Higginson
Village Roadshow has appointed Endemol Shine International sales director Lisa Higginson as sales director for Roadshow Television.
Higginson will take on responsibility for television and licensing across Roadshow’s breadth of content for Australia and New Zealand, including free-to-air TV, pay per view, pay TV and video on demand partnerships.
She joins Village Roadshow following more than six years with Shine International, both in the UK and Australia.
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Most recently she was the senior sales manager for Shine International in Australia and New Zealand, before being promoted to sales director in September last year for the combined Shine and Endemol entity.
Chris Chard, managing director Roadshow Home Entertainment, Roadshow Television and Roadshow Digital, said in a statement: “I am delighted to bring an executive like Lisa into the senior team at Roadshow. Her experience in the UK and Australian TV distribution markets will be highly valued in this rapidly evolving broadcast environment, and her content and licensing knowledge will assist us greatly in the coming years.”
The appointment is effective from July 13.