ALL3MEDIA Staffs Up Bentley Productions

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA has promoted Jo Wright, the producer of Midsomer Murders, to managing director of Bentley Productions.

Wright has been producing the long-running drama since June 2011. Wright was part of the original launch team of Channel 4, before heading to Thames TV as an assistant producer on the British Cinema documentary series. Other products on her list of credits include Out of the Blue, Tracey Ullman: A Class Act, Love Joy and others.

ALL3MEDIA also made a number of new hires for Bentley Productions, including Tom Winchester joining in the newly created role of head of development. Gill Lang has become the head of business affairs. Lang will also work as a business affairs consultant for Objective Productions, also an ALL3MEDIA company.

Jane Turton, the chief operating officer at ALL3MEDIA, said: “I am delighted that Jo has agreed to become the MD at Bentley. She brings loads of experience, talent and energy to the role and I am looking forward to working with her as she builds the Bentley business.”

Wright commented: “It will be an exciting challenge to expand Bentley’s output and I am very pleased to have such a talented team around me.”