Kieran Doherty (writer)

Kieran Doherty
Born
Northern Ireland
Occupation(s)Writer, TV format creator, Executive Producer, Public Speaker
Known forJoint Managing Director of Stellify Media
WebsiteOfficial website

Kieran Doherty is a Northern Irish writer, TV format creator and Executive Producer. He is also the Joint Managing Director of Stellify Media, alongside his creative and business partner, Matthew Worthy.[1] Doherty & Worthy have co-created multiple entertainment formats - including the international formats Secret Fortune and Take The Money and Run - while working for UK independent production company Wild Rover Productions.[2] In 2014 Doherty & Worthy launched the production company Stellify Media as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.[3] Stellify Media is best known for successfully rebooting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Jeremy Clarkson for ITV, and Blind Date with Paul O'Grady for Channel 5.[4]

Doherty currently serves as PACT director for Northern Ireland and was the former Chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland.[5] He is on the steering committee for The Belfast Media Festival and is also a founding member of the Media Therapy Group, the largest media networking group in Ireland.

  1. ^ "Kieran Doherty". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Shows - Wild Rover Productions". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Stellify Media". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Shows - Stellify Media". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Regional Awards - Northern Ireland 2018 - Royal Television Society". Retrieved 20 August 2018.