Yvonne Body


DRG exec takes Beyond acquisitions role

Caitlin Meek-O’Connor is leaving DRG to become head of acquisitions at Beyond Distribution, the sales division of UK-Australian company Beyond. At Beyond she replaces Yvonne Body, who retired at the end of last year. The appointment is effective January 26. Based in London, Meek-O’Connor will report to Beyond Distribution’s general manager, Michael Murphy. At DRG she has acquisitions […]

Distribution veteran Yvonne Body steps down

Beyond Distribution’s head of acquisitions is leaving the company after twelve years. Industry veteran Body is retiring after a 26-year career in the TV business. Before beyond she worked at companies including CBC International and Tapestry International. She will stay at Beyond until early next year and assist general manager Michael Murphy in recruiting a […]

Content crunch – the fight for rights

As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke talks to distributors about the changing face of the business and how, in the hyper competitive world of TV, they are gaining access to content. First-look deals, overall deals, development deals, output deals, umbrella deals and pod deals: all are […]

Beyond constructs Manufactured doc deal

Beyond Distribution has taken international rights to Manufactured, a factual series that tells the story of iconic products. The show is made by Toronto-based indie Castlewood for Discovery Canada. Items covered in the show range from the Leatherman multi-tool to the Zippo lighter and Stetson hat, with each episode following the conception, history and manufacture […]

Beyond gets Hillbilly Preppers rights

Beyond Distribution has taken international rights to upcoming Discovery series Hillbilly Preppers. The ob doc series, about a group of Georgia-based larger-than-life home security experts, originally went out on the Discovery-owned Destination America cable net in the US. The series is produced by LA-based producer MorningStar. Beyond will launch the six-part show internationally at the […]

Beyond picks up two BBC kids shows

Beyond International has taken international rights to two new kids series, Totally Rubbish and Get Squiggling Letters. Both are from UK indie producer Dot To Dot Productions. Totally Rubbish was commissioned by UK public broadcaster the BBC’s kids channel CBBC and Get Squiggling Letters by its preschool sister channel CBeebies. Totally Rubbish is 10x30mins art […]