Tania Jacobson heads-up Shine International’s Sales and Acquisitions business in The Americas, having joined the company in 2012.   Shine International is responsible for the distribution of over 3,700 hours of broadcast content annually on behalf of Shine Group and a growing number of third party producers and is a leader in handling global rights on non-scripted formats, including the international roll-out of brands such as MasterChef, The School and One Born Every Minute.   Her current job covers the acquisition of new content for Shine International’s catalogue, which includes looking for potential development and co-production opportunities and managing overall relationships in the territory.   Recent deals include a first-look development and distribution deal with 44 Blue Productions.  Prior to joining Shine, Tania was with ITVStudios Global Entertainment as a VP of Sales for a number of years.

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