Kieran Doherty | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Writer, TV format creator, Executive Producer, Public Speaker |
Known for | Joint Managing Director of Stellify Media |
Website | Official 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.