Granada International Names Harrington Head of Formats

LONDON, June 30: Granada
International has appointed Jennifer Harrington as head of formats.

Harrington, who was sales
director at Twentieth Century Fox International Television, will be based in
Granada’s London office. She will be responsible for the sale of Granada
International formats and unscripted material, from both ITV Productions and
independent producers. In addition, she will acquire formats from external
sources to complement the range of formats Granada International distributes
from its in-house production companies, particularly focusing on the U.S.
market.

“I am delighted to welcome
Jennifer to the Granada International sales team,” says Tim Mutimer, the
director of sales at Granada International, to whom Harrington will report. “She
has a great depth of experience and is extremely respected within the industry.
At Fox Jennifer has been involved in a number of leading formats and I am sure
she will enjoy working with our producers to get the very best out of the
exciting formats that we have.
With her knowledge of acquisitions through her time at Flextech she will
also be a welcome addition to our acquisitions and co-production team.”

“I am thrilled to be
joining Granada International at this exciting time,” says Harrington, who has
more than 18 years of experience in the international television business. “Formats
continue to excite television viewers around the globe and this is a great
opportunity to work with some of the best formats in the business.”