Poppy McAlister (UK)
Head of TVF
TVF International

Poppy McAlister is Head of TVF International, the UK's leading independent factual distributor.

Poppy leads a team of 15 across international sales, acquisitions, production, marketing, finance and operations.

 

On top of running the strategic operation of TVF International, Poppy works with broadcasters and producers across the UK, North America, Australia and New Zealand, recently securing a global Netflix deal for disability-first dating series, Down for Love. Poppy also focuses on securing distribution rights through first-look, development, and output deals, and has served as an EP on various TVF Productions.


Company Bio

TVF International are the UK’s leading independent factual distributor. The catalogue encompasses everything from blue chip science, arts, history and wildlife, factual entertainment and lifestyle series, to exceptional one-off documentaries, representing some of the most innovative, creative, and commercial producers from across the globe. 

 

With one of the largest sales teams in the industry, we go granular in each territory and have a highly specialised knowledge of the global content market. The TVF team speak over 12 languages, and alongside the distribution of completed programming, operate extensively with pre-sales, co-productions and formats.