Turner has named Marc Goodchild as its head of digital content strategy and product for the EMEA region.

April 6, 2018

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Turner has named Marc Goodchild as its head of digital content strategy and product for the EMEA region.

In his new position, Goodchild will be responsible for the overall content strategy and digital content vision for EMEA. He will also lead the EMEA central digital team and any third-party digital vendors, provide support and editorial guidance to local heads of digital and work in close collaboration with the central research, commercial, advertising sales, marketing, PR and franchise management teams.

Goodchild joins Turner after working with U.K. start-ups where he pioneered a new second-screen system for kids’ shows, and a family app gifting platform. Most recently, he served as co-founder and chief executive officer at creative app studio Gingersnap Studios. Goodchild was also previously the co-founder and chief creative officer at SyncScreen. His career also includes a mix of senior director, producer and executive roles at Disney and the BBC, and on commissions for Discovery and Channel 4.

“This appointment recognizes Turner’s focus on giving our fans even more innovative and immersive digital experiences,” says Patricia Hidalgo, senior vice president, chief content and creative officer, international kids strategy and EMEA, Turner. “Marc’s wide range of expertise in the broadcast, production and start-up sectors makes him ideally suited to help us build on our existing momentum in the digital space and deliver a cohesive digital strategy for EMEA. He’ll be integral in helping us continue to create and curate great content so that it is discoverable and engaging how, when and where our fans want it.”

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