AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE:
Eureka Productions has appointed Sonya Wilkes as Chief Content material Officer.
In her new function, Wilkes will work between Eureka’s Sydney and Los Angeles workplaces, reporting on to CEO Rikkie Proost, and can lead the growth of the corporate’s Unscripted slate throughout Australian and U.S. markets.
Wilkes joins Eureka after almost 5 years at Past Productions, the place she co-created, produced and developed collection for Peacock, FOX, ABC, Hulu, and TBS, serving as Government Producer on Love Undercover, Again within the Groove and Pooch Excellent.
Earlier roles embody Seven’s Head of Unscripted, Head of Improvement, and Government Producer, co-creating and / or producing Home Guidelines, Bride & Prejudice, My Restaurant Guidelines, World’s Strictest Dad and mom, Hell’s Kitchen, The Actual Full Monty and extra.
“Sonya’s in depth expertise throughout each Australian and U.S. markets makes her an ideal match to spearhead the expansion of Eureka’s worldwide slate,” stated Rikkie Proost, CEO of Eureka Productions. “Her management will probably be instrumental in driving inventive innovation and delivering world-class content material to our companions.”
“Eureka has an distinctive observe report as one of the progressive and prolific unscripted producers within the market and I’m really excited to step into this function,” stated Sonya Wilkes. “I’m wanting ahead to working with Rikkie and the gifted groups in each in Australia and the U.S. to additional elevate that success, creating daring, excessive affect exhibits that resonate with audiences throughout platforms.”
Eureka’s present slate consists of returning hits The Ground (FOX, 9 Community), Farmer Needs a Spouse (FOX, Seven Community), The Quiz with Balls (FOX), Australian Idol (Seven Community), and Superb Race Australia (Community 10), in addition to upcoming exhibits The Golden Ticket (Netflix), impressed by the universe of Roald Dahl, and worldwide music competitors KPopped (Apple TV+).
Her appointment at Eureka Productions follows the latest promotion of Rikkie Proost to CEO, with founders Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin focussed on new inventive enterprise Eureka Studios, which is able to devise and develop new content material for Fremantle firms worldwide.
