TELEVISION PRODUCTION CONSULTANT
28 years in the United Kingdom’s ITV & BBC as director, producer and transmission controller
More than 10 years consultancy in launching new programmes and channels throughout the world
Consultancy expert for the Thomson Foundation
CURRENT CLIENTS
DIAS MEDIA GROUP
Special Advisor
Management advisor on broadcasting and media projects
Project liaison between government & private organisations to construct film stages and attract international film production
Negotiating to host the International Indian Film Academy Awards 2022 in Limassol
SIGMA TELEVISION
Special Advisor
Responsible for the channel’s production of news, current affairs, election coverage, entertainment programmes, and special events.
CYPRUS MEDIA ACADEMY
Director & Joint Owner
CMA is a division of DIAS Media Group and offers businesses, organisations, governmental departments, universities, colleges, students, and individuals a wide range of training programmes in media-related areas, broadcasting, and film production.
Participants from Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Kingdom & Cyprus enrol in CMA.
DIAS PRODUCTIONS
Director
DIAS Productions provides production services to the film industry
PREVIOUS CLIENTS
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OF BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY Ramallah, Palestine
BETHLEHEM BIBLE COLLEGE Bethlehem, Palestine
NEWS NATION Delhi, India
ALJAZEERA MEDIA TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Doha, Qatar
FOCUS ACADEMY Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CYPRUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION Nicosia, Cyprus
NEWS 7 TAMIL Chennai, India
STAR CHANNEL Athens, Greece
IMAGE CHANNEL Kathmandu, Nepal
PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD
Executive Producer at CyBC/European Broadcasting Union
with responsibility for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision National Finals, and Eurovision Events
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Senior Programme Director at ITN/Independent Television News
launched many news, current affairs programmes, quiz shows, music and talk shows
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Director of programmes, special events, outside broadcasts and documentaries for ITV, Channel 4 and CNN
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Assistant Producer, BBC Television
Assistant Transmission Controller, Yorkshire Television
English Language Teacher, Lycée d’Argenteuil in Paris
AWARDS
Royal Television Society Team Award for “News at Ten” at ITN
Special commendations from the Independent Broadcasting Authority for a Yorkshire Television outside broadcast and for a documentary on the achievements of handicapped children
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Senior Manager 2009-2013
AL-EKHBARIYA & NATIONAL TV 1 & 2
SAUDI ARABIA 2010-2013
Production training courses for Saudi TV staff
Launch of evening news programme Al-Alam buyun Saudia & horse-racing programme
Videowall training for TV presenters
ΣKAΪ TV
GREECE 2010-2012
Videowall & breaking news training courses for TV presenters
Launch of new breakfast programme Πρώτη Γραμμή
Launch of morning show Σκαϊ Τώρα with live virtual reality sequences
ANTENA 1 TV
ROMANIA 2010
Re-launch of flagship news programme
Videowall & chromakey training courses for TV presenters
NATIONAL TV & N24
ROMANIA 2003
Launch of two TV channels
Virtual reality training courses for TV presenters
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European Broadcasting Union
Executive Producer Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Live EBU/Unicef/CyBC production for worldwide transmission
Junior Eurovision Steering Group 2007-2009
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Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου 2005-2009
Σύμβουλος Διεύθυνσης, Σχεδιασμού & Παραγωγής Τηλεοπτικών Προγραμμάτων
Management, Planning & TV Production Consultant
Executive Producer, Entertainment
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Independent Television News
Senior Programme Director 1982-2005
NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Launch director of many ITN programmes
Director of all regular news programmes on ITV1 & Channel 4
Virtual reality election results director for four UK General Elections
MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
Member of the Crisis Management Team
Responsible for the introduction of widescreen transmissions of ITN programmes on ITV
ITV regions integration coordinator
Virtual reality liaison director between ITN & RTL Germany
OTHER ITN PRODUCTIONS
Documentaries, outside broadcasts & several series for ITV1, ITV2, BBC TV, Channel 4, SuperChannel & CNN
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BBC Television
Assistant Producer 1982
NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
“Look North”
“Nationwide”
Local elections
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Trainee Programme Director 1981-1982
PROGRAMMES
“Calendar”
“Calendar Tuesday”
“Like Ordinary Children”
“Documentary Re-run”
“Five Minutes”
“Easter Services”
“Jewish Service from Leeds Synagogue”
“Pulse”
Assistant Transmission Controller 1977-1981
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Lycée d’Argenteuil, Paris, France
English Language Teacher 1976-1977
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EDUCATION
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
UK Management Courses
HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT & EMERGENCY FIRST AID TRAINING
UK hostile environment & chemical warfare training course for TV assignments in war zones
LANGUAGE COLLEGES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Greek & Swedish Languages
THE SORBONNE
Teacher Training
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
Diploma Course in French Language
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
French & Theatre Studies
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LANGUAGES
ENGLISH native speaker
FRENCH advanced
GREEK intermediate
GERMAN basic
SWEDISH basic