UK-based distributor BossaNova Media has appointed Olivia Morgan to the newly created role of acquisitions and coproduction executive.

Morgan joins BossaNova from NENT Studios, where she worked as a sales and acquisitions co-ordinator for both non-scripted and scripted projects.

In her new role, Morgan will lead the curation and development of BossaNova’s growing slate of collaborative projects, whilst working with the sales team on pitches and pre-sales.

Reporting to BossaNova founder and CEO Paul Heaney, Morgan will work alongside Tatjana Kostovski, who joined the company in July as senior sales manager for CEE, Iberia, Asia, Latin America and MENA.

The appointment comes after German firm Night Train Media acquired a majority stake in the fledgling company in late July.

The company was launched in late 2020 by Heaney and Dina Subhani, who previously founded TCB Media Rights.

Heaney said: “Olivia is hugely capable, energetic, ambitious and highly aware of how a successful distributor should function in today’s market which makes her the perfect fit for BossaNova. A distributor needs to have two equal streams with sales and acquisitions and we have the opportunity to make this work really effectively as we transition from start-up to fully fledged distributor.”

The firm is preparing to attend its first Mipcom next month with a slate including Black Panthers of WW2 (1×60′), The Ripper Speaks (1×90′), Accused of Murdering Our Son (1×60′) and Decades That Defined Us (3×60′).

In March, the company closed a volume acquisition agreement with two major Australian/New Zealand producers, CJZ and Greenstone, adding over 600 hours to its catalogue, including the Patrol franchise: Border Patrol, Motorway Patrol, Highway Patrol and Dog Patrol.