LONDON: Jason Simms will become Sky Vision’s new director of drama and comedy, joining the company from Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n
In his new role, Simms will spearhead Sky Vision\u2019s drama and comedy acquisitions, deficit-funding and presales activity. He will take up the post on March 20 and will report to managing director of Sky Vision, Jane Millichip.<\/p>\n
Simms joins from Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa, where he was the senior VP for global acquisitions. He was part of the team responsible for developing the company’s global series strategy, which has seen shows such as The Walking Dead<\/em>, Da Vinci\u2019s Demons<\/em>, Wayward Pines<\/em> and Legion<\/em> premiering across the group’s entertainment channel portfolio in more than 180 countries. He also brought international hits such as Breaking Bad<\/em> and Dexter<\/em> first to FNG, and worked on more than 25 international channel launches around the world during his tenure.<\/p>\n Millichip commented: “Jason is one of the most respected and well-regarded drama executives on the international circuit. He has an unnervingly keen eye for a hit\u00a0and is renowned as a smart and professional deal-maker. All qualities we rate highly at Sky Vision. We’re looking forward to welcoming him aboard.”<\/p>\n Simms added: \u201cSince launching in 2012, Sky Vision has built a fantastic track record of bringing big-ticket, unmissable series like Fortitude<\/em>, Britannia<\/em> and The Last Panthers<\/em> to global audiences and networks. I\u2019m delighted to be joining Jane and her team at such a dynamic point in the company\u2019s development, and am really excited to help them to deliver their next generation of hit shows.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: Jason Simms will become Sky Vision’s new director of drama and comedy, joining the company from Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":7398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1045,167],"class_list":["post-7397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-jason-simms","tag-sky-vision"],"yoast_head":"\n