Diverse strengthens factual team

Diverse, part of Zodiak Television, has recruited outgoing TLC director of development Ed Crick and Channel 4 current affairs editor Mark Roberts to its team.

Crick, who last month left his TLC role as European based commissioner for the US cable channel, will join Diverse as vice president of production and development, reporting to creative director Roy Ackerman and managing director Paul Sowerbutts on US issues. Crick will expand Diverse formats, features and factual business in the UK and the US and will serve as an executive producer across all factual genres.

Roberts will join as executive producer of factual and drive the development of documentaries, current affairs and specialist factual output. Roberts originated and developed a number of high profile projects as series producer at the BBC including the Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon, The Experiment and The Plot Against Harold Wilson. At Channel 4 he was responsible for major films including award winning China's Stolen Children and Undercover Prisoner.

Roy Ackerman, Diverse creative director said: "Diverse is known for delivering quality factual content all the way from award-winning feature docs and blue chip documentaries to popular formats. This is the next step in building a bigger team, enabling Diverse to expand our range, while maintaining the quality."