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Grant Cross and his Lost Arts Entertainment have secured an exclusive production deal with ITV America to develop both scripted and unscripted content under the ITV America banner.

Jared Hoffman and Chris Pollack have exited as co-presidents of DEFY Media’s Generate to launch a new production company, Forge Media. The duo and their banner have signed an exclusive deal with ITV America to create and produce scripted and unscripted content for network, cable and streaming platforms under the ITVA banner.

TV America has signed an overall deal with former NFL star and Emmy-winning TV personality Michael Strahan to produce shows for TV and digital platforms.

ITV America has secured an exclusive overall production deal with SMAC Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based prodco owned by NFL Hall of Famer and television personality Michael Strahan and his business partner Constance Schwartz-Morini.

The TV personality and former NFL player, alongside producing partner Constance Schwartz-Morini, will develop projects with the company.

ITV America has secured a development deal with Smith Entertainment, the production company run by former two-time NBA champion and current basketball analyst Kenny Smith.

With tonight’s NBA Playoffs Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals about to begin between the reigning champions Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics, Kenny Smith is part of the team fronting TNT’s coverage of the match-up. But today the two-time NBA champ and his wife and producing partner, Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith dunked a new deal – this one with ITV America.

Veteran TV producer David George has been promoted to president of ITV America, Variety has learned.

Gordon Ramsay has filmed 19 seasons of Hell’s Kitchen, all while teams of chefs face off to feed people inside a TV studio. So it’s about time he actually set up a real-life restaurant.

Gordon Ramsay is set to open a “Hell’s Kitchen” restaurant in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace, Ramsay announced Friday.

The former CEO of Leftfield Entertainment segues into the parent company full-time.

On the heels of starring in BET’s The New Edition Story, La La Anthony has sealed an exclusive production partnership with ITV America.

La La Anthony is expanding her relationship with reality producer ITV America. The actress, author and producer has signed an exclusive production partnership with ITVA to create and produce projects in the urban, music and pop culture space via her LaLaLand label, under the ITV America banner.

Netflix is rebooting the groundbreaking series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, EW has learned exclusively.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Hollywood Divas executive producer Carlos King has signed a pod deal with ITV America for his company Kingdom Reign Entertainment.

Fox has renewed WWE star John Cena’s competition series “American Grit” for a second season, the network announced Friday.

Cena, who will host the ESPYs on Wednesday, will co-create and produce unscripted projects for TV and digital platforms

The ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ producer will develop unscripted programming under the new banner.

Leftfield Pictures is teaming up with Timbaland and La La Anthony to develop a hip hop docuseries, Variety has learned.

Brent Montgomery will oversee the newly titled ITV America, which will include the in-house studio as well as ‘Duck Dynasty’ producers Gurney Productions.

ITV this morning officially announced that Brent Montgomery, founder and CEO of ITV-owned Leftfield Entertainment, has been appointed CEO of ITV Studios U.S. Group, which is being renamed ITV America. ITV Studios acquired a controlling stake in Leftfield last year. As part of today’s restructuring, ITV has acquired the remaining 20% of the Leftfield Entertainment group.