Sky commissioner Chris Brogden is to join Tinopolis as the super-indie’s first creative director for entertainment in June.
Brogden, who will leave Sky’s entertainment department at the end of May, will be responsible for the development of entertainment formats across Tinopolis’ 17 UK and US companies including Firecracker and Mentorn Media.
Having joined Sky in January 2013, Brogden commissioned shows including Quiz Night, the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding indie’s “first foray into an entertainment format” and said he was keen to help grow its slate in the genre.
“I was a freelancer for nearly 20 years and now having been a commissioner, it’s appealing to move back to an indie,” he said. “Before I went to Sky, I was a freelance executive working on huge productions and had a slightly advisory role. Helping people develop is what I like to do.”
Brogden, who also ordered physical game show Wild Things and quiz show Relatively Clever while at the pay-TV broadcaster, previously worked for six years as an executive producer on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here for ITV, as well as Big Brother when it aired on Channel 4.
He will report jointly to Tinopolis Group chief executive Arwel Rees and creative director John Willis.
Brogden was “the ideal person to unlock [entertainment] creative potential”, according to Willis.
Rees added: “Chris will be instrumental in working with them to guide the expansion of our entertainment catalogue.”
Brogden, who will also work closely with Tinopolis’ “powerhouse” entertainment companies in LA including A Smith & Co and Magical Elves, will adapt existing formats for the US and UK markets
Tinopolis’ current crop of entertainment shows includes Mentorn’s Paradise Hotel, Hotel of Mum & Dad and A Smith & Co’s American Ninja Warriors and Top Chef.
Sky has kicked off a hunt for a replacement entertainment commissioner.
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