{"id":12604,"date":"2017-07-07T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sixteen-south-launches-distribution-division\/"},"modified":"2017-07-07T12:52:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T16:52:11","slug":"sixteen-south-launches-distribution-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sixteen-south-launches-distribution-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixteen South Launches Distribution Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen South, a BAFTA-winning producer of children&#8217;s television programming, has established Sixteen South Rights to distribute some of its properties, including the preschool series <em>Lily&#8217;s Driftwood Bay<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Gillian Calvert-Ridge has come on board\u00a0to lead the division as head of global distribution.\u00a0She will initially concentrate on <em>Lily&#8217;s Driftwood Bay<\/em>, taking charge of new shows\u00a0as they are developed. Calvert-Ridge previously served as acquisitions manager at\u00a0Foxtel in Australia. Earlier in her career, she worked for Viacom International Media Networks and Entertainment Rights.<\/p>\n<p>Existing distribution agreements\u00a0for other titles\u00a0in Sixteen South\u2019s catalog\u00a0will remain in place, with American Greetings Entertainment continuing to represent <em>Claude<\/em> and WDR handling distribution for <em>WildWoods<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Williams, the creative director of Sixteen South, commented: \u201cThis is a really exciting chapter in our studio\u2019s growth. We really enjoy doing presales on all of our new properties to get them over the line, so it feels very natural for us to begin to distribute our own wholly owned properties ourselves. I\u2019m thrilled to welcome Gillian back home to Belfast and to join our Sixteen South family. We\u2019ll continue to work with our valued distribution partners\u2014American Greetings Entertainment on <em>Claude<\/em> and WDR on <em>WildWoods<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calvert-Ridge added: &#8220;I am delighted to be finally back home working with an incredibly talented and passionate team. 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