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Sky Kids Director Lucy Murphy Exits After 10-Year Run
9 Oct
Summary
- Sky Kids director Lucy Murphy to leave at year-end
- Sky Studios creating new Head of Sky Kids Content role
- Murphy commissioned over 150 Sky Kids originals during her tenure
In a significant development, Sky Studios CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz has informed staff that Sky Kids director Lucy Murphy will be exiting the company at the end of 2025. This comes as Sky moves away from original kids TV commissioning and pivots to an acquisitions model.
To lead this transition, Sky Studios is creating a new Head of Sky Kids Content role, which will be filled by long-serving Sky Kids commissioning editor Ian France. The announcement was made internally by Sky's Executive Director Content Strategy & Performance, Jamie Morris, shortly after Murphy's departure was communicated.
During her 10-year tenure, Murphy commissioned more than 150 Sky Kids originals across live-action, animation, news, factual, comedy, and games. Her contributions included popular titles like Pip and Posy, Moominvalley, BooSnoo!, The Makery, and FYI Weekly News. She also fostered close relationships with U.S. studio distributors and secured multiple awards for Sky Kids, including the Kids TV Pioneer Award at the 2024 TV Kids Festival.
Prior to Sky, Murphy had an extensive career in children's television, working in various roles such as content strategy, brand management, creative development, producing, and writing. She is a member of several industry organizations, including the Young BAFTA Advisory Group, the Children's Media Conference Advisory Board, and the ScreenSkills Kids TV Skills Council.
