\n\tLONDON: Lynn Sutcliffe and Hugh Rycroft have teamed up to establish Mighty Productions, with BBC Worldwide backing the launch.<\/p>\n
\n\tBBC Worldwide has acquired a 25 percent stake in the new venture. As part of the deal, it also gains the global distribution rights to all programs produced by Mighty during an initial five-year output pact.<\/p>\n
\n\tSutcliffe will serve as managing director, with Rycroft as creative director. The pair have previously collaborated on several projects, including the long-running ITV quiz format Tipping Point<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tMighty is already developing several projects for major broadcasters, with a slate ranging from daytime quiz formats to shiny-floor entertainment shows. The pair are also committed to nurturing new talent from the industry as the business grows.<\/p>\n \n\tSutcliffe said, “We will strive to make programs that we are genuinely proud of. Regardless of the genre we want to make innovative TV that has a heart. Mighty will be a harmonious and creative environment where the whole team is respected and listened to. We will never forget that our runner has much more chance of ending up as director-general of the BBC than either of us.”<\/p>\n \n\tRycroft said, “Having worked closely with Lynn for 15 years, I know we bring out the best in each other, and so relish the prospect of strengthening our creative partnership in Mighty.”<\/p>\n \n\tTracy Forsyth, BBC Worldwide’s genre director of factual entertainment and entertainment, commented: “Lynn and Hugh have a fantastic track record in creating clever, catchy ideas that appeal to a wonderfully broad audience. This, along with their expertise in delivering shows from quizzes to shiny floor to fact-ent formats, means we are very excited to be working with them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: Lynn Sutcliffe and Hugh Rycroft have teamed up to establish Mighty Productions, with BBC Worldwide backing the launch. BBC Worldwide has acquired a 25 percent stake in the new venture. As part of the deal, it also gains the global distribution rights to all programs produced by Mighty during an initial five-year output pact. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n