Speaker Details

Full Name
Nicola van der Meijden
Company
TVNZ
Title
Head of Production and Content Commissioner
Country (Address)
New Zealand
Biography
Nicola van der Meijden is Head of Production and a Content Commissioner at TVNZ. As Head of Production she oversees internal productions including the weekly comedy panel show Have You Been Paying Attention? along with factual, kids and comedy productions. As Content Commissioner she oversees a slate of local factual and entertainment shows produced by external partners, such as Celebrity Treasure Island, LEGO Masters NZ and The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes. Nicola has worked in the television industry for more than 25 years and was previously the Head of Creative and Commercial, Entertainment at Sky Television. Prior to this she worked as a Commissioner, Executive Producer and Producer of entertainment, documentary, factual and arts programmes.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
We are looking for factual and entertainment co-pros that resonate with Kiwi audiences, specifically in the 18-39 year old age range, with impact that suit linear and streaming audiences. Also interested in concepts for streaming that skew younger in that demo that are noisy, that cut through