Phil Edgar-Jones

Edgar-Jones is responsible for driving the vision and strategy for Sky’s unscripted programming portfolio across entertainment, documentaries and arts. He joined Sky as head of entertainment in 2012 and was appointed director of Sky Arts in 2014, commissioning programmes across the arts genres. Edgar-Jones also oversaw Sky Arts’ move to Freeview in 2020 and was awarded an OBE for services to the arts in the 2023 New Year Honours. His commissions for Sky include A League of Their Own, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Saturday Night Live UK, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide and Boyzone: No Matter What. Prior to Sky, Edgar-Jones was creative director of Remarkable Pictures, part of Endemol UK, where he oversaw Big Brother during its Channel 4 years and entertainment projects including The Salon. Earlier credits include The Priory at Ginger TV, The Jack Docherty Show at Absolutely and work on The Big Breakfast, The Word and The Sunday Show.