Senior leader in sport, entertainment & media | NED | CEO Mentor | Board Advisor | Media & Events Consultant
The new chapter has begun! Thrilled to have launched Waddington Media this week (www.waddingtonmedia.com) and immediately started some exciting discussions with a variety of clients. I can’t wait to work with fun, like-minded people who want to challenge both themselves and their competitive spaces. Eight years at ITN came to an end on Friday. What started as a 6-month consultancy culminated in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, a stand-out moment in a long and varied career. It wasn’t just the extraordinary quality of the output, but it was the realisation of quite how much we had changed in 6 years. I am so proud that we championed women, we championed diversity, we championed every member of our crew. And we championed the athletes. Finally, we started to reflect the sport we were covering and the audiences we sought to capture. We refused to let anyone tell us it could not be done. Thank you to 3 outstanding ITN CEOs – Anna Mallett Deborah Turness and Rachel Corp FRSA - who all gave me the space to put together outstanding teams to deliver live content of unrivalled complexity. And thank you - in particular - to the team of Mark Fulton Catherine Simpson Stacey Kinnear Jenny King Melanie-Jane Clark Barney Brooker India Gray Charlotte Haigh Lily Abbott Ira Nikoletopoulou Ellie Walter Sam Holmes Shabir Sharif Clair Goodwin Anneka Radley Westbury Gillett Micky Payne and so many others, for the hours of fun, dedication and brilliant work. I’m in awe of you all.
Exciting times ahead for you, I wish you all the luck in your new venture!! It’s been a pleasure and a lot of fun working with you over the years - although Wuber taxi services will always have a special place in my heart, 5* 😉
Good luck Alistair, it’s always a pleasure working with you and at ITN the track and field team was incredible.
Thank you for the experience!! It has been amazing!! WAP will always have a special place in my heart. :)
Congratulations Alastair! This sounds very exciting. Was it really eight years at ITN?! Time flies
Congrats Alastair Waddington on a great run at ITN. Was always a pleasure working with Mark Fulton and the team and looking forward to our paths crossing again in the near future.
how exciting….. I’m sure it will be a huge success ..
All the very best with the new venture Alastair,
Congratulations Alastair - fell sure that you’ll be a massive success!
You’ll be missed!
Broadcast Consultant/Producer/Live Multi-Cam Director OB and Studio
1moIt’s encouraging that people still think us ‘veterans’ have something to offer! Go get em AW.