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Rob Doherty
Larkshead Media
Director of Programming & Distribution

Rob Doherty joined Larkshead Media as Director of Programming and Distribution in August 2016 and oversees their development and production slate, as well as managing the distribution of Larkshead Media’s properties.
Rob has 20 years’ experience in the children’s television and animation industry. He has worked in every format of animation and in many countries around the world, as well as on both sides of the production/broadcast divide; working for ITV, Aardman, Disney, M2 Films, Endemol, Initial Productions, TVC Cartoons, Grand Slamm Children’s Films, Kindle Entertainment and Nexus Productions to name several.
He also started and runs Festivus, an animation social and networking event that has been going for over 12 years.
Rob's Sessions
Meet the Commissioners: BBC
Commissioners from the BBC reveal how to approach them, what they‘re looking for, and the post-commissioning relationship.
Meet The Commissioners: PSBs
Commissioners from all the UK Public Service Broadcasters reveal how to approach them, what they‘re looking for, and the post-commissioning relationship.