New Sales & Acquisitions Exec at ITV Studios Global Entertainment

LOS ANGELES: The newly created post of senior VP of sales and acquisitions for the Americas at ITV Studios Global Entertainment is to be filled by Noel Hedges.

Based in Los Angeles, Hedges will report directly to Tobi De Graaff, the director of sales at ITV Studios Global Entertainment. He will manage the team responsible for all TV program sales in the Americas, and will personally handle television sales of scripted programs in the company’s catalogue within the Americas (the U.S., Canada and Latin America) as well as all acquisitions of new scripted programming for international distribution. Hedges will also report locally to Paul Buccieri, the CEO of ITV Studios.

Currently the head of drama and comedy for the company, Hedges has been responsible for managing ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s worldwide drama and comedy portfolio since 2006. 

“The ITV library is without equal in both size and quality,” commented De Graaff. “Noel is uniquely qualified to identify new business and co-production opportunities in these territories while nurturing existing relationships with broadcasters and television buyers who are of critical importance to our company’s continued growth as a leading producer and provider of programs and formats that can succeed across all borders on all platforms.”