Sony Pictures Television govt Devon Hammonds has been promoted to go of nonfiction following the exits earlier this 12 months of former unscripted heads Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman.
Hammonds, previously an evp of enterprise improvement and technique, will oversee the studio’s documentary and actuality initiatives within the position in addition to different codecs just like the speak present Watch What Occurs Reside with Andy Cohen and the competitors present On Model With Jimmy Fallon.
Hammonds’ promotion arrives after a restructuring of Sony Footage Tv’s nonfiction division following the departures of Holzman and Saidman. Earlier this 12 months the division was put below the purview of Sony Footage Tv Studios president Katherine Pope. The corporate’s sport present division stays individually managed below Suzanne Prete.
In her new position Hammonds will oversee Sony Footage Tv’s huge nonfiction portfolio, protecting 90 Day Fiancé producer Sharp Leisure and American Idol producer 19 Leisure in addition to celebrity-focused firm B17 (Extracted, Historical past of Swear Phrases).
Her purview may even embody polished documentary manufacturing corporations like R.J. Cutler’s shingle This Machine, the go-to celeb bio specialist behind Martha and Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, and Mary Robertson’s Maxine Productions, which focuses on popular culture investigations like The Fall of Diddy.
In Could, Sony Footage Tv acquired a majority stake in 32 Flavors, the manufacturing firm behind actuality heavyweights Vanderpump Guidelines and The Valley.
Hammonds beforehand managed operations of the nonfiction division along with different duties in enterprise progress and technique each within the U.S. and internationally. Previous to Sony, Hammonds labored below Saidman and Holzman as svp, improvement and present Programming – East Coast at Industrial Media, which was acquired in 2022 by Sony.
Earlier in her profession, Hammonds labored at A&E as its vice chairman of improvement and programming with oversight of Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath and Wahlburgers, amongst different titles. She has gained two Emmy awards and been nominated 5 occasions.
