Jim Berger


ITV’s High Noon promotes five

US unscripted prodco High Noon has upped a raft of its execs. The ITV-owned prodco, which makes long-running TLC series Cake Boss, has promoted Scott Feeley to senior VP, programming and development, and Jon Khoshafian to vice president, creative and business affairs. Feeley now oversees both development and current programming, with a mandate to work up new […]

GSN walks The Line

US cable channel GSN has ordered a “travelling” game show from ITV Studios-owned High Noon Entertainment. Five episodes of The Line will shoot in Nashville this month. The series is billed as a “unique traveling game that invites hundreds of people to line up each day for a chance to win cash and prizes”. Contestants will […]

Ob docs: obsolete or of the moment?

Rumblings that the ob doc trend is stifling creativity on both sides of the Atlantic have divided the factual programming industry. Is the genre coming to the end of its cycle, or is it simply evolving, asks Jesse Whittock The commissions of History’s Pawn Stars and American Pickers in 2009 and 2010 respectively ushered in […]

ITV’s High Noon floats Butterfly deal

High Noon Entertainment has inked a first-look deal with US indie Lucky Butterfly Productions. High Noon, the US Cake Boss prodco that ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in last year, has worked with Lucky Butterfly before on the GSN gameshow The Line. Under the terms of the deal, Lucky Butterfly and its founder Michael […]

Cake Boss prodco ups two

High Noon Entertainment has promoted two of its programming execs. Patrick Jager (pictured) has been upped to senior VP, development and production and Scott Feeley to senior VP, current programming. High Noon is the production company behind Cake Boss and Guinness World Records Unleashed. ITV Studios bought a majority stake in the business in 2013. […]

ITV takes slice of US market with Cake Boss acquisition

UK broadcast giant ITV is acquiring a majority stake in the producer of US cable series Cake Boss, High Noon Entertainment. ITV has paid US$26.7 million upfront for a 60% stake in the company, with a top-up payment due in 2015 dependent on company performance. Furthermore, ITV has a put and call option that allows […]