Billboard Ladies in Music 2025
The Mole producer Eureka Productions is staffing up.
The Fremantle-backed firm, which can also be behind collection resembling Fox’s Farmer Needs A Spouse and Netflix’s upcoming Willy Wonka collection The Golden Ticket, has named Sonya Wilkes as Chief Content material Officer.
Cut up between the corporate’s LA and Sydney places of work, Wilkes was beforehand an government producer at Past Productions. She beforehand co-created Pooch Excellent, the Australian collection that ran for one season on ABC hosted by Insurgent Wilson, and exec produced Peacock relationship present Love Undercover.
She experiences to CEO Rikkie Proost, who was promoted earlier this yr from Chief Artistic Officer as a part of a transfer that noticed founders Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin create a brand new enterprise – Eureka Studios – separate to the Fremantle-owned Eureka Productions.
Earlier than Past, Wilkes was Head of Unscripted for Seven Studios, the manufacturing arm of the Australian business broadcaster, and Head of Programme Growth on the community.
Additionally on Eureka’s slate are Fox’s The Ground and The Quiz with Balls in addition to Apple music competitors collection Kpopped.
“Sonya’s intensive expertise throughout each the U.S. and Australian markets makes her an ideal match to spearhead the expansion of Eureka’s worldwide slate,” stated Proost. “Her management will probably be instrumental in driving artistic innovation and delivering world-class content material to our companions.”
“Eureka has an distinctive monitor document as some of the revolutionary and prolific unscripted producers within the market and I’m actually excited to step into this position,” added Wilkes. “I’m trying ahead to working with Rikkie and the gifted groups in each the U.S. and Australia to additional elevate that success, creating daring, excessive impression reveals that resonate with audiences throughout platforms.”
