Food Network UK makes dual appointments

Food Network UK had appointed new heads of commissioning and digital.

Sue Walton joins the Scripps Networks Interactive channel as consultant head of commissioning and original content. She will be responsible for series development, identifying local talent as well as commissioning and executive producing original, regional productions and co-productions. Walton has held senior programming roles at ITV, BBC and UKTV, most recently as head of daytime for ITV Studios.

The cooking channel has also appointed Kate Bradshaw as consultant head of digital. She joins from ITV where she was deputy managing director and head of online commissioning for ITV.com.