Lion Television appoints Pearl as Creative Director
September 11, 2023
Lion Television, the producer of specialist and factual content, has appointed Daniel Pearl as its new Creative Director.
Pearl joins from Paramount where he was Commissioning Editor of Unscripted for Paramount+ and Channel 5. He has previously held a number of senior roles at the BBC and Channel 4.
During his career Pearl has produced and commissioned some of the highest profile factual programmes, from the Emmy-Award winning Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson & Me, to the highest ever factual series on Channel 5 - Our Yorkshire Farm. Pearl has developed and launched a large number of factual series as well as new popular formats and has played a pivotal role in bringing top presenting talent to Channel 5, from Jeremy Vine and Dan Walker, through to Jay Blades and Lucy Worsley. Previously he was Editor of Channel 4’s Dispatches strand and Deputy Editor of the BBC’s Panorama, Newsnight and Ten O’clock News. He was also Editor of the BBC’s first ever Prime Ministerial debate.
Richard Bradley, co-founder and CCO of Lion Television said: “We are delighted Daniel is joining the team here at Lion. His track record in unscripted programming is outstanding and he has amazing editorial and creative judgement. It makes for perfect synergy with our continued focus on creating high quality compelling stories which celebrate the human and natural world.”
Pearl added: “I am thrilled to be joining Richard Bradley and his extraordinary team. Lion has a global reputation as a producer of some of the world’s most popular, intelligent programming and is perfectly positioned for the current demand for new and exciting unscripted franchises.”
Joint MDs of Lime Pictures and Lion Television, Kate Little and Claire Poyser said: “We are so excited Daniel is joining Lion TV. He is a hugely talented, admired and respected creative with a wealth of both commissioning and producing experience. We very much look forward to seeing the new collaboration with Richard and the team.”