Arrow Pictures and Raw alum Poppy Dixon is joining Sky in the newly created role of director of documentaries and factual commissioning.<\/p>\n
Dixon will be responsible for original documentaries and factual programs across Sky\u2019s portfolio of services. She will be commissioning premium, original features and multi-part series for Sky Documentaries, a limited number of landmark original natural-history series for Sky Nature and premium true-crime original series for Sky Crime. She will also oversee the expansion of original series for Sky HISTORY. Alongside originals, Dixon will be responsible for overseeing co-production titles across all of Sky\u2019s factual channels.<\/p>\n
Dixon has worked in TV and film for over 15 years, starting out in factual entertainment before moving into documentaries in 2008. She spent more than seven years at Raw, and since early 2019, has been development executive at Arrow Pictures.<\/p>\n
Zai Bennett, managing director of content, commented: \u201cPoppy brings a wealth of experience in producing quality factual programs and documentaries and she knows exactly what makes a gripping documentary. She is the perfect fit to help us build a world-class slate of original factual shows for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dixon added: “When I first heard about the launch of Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature, I was immediately thrilled for the industry to have these new platforms on which to showcase their work. Of course, I’m now doubly thrilled to be given the opportunity to help shape the direction of these new channels. I can\u2019t wait to get started with Zai and the team at Sky, as well as with filmmakers and producers, to create a slate of compelling, must-see documentaries.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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