John McVay (producer)

{{short description|British film and television producer (born 1960)}}

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John McVay (born 1960)[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/syuvzmzzPiyO_N4Zb4Sp2YlQQOU/appointments Companies House John Mcvay] (accessed 25 March 2018) is a British film and television producer. As of 2001, he is the Chief Executive of the UK's Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact).[http://www.pact.co.uk/about-us/our-team.html PACT: Our Team] (accessed 25 March 2018)[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/john-mcvay Guardian: John McVay] (accessed 25 March 2018)[https://rts.org.uk/person/john-mcvay Royal Television Society: John McVay] (accessed 25 March 2018) He also chairs the Creative Diversity Network and is the director of the British Television Distributors Association.

He was previously the first director of the Research Centre for Television and Interactivity, based in Glasgow, and has also worked at Scottish Screen and Scottish Broadcast and Film Training.

He was awarded a Royal Television Society Fellowship in 2016, for his "outstanding contribution to the television industry".[https://rts.org.uk/article/royal-television-society-announces-new-appointments Royal Television Society: Royal Television Society announces new appointments] (accessed 25 March 2018)