Having worked for the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for over 20 years,
Terry left and set up his independent company Jervis
Entertainment Media Limited (JEM Ltd).
Terry was also one of the
Executive Producers on the BBC/ WGBH 2000 TODAY
MILLENNIUM DAY BROADCAST (in the US, his broadcast
partners ABC TV with Peter Jennings made it the most
watched programme in US history). At over 2.5
billion viewers, the biggest live television & radio
broadcast in world history involving over 70
different countries, crossing religious and cultural
boundaries. This was not his only ground breaking
show. BEHIND THE BEAT (BBC 1 & 2), which at its peak
attracted 11 million viewers and changed the face of
music programming (and had a huge impact on the
record industry heralding the age of multi-media
entertainment). OUR COMMON FUTURE, an international
BBC/CBS co-production attracted 300 million viewers
and was the first global environmental entertainment
show looking at the state of our planet.
His
new company soon concluded the world exclusive
family story with female tennis stars Venus and
Serena Williams, and the relationship with their
father Richard. This show received critical
acclaim and was selected by the press as the
highlight show of the week for UK television. It is
now being sold internationally on TV, DVD and on a
number of major airlines.
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Terry has launched
(and re-launched) many new and ‘cult’ youth brands
across TV and merchandising for broadcasters from
Thunderbirds to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Star
Trek.
Two of Terry's
most memorable highlight live events as the 2000
Today Millennium Broadcast (which brought the world
together) and the ‘healing of our nation’ when he
became the Executive Producer for the 2007
Westminster Abbey memorial service to mark the 200th
Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic
Slave Trade for BBC 1 television. This event was
attended by Her Majesty the Queen, the Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom and world leaders.
Meeting challenges and using media for a greater
sense of purpose is always at his heart when it
comes to his career choices.
