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Howard oversees all non-scripted production and development at Foxtel Group, with his team working across Foxtel channels and BINGE, including Lifestyle, Entertainment and Factual. It’s a hugely diverse slate that includes Real Housewives, Selling Houses, Love It or List It, FBoy Island, Great Australian Bake Off, SOLD! and Billion Dollar Playground, as well as brand-funded projects Luxury Escapes and Gen Well.

He has also been responsible for true crime series Debi Marshall Investigates and Crimes That Shook Australia. Howard has won AACTA Awards for Love It or List It and Gogglebox, as well as a Silver Logies for Ron Iddles: The Good Cop.

Originally from the UK, Howard worked his way through production as an Editor, Director and Producer, gaining several BAFTA and Royal Television Society nominations along the way.

Previous roles include Director of Production for Disney Channels UK & Europe (managing hundreds of hours of live shows and original series); Head of Formats & Creative Director for Buena Vista Productions in London & Los Angeles (supervising sales and international production of formats including The Amazing Race and Extreme Makeover, as well as scripted remakes of Desperate Housewives and The Golden Girls); and Managing Director/Executive Producer for Rival Media.

Jenny began working for the IFC Entertainment Group in 2023 in the acquisitions team. She gained countless hours of experience reviewing content for the company’s brands: The Independent Film Company, RLJE Films, and Shudder. Throughout her time at the company, she’s integrated her passion for horror, now primarily reviewing genre projects for acquisition. Jenny believes the most unique and timely stories can be shared by anyone with a passion for horror, and that the genre transcends barriers to finds fans throughout the world, exemplified through recent releases like THE UGLY STEPSISTER, WHEN EVIL LURKS, CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, and LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL.

Oliver is the senior commissioner for the Apple TV+ international team. UK-born but based in LA, he splits his time between global territories, sourcing material and building relationships. He focuses on global English-language series, non-English language series, co-productions, and acquisitions. He has been on the ground-floor and pivotal in shaping Apple TV+’s international strategy, managing series development from pitch to launch.

Notable projects include Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which had a record-breaking premiere in November 2023. Oliver is now leading the creative development on multiple Monsterverse spin-off's. He also oversaw Masters of the Air, which became the number one series on Apple TV+ after its January 2024 debut, receiving widespread critical acclaim. Additionally, he oversaw the widely lauded companion documentary, The Bloody Hundredth. Oliver led Tehran, which won the International Emmy for Best Drama in 2021, and Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer, which was nominated for multiple Golden Globes & Critics Choice awards.

Additional projects under his leadership at Apple include A24's Sunny, Losing Alice, The New Look, and Constellation. He’s currently in pre-production on Oscar Winner Peter Straughan's Berlin Noir - a series based on the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, with production beginning early 2026.

Before joining Apple TV+, Oliver worked at Fremantle on projects including The Mosquito Coast, Fellow Travelers, and American Gods, and at The Weinstein Company, where he oversaw Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone and other high-profile series. Earlier, he was at Imagine Television, contributing to the success of Empire on FOX.

Jessica's role as Industry Programs Manager includes program curation for SCREEN FOREVER, leading conference and SPA Connect Market strategy, as well as spearheading SPA initiatives such as GENR8, Ones To Watch, Pitch On Demand and building future initiatives and opportunities within Screen Producers Australia both domestically and globally.