Jessie Dicovitsky Joins Higher Ground As Head Of Television

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EXCLUSIVE: Higher Ground is stepping up its TV series efforts. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, which just re-upped its Netflix deal with a multiyear first-look film and TV agreement, has brought in Showtime’s Jessie Dicovitsky as Head of Television.

This marks the first time Higher Ground has had a dedicated senior TV executive. Dicovitsky is joining Higher Ground having just left her post as SVP of Original Programming for Showtime & Paramount+ last week after her most recent contract with the network came to an end.

She is reuniting with former Showtime Documentary chief Vinnie Malhotra who is now President of Higher Ground Productions. Reporting to Malhotra, Dicovitsky will lead the company’s TV division, working to build out a comprehensive television production arm. “While shepherding some of the most beloved shows on TV, Jessie has earned a remarkable reputation as a tasteful, trustworthy, and forward-thinking media executive,” Malhotra said. “As we further build out our television offerings, we’re thrilled to welcome Jessie to the Higher Ground team.” At Showtime, Dicovitsky spent the last decade working across the development and production of comedy, drama and documentary programming, including Halo, Billions, Shameless, Black Monday, The L Word: Generation Q, Episodes, Three Women and docu-series The Circus.

She also has been responsible for building the company’s acquisitions and co-production arms with such series as Dreaming Whilst Black, We Hunt Together, and Ill Behavior.