{"id":4835,"date":"2013-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/09\/03\/sky-atlantic-controller-elaine-pyke-joins-new-pictures\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T00:00:00","slug":"sky-atlantic-controller-elaine-pyke-joins-new-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/09\/03\/sky-atlantic-controller-elaine-pyke-joins-new-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Atlantic Controller Elaine Pyke Joins New Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: The brand-new production company New Pictures is launching today with a senior management team that includes Elaine Pyke, formerly the controller of Sky Atlantic, and Willow Grylls, who joins from Company Pictures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Pyke had been with BSkyB as controller of Sky Atlantic, having overseen a 15-percent year on year increase in channel share and the move into original scripted drama. She was also previously the head of drama at Sky.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Grylls worked with Charlie Pattinson, the founder of New Pictures, when he launched Company Pictures in 1998.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">New Pictures has a first-look distribution deal with all3media international. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Pattinson said: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m delighted to be launching New Pictures alongside two such talented executives. Elaine is an outstanding and inspirational television executive who has successfully pioneered Sky&rsquo;s drama output both in the U.K. and internationally and having worked closely with Willow for 15 years I have long admired her creativity and energy and I&rsquo;m thrilled that she is joining New Pictures at the start of what promises to be an exciting new venture for all of us.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&quot;I am delighted to be joining Charlie at New Pictures,&rdquo; commented Pyke. &ldquo;Running Sky Atlantic has been a fantastic experience. I leave behind me a great team with an exciting set of plans for a channel that we&#039;ve grown to be one of the most popular in Sky&#039;s portfolio in a little more than two years since launch. I am sorry to be leaving Sky but looking forward to taking up a new challenge and returning to my first love of scripted drama.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: The brand-new production company New Pictures is launching today with a senior management team that includes Elaine Pyke, formerly the controller of Sky Atlantic, and Willow Grylls, who joins from Company Pictures. 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