Richard Tulk-Hart, the former joint CEO of Buccaneer Media, has launched new consultancy business, Volteo Media.
The company will offer “flexible, tailored support” to production companies “navigating the challenges of the current media landscape.”
With a focus on scripted content, Volteo Media will provide consultancy on individual projects, entire slates, and executive producer services, with a specialism in presales and international co-productions. Tulk-Hart will help clients finance and set up shows “in an increasingly fragmented market.”
Tulk-Hart said: “The old commissioning and financing models are no longer fit for purpose. There’s an opportunity right now to work across companies and borders to help get ambitious projects made without adding permanent overheads to businesses. That’s exactly where Volteo Media comes in.”
After nearly six years at Buccaneer Media, Tulk-Hart played a key role in setting up seven series – Whitstable Pearl (three seasons for Acorn), Irving Welsh’s Crime (two seasons for ITV), The Doll Factory, The Burning Girls and The Crow Girl for Paramount+, In Flight (Channel 4) as well as large-scale co-productions such as So Long Marianne (NRK/ ITVX).
His first client is Buccaneer Media itself, where he will continue to advise on its slate.
“There’s a real shift happening,” said Tuck Hart. “The necessity for multiple partners on a show is now the norm, not a nice-to-have. I’ve been working in that space for years and I know how to bring the right people together.”
Volteo Media also plans to explore opportunities in emerging content spaces, including the “growing divergence between traditional long-form scripted drama and the booming market for vertical video content.” Tulk-Hart is already in discussions with major brand agencies to help bridge the funding gap in the fast-evolving sector.
Prior to Buccaneer Media, Tulk-Hart held a number of senior international roles, including Managing Director of International Distribution, Formats and Co-Productions at A+E Networks, Senior Vice President and Head of International at Miramax, Vice President of Sales for EMEA at FremantleMedia, and Vice President of Sales and Distribution at IMG Media.
Jon Creamer
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