Hannah Barnes

Hannah is an experienced leader in content creation and building businesses. She has a strong background in linear television and has recently transitioned to digital and AVOD, particularly for YouTube.

Throughout her career in the UK and Australia, Hannah has been instrumental in identifying and developing numerous award-winning successful formats, such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy UK, Gogglebox Australia, Selling Houses, Love It or List It and Great Australian Bakeoff, and many others across various genres including reality, lifestyle, factual, documentary, scripted, film, and kids' content. Her contributions have been felt by major media brands such as Sky UK, BBC, RTL, Channel Five, Foxtel, and Optus Sport.

Hannah currently spearheads Original Production and Unscripted Content at VA Media Network, where she has developed a deep understanding of the global video and social media landscape. At VA Media, Hannah has been responsible for the significant growth of Unscripted Channels on YouTube, including True Crime Central, Australian Crime, We Are Pride and Documentary Central, and she recently successfully launched two new channels, Machina and Luxury Living.

Hannah's passion for storytelling and innovative content creation is evident in her recent project, My First Time, an original digital series catering to the LGBTQIA+ community. This initiative underscores her commitment to diversity and inclusion and showcases her ability to adapt to the evolving digital content sphere.

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