peter Bouckaert, managing director of Eyeworks Belgium, WBITVP’s scripted label in the region. He will report to WBITVP President Ronald Goes.

Pays joins from All3Media Belgium, where he worked as a key creative and showrunner. Prior to that, he was creative director and head of development at Lecter Media.

Goes said: “We are excited to welcome Ben to WBITVP Belgium and to the global WBITVP family. His passion for creating great ideas and powerful storytelling, coupled with his impressive track record as a showrunner, team player and respected international industry executive, will make him a hugely valuable addition to the evolving WBITVP business.”

Pays added: “WBITVP Belgium is a creative powerhouse with an impressive and diverse slate of very good shows and a beautiful, long history. I look forward to joining its talented team and making it even stronger. I also believe in the power of WBITVP’s international catalog and distribution network, which offer unique opportunities for creative exchange that can benefit both Belgium and the rest of the world.”