Gravity Media reveals new hires and staff promotions

PICTURED (from left): Beth Lowney, Katie Tookey, Claire Downey and Osaro Ewansiha

Gravity Media has taken on Beth Lowney as business development manager and Claire Downey as technical producer – proposals. It has also promoted Katie Tookey to proposals manager – production and Osaro Ewansiha to proposals researcher.

Lowney was previously at the International Tennis Federation, where she headed up the broadcast team. During her time with the ITF, she worked with more than 75 broadcasters in over 175 territories. She was responsible for international production and distribution for the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competitions.

Her new role at Gravity Media will see her work across outside broadcast and projects. She will be account managing key client relationships as well as dedicating her time to the growth of new business.

Meanwhile, Downey is an expert in live sports productions, particularly outside broadcasts, having worked in the industry for almost 10 years. Most recently she worked for Aurora Media Worldwide as a technical broadcast manager on Formula E, supporting the delivery of all programme feeds and servicing international rights holders.

She has also worked for Deltatre, where she project managed and provided technical support for many clients including UEFA, Channel 4 (Paralympics coverage), European Tour and EPCR. She also worked at WTA Media at DAZN, spendng four years working onsite at WTA tennis tournaments as a broadcast technical manager. She was responsible for planning and delivering all the technical aspects of WTA Media host broadcasts.

Blair Wood, director of business development, Gravity Media, said: “As we continue to grow behind the end-to-end Gravity Media brand, we have gradually and patiently been looking for the right talent to ensure our business development team can truly harness the full capabilities of the EMEA business for both new and existing clients. I am delighted we have been able to attract people of Beth and Claire’s calibre, along with promoting great people from within, to create a really diverse set of skills and experience within business development.”

Lowney said: “Knowing the Gravity team, and working directly with them on a very successful Billie Jean King Cup Finals, I am delighted to be part of this experienced business development unit. Having worked on the rights holder side of sport, I am excited to bring a different perspective and start working with such an innovative and growing company”.

Downey added: “In previous roles I had the pleasure of working with Gravity Media’s talented engineers on outside broadcasts. It is a company that I have always admired, an industry leader that is constantly looking to evolve, innovate and expand and one I am delighted to join, especially at such an exciting time for the business.”

Gravity Media consists of four broadcast and production houses – Gearhouse Broadcast, HyperActive Broadcast, Input Media and Chief Entertainment.