Will Stapley

Title
Head of Acquisitions
Company
Sphere Abacus
Country (Address)
United Kingdom
Biography
Will is responsible for managing and developing the scripted and unscripted acquisitions strategy at Sphere Abacus, one of the world’s leading distribution companies. Will works closely with international producers assisting with deficit financing and co-productions as well as feeding back and advising on editorial. His recent Executive Producer credits include Clapperboard dramas, The Cuckoo (Channel 5 / Netflix) and Catch You Later (Channel 5). Will has worked in international distribution for 15 years on both the sales and acquisitions side in all territories worldwide.
Will Stapley
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
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SCRIPTED TV | UNSCRIPTED TV

We are only looking to work with established practitioners at this time.

I am looking for unscripted and scripted projects that will have wide international appeal, whether through topic relevance and timing, unique access, stellar talent attachment, strong IP, or all of the above!

Series and single docs, but if a one-off then it needs to feel like an event piece and not bee too local skewing.

Ask yourself, why would buyers outside of your country want to buy this project, why now, and where do you see it being picked up around the world? Always useful to hear your vision for the type of channel / platform you see it being suitable for.