Speaker Details

Full Name
Kate Teckman
Company
ITV
Title
Head of Development & Commissioning Editor
Country (Address)
United Kingdom
Biography
Kate is responsible for the 9pm Fact Ent hit 'The Real Full Monty' and the Emmy, RTS and Broadcast Award winning 'The Real Full Monty: Ladies' Night'. She commissioned ‘Harry's Heroes: The Full English' in which Harry Redknapp gets a team of ageing unfit England legends of the 1990's and vows to get them in shape and back into their kits for one last grudge match against their old rivals, the Germans. Other 9pm Factual Entertainment commissions include 'Gone To Pot' which saw a group of ageing national treasures embark on a US road trip to try and answer the question should we legalise cannabis in the UK, and The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles. She commissioned the RTS winning documentary series Tyson Fury The Gypsy King, ob doc series The Savoy, and most recently Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich (w/t).

She joined ITV from Channel 4, in September 2016. During her seven years at Channel 4 as a Commissioning Editor in Features, her commissions included 'George Clarke's Amazing Spaces', 'Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners', 'Three In A Bed' and 'Four In A Bed', Emmy-winning 'Embarrassing Bodies: Live From The Clinic', BAFTA-winning 'It Was Alright In The 70's', 'Shed Of The Year', 'For The Love of Cars', 'The Autistic Gardener' and 'Ugly House To Lovely House'. She's also responsible for looking after other iconic Features brands, including the BAFTA winning 'Grand Designs', 'Embarrassing Bodies', 'Location, Location, Location', 'How Clean Is Your House', 'How To Look Good Naked', and 'Restoration Man'.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
We are looking for prime time Fact Ent formats that are bingeable, stand out with and can appeal to younger audiences. We want to build big returnable brands.