DIVERSE BRISTOL EXPANDS PRODUCTION TEAM WITH NEW HIRE

01 October 2008

Diverse Bristol, part of the Zodiak group of companies, can today announce the appointment of Katie Brosnan as Executive Producer, to further develop the company’s factual entertainment and feature programming.

Brosnan is a former Commissioning Editor of Factual Entertainment at E4 in the UK and was a member of the original commissioning team for Big Brother.  More recently she has been based in Dublin at independent production company Liberty Films, where she developed and produced hit shows for RTE Television including No Experience Required and Twenty Moments That Shook Irish Sport, both of which were nominated for Irish Film & Television Awards, with the latter breaking ratings records for the channel.

Rob MacIver, Creative Director at Diverse Bristol commented today, “Katie is a brilliant executive with a keen eye for the popular and entertaining, bringing with her a wealth of experience in producing programming that offers great appeal to today’s audiences.  She is a real catch for Diverse Bristol and we look forward to welcoming her to our team as we develop a range of new projects.”

Diverse Bristol, the UK regional arm for Diverse, one of the most recognisable and trusted brands in independent factual television, has recently enjoyed hits with Tribal Wives, Born Survivor, Beyond Boundaries and Mission Everest and is currently in production with The Incense Trail for BBC2, UK.  Recently voted one of the Top Ten Regional Indies by Realscreen Magazine, the company continues to grow and evolve with an array of new and returning commissions.

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Katie Brosnan has joined indie Diverse Bristol as executive producer, to boost the company's output of factual entertainment and features.

Brosnan has most recently worked at Dublin based indie Liberty Film, developing and producing the Prix Jeunesse nominated No Experience Required and the ratings record breaking Twenty Moments that Shook Irish Sport.

Prior to that, Brosnan was a commissioning editor of factual entertainment at E4 UK and was a member of the original commissioning team for Big Brother.

Diverse Bristol has recently produced programmes includingh Tribal Wives, Born Survivor, Beyond Boundaries and Mission Everest. 

Diverse Bristol creative director Rob MacIver said Brosnan was a "real catch".

"Katie is a brilliant executive with a keen eye for the popular and entertaining, bringing with her a wealth of experience in producing programming that offers great appeal to today's audiences," he said.