Peter worsley,Executive Producer

Peter worsley

Executive Producer, Producer

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About Peter worsley

Peter Worsley is an experienced media professional with over 20 year's experience in the industry and with a broad experience of production, distribution, coproduction and digital licensing. Peter is specialised in long form music programming having worked at Universal Music Group's Eagle Rock division (now Mercury Studios) for over fifteen years.

Over the past five years Peter Worsley built up Eagle Rock Films, the

Peter Worsley is an experienced media professional with over 20 year's experience in the industry and with a broad experience of production, distribution, coproduction and digital licensing. Peter is specialised in long form music programming having worked at Universal Music Group's Eagle Rock division (now Mercury Studios) for over fifteen years.

Over the past five years Peter Worsley built up Eagle Rock Films, the inhouse production and theatrical distribution arm of Eagle. Working with a broad range of talent - artists, directors - and commissioners Peter supervised the production of 50 individual concert films, music features and series. Particular highlights include the Emmy Award winning and Grammy nominated Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, the six part series Icon: Music Through the Lens and Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things.

Peter is recognised for his skill in managing projects in a creative environment balancing demands of broadcasters, artist management, the creative team and the international market. In roles across different business sectors he has effectively developed new business units in an evolving marketplace and shown creative deal making skills in new market sectors.

As a dual British-French national who has lived in the UK and France and worked within British, French, American and Canadian businesses, Peter Worsley is effective at understanding different business cultures and has a track record of developing new business in evolving markets.

Credits

Classic Albums 2021 series

( Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 )

Mercury Studios

Series Producer

Icon: Music Through the Lens

( Dec 2018 - Mar 2020 )

Cheese Film&Video/Eagle Rock Films

Producer

Phil Lynott: Songs For While I'm Away

( Mar 2018 - Jan 2020 )

Cowtown Pictures/Eagle Rock Films

Producer

Ronnie Wood: Somebody Up There Likes Me

( Feb 2018 - Oct 2019 )

Eagle Rock Films

Producer

Mark Ronson: From the Heart

( Apr 2019 - Oct 2019 )

Livewire Pictures/Eagle Rock Films

Supervising Producer

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

( Mar 2018 - Jun 2019 )

Eagle Rock Films

Supervising Producer

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

( Mar 2017 - Jan 2019 )

Firelight Media, Eagle Rock Films and American Masters production in association with BBC Music

Supervising Producer

John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

( Jan 2018 - Oct 2018 )

Eagle Rock Films

Producer

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Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Events, Factual, Music

Specialisms

Arts, Music

Employment History

Eagle Rock Entertainment (A Universal Music Group Company since 2015)

Managing Director, Eagle Rock Films 2016-2020
Created new division acting as a studio to produce and distribute original content inhouse. Responded to market shift from home entertainment to producing high value content for theatrical, broadcast and global digital platforms.

Managing Director Digital Media and

Eagle Rock Entertainment (A Universal Music Group Company since 2015)

Managing Director, Eagle Rock Films 2016-2020
Created new division acting as a studio to produce and distribute original content inhouse. Responded to market shift from home entertainment to producing high value content for theatrical, broadcast and global digital platforms.

Managing Director Digital Media and Production 2007-2016
Digital
- Created and implemented digital strategy covering digital promotion and monetization. Launched of the first music channels on You Tube in 2008, becoming a key digital revenue source while promoting releases. Currently 1.5m subscribers.
- Negotiated first to market long form music distribution agreements with platforms including itunes, Netflix and Amazon and16 different telcos around the world
- Nurtured the development of long form music platforms including Qello , iconcerts and Stingray as they grew to become key digital partners for Eagle.

Managing Director, Licensing 2004-2007
- Restructured distribution and production to grow licensing revenue - TV, production, and DVD licensing - when Eagle's core business was finished goods.
- Merged two sales teams, reorganised an inhouse factual production business around freelancers rather than inhouse staff.
- Negotiated directly licences in key markets: US, UK, France and Germany.
Previous Employers

- Alliance Atlantis, Managing Director of Factual Distribution 2001-2004
- Europe Images (Lagardere Images) Commercial director (Paris) 1994-2000

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Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Events, Factual, Music

Specialisms

Arts, Music