Speaker Details

Full Name
Zia Bales
Company
Warnermedia EMEA
Title
Lead Acquisitions, Partnerships & Coproductions
Country (Address)
United Kingdom
Biography
Zia Bales is Lead Acquisitions, Partnerships & Coproductions WarnerMedia Kids & Family EMEA, working across Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Boing, Cartoonito, Toonami, Toonix and HBO Max Kids & Family.

In this role, Zia oversees and negotiates shared acquisitions for the EMEA kids’ business, working closely with the local heads of programming and acquisitions of each of the channels and the content heads within EMEA. In addition, Zia works closely with production and coproduction partners to provide creative consultation throughout the development and production of select series, including Taffy, an original series for Boomerang with Cyber Group, Mush Mush and the Mushables from La Cabane, Thuristar and CAKE and Ninja Express with Eone.

Zia joined Turner in 2013. Prior to this she held an Acquisitions role at Disney. Zia has a background in Television Production having held various positions in Production Management.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
WarnerMedia EMEA offers first-class kids and family content through Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito, Boing and HBO Kids & Family. Our programming attracts a broad audience from pre-schoolers to teens and includes properties ideal for family co-viewing. Our content is always fun and imaginative with friendship and comedy at heart. Currently, we focus on expanding our pre-school and girl skewing properties. Live action and hybrid formats are also a key part of the offering we’re building to. At SPA Connect, Zia will be taking animation pitches.
Zia Bales