Remarkable Strengthens Factual & Entertainment Teams

LONDON: Remarkable, part of Endemol Shine Group, has bolstered its factual and entertainment teams with the appointment of Optomen alum Patrick Furlong, and the promotion of Richard Hague.

Patrick Furlong takes on the newly established role of head of factual. He will be charged with strengthening and delivering an original slate of factual programming. Furlong previously worked at Optomen, where his credits include Employable Me (BBC Two, BBC Three), Kevin McCloud’s Escape to the Wild (Channel 4) and Heston’s Feasts (Channel 4).

Richard Hague, one of Remarkable’s in-house executive producers, was promoted to the new role of head of entertainment. He will be responsible for overseeing original and returning entertainment programming. Hague first joined Endemol Shine UK in 2005. During his time at the company, he has been behind award-winning hit entertainment series such as The Big Spell for Sky 1 and Deal or No Deal on Tour for Channel 4, as well as BBC One’s game show hit Pointless and its Saturday night offering Pointless Celebrities.

Both Furlong and Hague will report to James Fox and Kitty Walshe, joint managing directors. Fox and Walshe commented: “As we look to further diversify our portfolio, we are hugely excited to have Richard and Patrick in these new roles. Richard is a first-class producer and has played a significant role in Remarkable’s success, while Patrick has a proven track record in quality factual formats for the major broadcasters. Together they will make a great complementary team.”