Turner Broadcasting System veteran David Eilenberg has been tapped to run ITV Entertainment, the newly named reality production division of ITV America. As president, Eilenberg (pictured) will run the unit, which was known as ITV Studios America until Brent Montgomery was named CEO of a consolidated ITV America in December. In part, Eilenberg replaces Orly […]
Endemol’s former US Studios boss Philippe Maigret has joined ITV and will run scripted at its US division. Maigret (above) becomes president, scripted programming, at ITV Studios America overseeing its drama operation in the US. He is expected to start in the new role in early August having left his previous job earlier this month. […]
ITV Studios has hired Bruce Gersh to oversee digital and branded content at its US division. In the newly-created position at ITV Studios America as executive VP and head of digital, strategy and branded entertainment, he will look at brand extensions for the producer’s content and work across digital, merchandising and licensing. Gersh will report […]
ITV Studios America has tied up a first-look development deal with Intellectual Artist Management, a talent and literary agency that represents upcoming Amazon procedural drama Bosch. ITVS America and IAM has jointly Tony Sabistina as development executive to oversee a slate of projects resulting from the pact alongside ITVS exec Brian Segna. The deal will […]
ITV has been the most active TV company in the M&A space in recent times. The UK broadcaster’s content arm has been driving that, buying production companies in the US, UK and Scandinavia. Its boss, Kevin Lygo, tells Stewart Clarke about his goals for ITVS and that its buying spree will continue. Soon after joining […]
Kevin Lygo has told TBI that ITV Studio’s aggressive indie buying spree will continue and that the next phase will see it move into the US scripted TV market. “We’re growing significantly and, internationally, the content acquisition strategy will continue for a while,” Lygo said in an exclusive interview. Buoyed by the recent strong performance […]
ITV has hired Orly Adelson as president of its ITV Studios America. The UK broadcaster has been aggressively expanding its Studios content division, notably in the US. The latest move sees it poach Adelson, who will leave her role as president of Dick Clark Productions to run ITV Studios America. ITV recently restructured its US […]
