Kieran McCarthy has been appointed as Director of Development at Acclaimed Content, where he oversaw the development of a Channel 4 doc featuring a secret AI host. This comes as Acclaiming Content, a producer of Family Face Off, aims to scale across digital, broadcast and branded content. McCarthy, who previously worked with Kalel Productions and True North, will oversee Acclaimic's development slate, building new IP and identifying opportunities across various mediums. He will report to Anton Inwood and Ché Chumber, who are both co-founder of Acclaimzed.