Andrew Newman (TV producer)

Andrew Newman (born 4 November 1969) is a British television executive and producer.[1]

Andrew Newman
Born
Andrew William Newman

(1969-11-04) 4 November 1969
Plymouth, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationCEO, Spelthorne Community Television
Employer
OrganizationFormerly BAFTA
Known for

Newman was Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4,[2][3] he was appointed Chief Executive of Objective Productions in 2009,[4][5] and was Chairman of BAFTA's Television Committee.[6] He is now CEO of Spelthorne Community Television.[7][8]

Career

Newman began his TV career on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast. He was an assistant producer on The Word and developed a strand entitled The Hopefuls that The Guardian called "infamous".[2]

He had production roles on Brass Eye, The Sunday Show, The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show.[2]

Newman joined Channel 4 as Commissioned Editor, Entertainment, in 1998. He later became Head of Programmes for digital channel E4[9] and became Head of Entertainment at Channel 4 after a period as Controller of Entertainment at Channel Five. He was later appointed Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4.[2]

During his time at Channel 4 Newman commissioned and oversaw Peep Show, Derren Brown, Balls Of Steel, The Friday Night Project, Star Stories, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The IT Crowd, Fonejacker, and The Inbetweeners.[2]

In 2009 Newman left Channel 4 to become Chief Executive of Objective Productions.[2]

He is now CEO of Spelthorne Community Television a production company he formed with Sacha Baron Cohen in 2015.[7][8]

Newman was an Executive Producer of Who Is America? Sacha Baron Cohen's 2018 Showtime series.

References
  1. "Andrew Newman". BFI. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. Plunkett, John (2009-10-14). "Andrew Newman leaves Channel 4 to join Peep Show producer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. Clout, Laura (2008-07-29). "Alan Carr signs £3m deal with Channel 4". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. Brown, Maggie (2013-12-08). "Andrew Newman: 'There are lots of challenges with Derren Brown'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. Khalsa2011-02-24T11:26:00, Balihar. "Andrew Newman, Objective Productions". Broadcast. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  6. "British Television: My View by Andrew Newman". www.bafta.org. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  7. Barraclough, Leo (2015-10-07). "Sacha Baron Cohen Sets Up Production Company Spelthorne Community Television". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  8. Burrell, Ian (2015-10-07). "Sacha Baron Cohen is reuniting with Channel 4 to develop comedy talent". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  9. Brown, Maggie (2000-11-06). "E4, must-see TV from C4". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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