David Coyle

I am a very experienced and dependable SERIES PRODUCER, MULTI CAMERA DIRECTOR & PRODUCER for Studios, OB's and Locations and Single Camera Directing with over 20 years experience in Production. I have also EDIT PRODUCED many of the shows I have worked on including quick turnaround edits and commentary writing. BBC trained for 12 years and 13 years Freelance working for all the major UK channels and in the USA and Middle East. I am cuurently Series Producing and Studio Directing for Cactus TV and before in Abu Dhabi, Executive Producing the new daily live Arabic Morning Show, responsible for the running of the Production Team, 4 x Film Units and 3 x SNG’s with reporters and the day to day running of the Studio Gallery introducing the team to I News and integrating this system to the daily show. Before that I was in Los Angeles USA, Directing and Producing a Food show for Robb Report TV, also recently in Abu Dhabi and Beirut on an Arabic (language) Food Show, and for Egypt’s IQRAA TV Channel on their 2013 Ramadan programmes in both French and English,. The science based series, Superhuman Showdown (Maverick TV) for the Discovery Channel which was show in the UK and Worldwide, and before that for nearly 2 years working in Dubai setting up a new English speaking channel Dubai One TV with all its new originated studio, OB and PSC shows Directing and Producing all the new shows for the channel. I have worked for all the major terrestrial channels as well as many satellite broadcasters and have worked for companies such as BBC, ITV, MAVERICK TV TalkbackTHAMES, HAT TRICK, SO TV, OPTOMEN, ZEPPOTRON, ENDEMOL, TIGER ASPECT, RDF, SHINE, ABU DHABI TV, ZEPPOTRON, DUBAI ONE, and DISNEY. I have been very fortunate to have worked with some of TV's most well known presenters and actors including: ROB BRYDON, LEE MACK & DAVID MITCHELL, JENNIFER SAUNDERS, GRAHAM NORTON, RICHARD HAMMOND, EAMONN HOLMES, RICHARD & JUDY, KEVIN McCLOUD, JENNIE BOND, JOHN SERGEANT, JAMES MARTIN, DANNY WALLACE, ANGUS DEAYTON, JONATHAN ROSS, RICKY GERVAIS, JENNIFER SAUNDERS, to name a few. I am equally happy directing in a large multi camera environment location with a single camera and a small crew. The range of shows I've worked on include, Comedy, Panel Shows, Quiz Shows, Entertainment, Food, Dog Shows, Factual Entertainment. I have thousands of gallery hours under my belt including many live and as live programmes, and multi episodic recorded shows. I pride myself in being a calm and relaxed individual, and encouraging to all members of production and crew. I am happy in whatever genre on programme making I get involved with and enjoy new and exciting projects being involved from the conception of the format and just as happy stepping into existing formats and taking over the style already set out. Throughout my career I have been a creative, diverse, innovative, forward thinking individual who has worked on ground breaking formats in an ever-changing media environment.