Noel Hedges

Title
EVP, Acquisitions
Company
Lionsgate
Country (Address)
United Kingdom
Biography
As EVP, Acquisitions and Coproductions, Noel works closely with independent producers around the world, to acquire television content for distribution to all media outlets. Joining Lionsgate following their acquisition of Entertainment One, and based in London, he sources and secures premium scripted programming at the earliest stages to compliment the studio’s portfolio of world-class content. Previously, Noel served as EVP, Content at DRG (Viaplay), where he developed and oversaw the company’s content strategy, bolstering their scripted catalogue and growing the business in a highly competitive market. Prior to that, he held senior roles at Shine Group and ITV Studios.
Noel Hedges
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
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Television

Above all, I'm looking for strongly individual and quality drama from great writers and solid creative teams. There isn’t an easy to hand out recipe list of what that exactly is, but it’s more likely to be in an hour-long format, serialised and it for sure will have a really strong concept or story that is original and hooks you in from the start. I am also open to closed-ended episodic drama as well as half hour formats (both for comedy and drama) but they perhaps take a little bit more studying to assess their real international appeal.