‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Spin-Off In The Works; ScreenSkills Chair Steps Down – Global Briefs
deadline.comScreenSkills Chair Steps Down Former Endemol Shine boss Richard Johnston is stepping down from TV and film industry body ScreenSkills.
Johnston will be replaced by Vice Chair Lisa Opie temporarily, while Kate Lyndon becomes interim Vice Chair. “It’s been an absolute privilege to chair ScreenSkills over the last seven years, during which time we’ve completely reinvented the organization and helped thousands of people across the industry,” said Johnston.
Amongst other areas, Johnston played a significant role in creating the Unscripted TV Skills Fund, which has received an income of £5.67M ($7.1M) from 367 production companies to date.
He was also key to securing BFI-awarded National Lottery funding for the Future Film Skills Programme, which supported more than 90,544 new entrants to the sector. ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Unveils ‘BGT Reacts’ Spin-Off The producters behind ITV juggernaut Britain’s Got Talent are forging a spin-off show titled BGT Reacts.
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