Nickelodeon UK has appointed Turner Broadcasting’s chief content officer to head its UK operation.
Tina McCann becomes the new senior vice president and chief content officer for Nickelodeon UK and replaces Howard Litton who quit the broadcaster in January after 15 years.
She has previously been acting chief content officer for Turner’s children’s entertainment brands in EMEA, including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito. During her time at Turner, McCann has launched 17 channels in multiple languages.
McCann will take up her new position on May 10 and report to the UK board.
In a related move, Andy Goodhand will assume the role of senior vice president, strategy and planning director.