Carver PR Launches Culture Division; France Televisions Adapting Thriller Novel — Global Briefs

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EXCLUSIVE: UK-based Carver PR is launching a culture division and has hired veteran publicist Jenna Knight to lead it.

As Head of Culture, she will have a client list including Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place brand, comedian Michael Dapaah and entrepreneur Grace Beverley.

Carver PR already has people, music, podcast, books, brands, events and sports divisions. Knight has worked in PR for 17 years, working with brands and talent in music, entertainment and wider culture, and has experience in full-service publicity and comms campaigns. “Jenna is a first-class publicist and comms strategist who is innately passionate about crafting purposeful, powerful and impactful moments within culture for clients, said Megan Carver, founder and MD of Carver PR. “More than that, she shares our values and passions.” Knight added she had “long admired Megan as a powerhouse figure — and leader — in the entertainment PR space, and her values, vision and approach to how she conducts business are absolutely aligned with mine, which is extremely important to me.” Carver PR’s clients include Ian Wright, The Louis Theroux Podcast, diver Tom Daley, singer Jess Glynne, Sony, Dr Rangan Chatterjee and The British Podcast Awards. France Télévisions Adapting Frank Thilliez Novel As Series Pubcaster France Télévisions has ordered an adaptation of a Frank Thilliez’s psychological thriller novel.

Banijay France scripted labels Marathon Studio and Terence Films are co-producing Il Était Deux Fois (Twice Upon a Time) as a six-part drama.