Dana Youngman (New Zealand)
Senior Commissioner, Sky Originals NZ
Sky Network Television Ltd

Dana Youngman is the network executive/senior commissioner for Sky Originals NZ at Sky Television New Zealand.

Dana is responsible for managing locally commissioned entertainment content for Sky-owned-and-operated pay channels, free-to-air platform Prime TV and SVOD service NEON. Dana leads the unscripted original content slate for Sky and in her 3 years at Sky has commissioned several acclaimed programmes, including the 2021 International Emmy award-winning series INSiDE. Prior to her time at Sky, Dana worked for 20 years as a highly respected executive producer, series producer/showrunner and director.


Sky Network Television is New Zealand’s leading entertainment company and home to the best and broadest choice in live sport, movies, shows, documentaries, and breaking news. Sky offers a suite of viewing choices, through the Sky Box and companion app Sky Go for premium direct-to-home customers, or through its streaming services Sky Sport Now for sport or NEON for movies and entertainment. Sky also owns free-to-air channel, Prime. Unique New Zealand stories and free-to-air sport are a strong part of Prime’s line-up.