Disney Plus Hires ‘It’s a Sin’ Commissioner From Channel 4 to Lead Scripted For EMEA
Manori Ravindran International EditorDisney Plus has hired Channel 4 commissioner Lee Mason to lead its scripted efforts out of EMEA, Variety has confirmed.Set to join the streamer this summer, Mason will serve as director of scripted content for EMEA, reporting into Liam Keelan, VP of original content for Europe and Africa at Disney. He will work alongside Johanna Devereaux, the platform’s other director of scripted content.Mason first joined Channel 4 in 2011, and has commissioned shows including “It’s a Sin,” now a major hit for HBO Max, and “The End of the F***ing World,” which was a high-profile co-production with Netflix.