Andrew Newman (TV producer)
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Andrew Newman (born 4 November 1969) is a British television executive and producer.[1]
- Formerly Objective Media Group
- Formerly Channel 4
Andrew Newman | |
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| Born | Andrew William Newman 4 November 1969 |
| Occupations | CEO, Spelthorne Community Television |
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| Organization | Formerly BAFTA |
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Newman was Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4,[2][3] he was appointed Chief Executive of Objective Productions in 2009,[4][5] and was Chairman of BAFTA's Television Committee.[6] He is now CEO of Spelthorne Community Television.[7][8]
Career
Newman began his TV career on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast. He was an assistant producer on The Word and developed a strand entitled The Hopefuls that The Guardian called "infamous".[2]
Newman had production roles on Brass Eye, The Sunday Show, The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show.[2]
Newman joined Channel 4 as Commissioned Editor, Entertainment, in 1998. He later became Head of Programmes for digital channel E4[9] and became Head of Entertainment at Channel 4 after a period as Controller of Entertainment at Channel Five. He was later appointed Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4.[2]
During his time at Channel 4, Newman commissioned and oversaw Peep Show, Derren Brown, Balls of Steel, The Friday Night Project, Star Stories, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The IT Crowd, Fonejacker, and The Inbetweeners.[2]
In 2009, Newman left Channel 4 to become Chief Executive of Objective Productions.[2]
Newman is now CEO of Spelthorne Community Television a production company he formed with Sacha Baron Cohen in 2015.[7][8]
Newman was an Executive Producer of Who Is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen's 2018 Showtime series.