EXCLUSIVE: Another senior departure has hit Hearst Networks EMEA.
Kelly Hornsby, the Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin channel group’s popular sales chief, is exiting after more than a decade buying shows for networks like Sky History and Crime+Investigation, sources tell Deadline.
Her exit is the second senior departure from the team this year, following true crime supremo Dan Korn, who has commissioned thousands of hours of factual shows for Sky History and Crime+Investigation over the past decade.
One buyer who works frequently with Korn and Hornsby positioned their exits as a “big loss.” We are told neither will be replaced. Hearst Networks did not respond to multiple requests for comment on Hornsby’s exit.
Hornsby joined Hearst in 2013 as Acquisitions and Commissioning Editor and worked her way up to Head of Programme Acquisitions in 2018. Recent credits include Junk & Disorderly, British X-Files and Gold Wars Downunder. She previously worked as a buyer for Paramount-owned Channel 5.
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Hornsby’s exit follows Korn’s, which was announced two weeks back. His credits included Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors and Royal Kill List.
Hearst Networks EMEA recently rebranded from A+E Networks EMEA and is run by Dean Possenniskie. Chief Creative Officer and UK boss is Heather Jones. The team recently announced a landmark World War II with Tom Hanks documentary, which will air across EMEA.