Tom Porter


BriteSpark hires Channel 4 commissioner as director of programmes

Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films has appointed Channel 4 commissioner Tom Porter as its director of programmes. In the new role, Porter – who will begin in April – is to help develop and grow the business. Focusing on the UK market, he will oversee the new slate of programming as well as bring in commissions. The […]

News brief: Arrow making Mayday doc for C4

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a one-off doc about a passenger who successfully took the controls and landed a plane. UK indie producer Arrow Media is making the 1x60mins doc Mayday: The Passenger Who Landed a Plane. It will tell the story of pensioner John Wildley who had to land a light aircraft after […]