Ian Johnson (publicist)


Ian Johnson is a public relations manager based in London, specialising in online, television and film publicity.
In the early 1990s, Johnson worked in the Channel 4 Press Office. In 1992 he was part of the launch Press Office team for Carlton Television. From 1996 to 2001 Johnson handled publicity for LWT/Granada Television, launching Cold Feet, Popstars and unit publicity for the film Bloody Sunday. At the BBC, Johnson was Head of Publicity for Drama, Entertainment and Film from 2001-2004 and was Head Of Special Projects in Publicity from 2004-2006.
He founded Ian Johnson Publicity Limited in 2006. Specialising in high-end Drama including Wallander and Call the Midwife, Ian Johnson Publicity has since expanded to the United States working on programs with Starz, HBO and Showtime.

Television

Ian Johnson also does corporate publicity for some of the UK's leading independent film and television production companies: