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Sister Group has signed a production and distribution deal with “University Challenge” host Amol Rajan.
The news was announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival, where Rajan, formerly the BBC’s media editor, was giving the alternative
MacTaggart lecture.
The first project under the partnership will be “The Amol Rajan Connection,” set to be recorded at the Koko venue in Camden, in which Sister is a stakeholder.
Sister’s Rich Waterworth (TikTok, YouTube) and Bryony Hopkins (LADBible, Flight Story) will consult on the project, with Waterworth leading strategy and Hopkins production.
“I’m incredibly proud to be working with many of the best in the business,” said Rajan. “And I want to give them a very brief shout-out. And I’m thrilled to announce I am signing a production and distribution deal with Sister Group, which is thriving under the inspirational leadership of Lucinda Hicks, Jane Featherstone and Liz Murdoch. I could not be more grateful to Sister’s Rich Waterworth and Bryony Hopkins, for their magnificent work in getting this machine running.”
Sister, which spans TV, film, podcasting and publishing, among other media, was founded by Murdoch and Featherstone in 2019.
“Sister Group exists to back true creative entrepreneurs across all platforms,” Hicks said. “Amol shares our belief in the opportunities and potency of directly connecting with audiences, his plans are characteristically future-facing, smart and bold and we are excited to support him in realizing these.”
Murdoch and Featherstone said: ‘Amol’s curiosity, intellect and drive are infectious. He is a generational talent with a natural instinct for where the industry is going and what audiences truly want. We are followers already and thrilled to play a part in bringing ‘The Amol Rajan Connection’ to the world.”
