Incoming Nine chairman David Haslingden buys Northern Pictures

The incoming chairman of the Nine Entertainment Co has bought an Australian production company adding to his stable of recent Australasian production acquisitions.

David Haslingden purchased Sue Clothier’s Northern Pictures following his acquisition of New Zealand-based NHNZ and Singapore’s Beach House Pictures in October, under his Racat Uno Pty Ltd holding company.Northern Pictures is the production company behind the Once Upon A Time in… series, screened on SBS.

Haslingden was formerly president and COO of Fox Networks in the US but stepped down in August, returning to Sydney.

Clothier will remain managing director of the production company with the name staying in place.