ITN Staffs Up at Productions Division

LONDON: Mark Browning has been named managing director at ITN Productions, while Steve Caresy is to become chief creative officer of the division.

Browning in currently the commercial director at ITN Productions. He will be responsible for running the overall business and continue to oversee commercial strategy in the division. Browning reports to John Hardie, the CEO of ITN.

Carsey joins from September Films, where he’s been serving as creative director for entertainment. He will be reporting to Browning in his new role at ITN and will be responsible for the creative strategy and talent management, running production and product development. He will advise other ITN businesses on creative strategy.

Browning begins his new role immediately and Carsey joins ITN Productions next month.

Hardie said of the appointments: “I’m delighted that Mark and Steve are taking up these important roles at ITN Productions. We now have a strong and creative management team in place to drive the business forward, helping to make ITN Productions into a one-stop shop for innovative programming solutions.”
 
Browning commented: “ITN Productions marks a new era for ITN bringing together all of our strengths in content creation and exploitation into one place. This new business will deliver 360-degree commissions across TV, online and mobile from one single production unit."
 
Carsey added: “ITN Productions has such a fantastic reputation and client base—and as one of the U.K.’s few genuinely cross-platform content owners and producers, the future opportunities are huge. I’m really looking forward to working with such a talented team and creating some compelling content and brands for existing and new customers.”