Mentorn Media has appointed Paul Hughes as Head of Development.

Paul will lead the development team to supercharge the producers’ diverse development slate with a focus on returnable factual entertainment and entertainment content for both the UK and the international market.

Celia Taylor, Manging Director of Mentorn, said: “Paul has an infectious passion for making great shows and is bursting with ideas, so he’s the perfect fit for Mentorn’s talented development team. We already have a number of exciting new projects in the pipeline and are in active discussions with both US and UK broadcast partners, so now’s the time to further build on those relationships to make brilliant shows audiences will fall in love with.”

Paul joined Mentorn last year as Senior Development Producer and has held development roles at Zig Zag, Two Four, the BBC and Remarkable Productions, working across a wide range of entertainment and factual entertainment shows.

Mentorn is part of the Tinopolis Group and current shows range from BBC Two’s Robot Wars and Question Time to Channel 5’s Traffic Cops.

For more information, please contact:

Saskia Wirth, Director of Communications, Tinopolis Group

Saskia.Wirth@tinopolis.tv