NBCU Fills Senior Production Role

LONDON: Mike Beale has been named VP of international television production at NBC Universal, effective immediately.

Beale, who previously headed up the reality division of Alchemy Television, is responsible for developing international production strategy and maximizing revenue opportunities through corporate acquisition, organic growth and international format development. He will work alongside Yvonne Pilkington, the VP of international format sales, to use NBCU’s format catalogue to launch production entities globally for scripted and non-scripted content. He will report to Peter Smith, the president of NBC Universal International, on an interim basis.

At Alchemy, Beale produced shows such as Scene Stealers for BBC Two and Mon Incroyable Fiance 2 for TF1. Prior to joining Alchemy, Beale was the deputy managing director of 12 Yard Productions.

Smith commented, “It is exciting to welcome Mike to the team at a crucial time for this growing division. His breadth of international production experience underlines his deep knowledge of the market and of the best creative talent out there.”

NBCU has still yet to announce a new president for the international television production unit.