Tinopolis Taps Sky Entertainment Commissioner for New Post

LONDON: The Tinopolis Group has brought in Sky Entertainment Commissioner Chris Brogden to serve as its first creative director of entertainment.

Brogden will be responsible for working with Tinopolis’ 17 U.K. and U.S. companies to develop new entertainment formats that can be made across the group. Brogden will report jointly to Arwel Rees, the CEO of Tinopolis Group, and John Willis, the creative director of Tinopolis Group.

Willis said, “There is enormous entertainment potential across the Tinopolis Group, and Chris is the ideal person to unlock that creative potential here in the U.K. and in the U.S.”

Rees added, “Chris has a formidable track record of producing successful entertainment formats and working with great talent to create original and inventive programs, so we are delighted to welcome him to the Tinopolis Group. Our companies are internationally renowned for producing and distributing world-class content and Chris will be instrumental in working with them to guide the expansion of our entertainment catalogue.”

Brogden commented, “The companies within the Tinopolis Group are synonymous with high-rating, audience-pleasing entertainment formats and I’m excited to take on this new challenge of working with both their U.S.- and U.K.-based companies to help build on this success and make the most of its existing formats.”