True North Hires Former C4 Exec Norma Wisnevitz As COO
True North has hired former Channel 4 executive Norma Wisnevitz to serve as their new Chief Operating Officer. Wisnevitzm who most recently served as Senior Portfolio Manager at Chanel 4’s Indie Growth Fund, takes up post at the indie this month. As COO, Wisnevitz will work with the company’s Creative Directors to steer the company through its next phase of growth, as it builds on its reputation as the biggest factual supplier outside of London, and pushes ahead with plans to expand its slate into the US and other international territories. 
Channel 5 has handed out a two season renewal to their Gaby Roslin and Fiona Phillips shopping series Shop Smart Save Money. A total of sixteen episodes have been commissioned, which will be evenly split over seasons two and three. The bumper renewal comes after the first season, consisting of three episodes, aired on Channel 5 back in June. The show's second season is set to air later this year, while season three will follow in 2019. 
Channel 4's factual reality series The Lie Detective, produced by True North, has lined up a slew of international sales a year after it first premiered in the UK.