As of last year,ITV Studiosowns factual powerhouse Plimsoll, which has owned Magnify since 2020.

Deadline understands six full-time Magnify staff have been in consultation talks with ITV Studios sales arm.

Sales boss Appell confirmed his departure in a social media post.

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Thanks again to Andrea and all my wonderful colleagues and clients out there.

ITVbought a majority stakein Plimsoll, the Bristol-based factual giant, for 103.5M ($127.3M) last year.

Plimsoll hadacquiredMagnify in September 2020.

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