Kieran Doherty is a Northern Irish writer, TV format creator and

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. He is also the Joint Managing Director of

Stellify Media Stellify Media is a Northern Irish television production company. Stellify was formed by Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.

, alongside his creative and business partner,

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. Doherty & Worthy have co-created multiple entertainment formats - including the international formats '' Secret Fortune'' and ''

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-'' while working for UK independent production company Wild Rover Productions. In 2014 Doherty & Worthy launched the production company

Stellify Media Stellify Media is a Northern Irish television production company. Stellify was formed by Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.

as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.

Stellify Media Stellify Media is a Northern Irish television production company. Stellify was formed by Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.

is best known for successfully rebooting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Jeremy Clarkson for

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, and Blind Date with Paul O'Grady for Channel 5. Doherty currently serves as PACT director for Northern Ireland and was the former Chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland. He is on the steering committee for The Belfast Media Festival and is also a founding member of the Media Therapy Group, the largest media networking group in Ireland. __FORCETOC__

Career

Doherty began his writing career in radio, writing two series of The Ulster Way for BBC Radio Ulster.

Production Credits

References

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