EXCLUSIVE: Family Face Off producer Acclaimed Content has hired the Kalel Productions‘ exec who oversaw the development of a Channel 4 doc that featured a secret AI host.
The hire of Kieran McCarthy as Director of Development comes as the Birmingham, UK-based Acclaimed seeks to scale across digital, broadcast and branded content.
McCarthy oversaw a slate of shows at Kalel as Creative Director of Development, most notably Channel 4’s Will AI Take My Job?, presented by Aisha Gaban, a female presenter generated by an AI machine. The show had the industry talking about prompted Channel 4 to vow to try similar on-air experiments.
Anton Inwood, co-founder of Acclaimed, said McCarthy’s “track record in creating standout formats and expertize across broadcast and digital make him the perfect person to drive” the company’s “next phase of growth.”
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