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Andrew Newman (TV producer)

Andrew Newman (TV producer)

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

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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

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    "Andrew Newman". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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    Plunkett, John (14 October 2009). "Andrew Newman leaves Channel 4 to join Peep Show producer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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    Clout, Laura (29 July 2008). "Alan Carr signs £3m deal with Channel 4". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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    Brown, Maggie (8 December 2013). "Andrew Newman: 'There are lots of challenges with Derren Brown'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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    Khalsa2011-02-24T11:26:00, Balihar. "Andrew Newman, Objective Productions". Broadcast. Retrieved 1 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "British Television: My View by Andrew Newman". www.bafta.org. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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    Barraclough, Leo (7 October 2015). "Sacha Baron Cohen Sets Up Production Company Spelthorne Community Television". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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    Burrell, Ian (7 October 2015). "Sacha Baron Cohen is reuniting with Channel 4 to develop comedy talent". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. [9]
    Brown, Maggie (6 November 2000). "E4, must-see TV from C4". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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