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EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy-winning television executive Danielle Gervais has been promoted to executive vice president, casting and talent at ITV America. In her expanded role, Gervais will continue to oversee the unscripted industry’s largest internal casting department, working across ITV America’s entire portfolio, developing and packaging talent for current series, as well as for upcoming projects. Gervais earned two consecutive […]

“Free Solo,” “Queer Eye,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Saturday Night Live” were among the big winners Saturday after the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. “Free Solo,” the National Geographic feature documentary that already claimed the Oscar earlier this year, lead the field on the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island exec producer Simon Thomas has been promoted at ITV America. Thomas, who was previously SVP, programming becomes Executive Vice President, Programming, West Coast at the U.S. production division of the British broadcaster. He recently exec produced reality dating series Love Island for CBS, which renewed the format for a second season. He reports to ITV America […]

 In case you haven’t seen it, there’s a moving episode in the third season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” in which viewers meet Rob Elrod, a 42-year-old single father, whose wife, Allison, had died two years earlier from breast cancer. He was struggling to raise his two young sons while grieving the family’s loss, and it […]

ITV America is “cautiously optimistic” about its remake of Love Island for CBS as boss David George lifts the lid on the reality dating format as well as how he anticipates the forthcoming “streaming wars” will give unscripted a much-needed boost. CEO George admitted that there’s a lot of pressure resting on Love Island, which launches at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. The show, hosted by Greek star Arielle […]

Happy 10th anniversary,Pawn Stars! The Las Vegas-based reality series has showcased the buying and selling of memorabilia and vintage items out of the Harrison family’s World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop since 2009. (The shop itself opened in ’88.) The TV treasure hunt, starring grandpa Richard (who passed in 2018), his son Rick, grandson […]

ITV America-owned High Noon Entertainment has elevated longtime development executive Katie Neff to senior vice president of development. In her new role, Neff (pictured) will continue to manage the development team, in addition to creating original formats, identifying unique talent and IP, and producing sizzles and pilots for the unscripted prodco’s development slate. Neff previously served as vice […]

Jim Berger has been named chairman of unscripted prodco High Noon Entertainment and strategic advisor for ITV America as part of a new deal with ITV America. In his post, Berger will work creatively across all ITV America brands, while continuing to collaborate with High Noon company president Scott Feeley. Berger co-founded the Denver-based unscripted company, which […]

EXCLUSIVE: Kimmelot, the company formed by Jimmy Kimmel and Wheelhouse Group last year, has struck an unscripted production deal with ITV America. The company has set up its recently announced revamp of Crank Yankers for Comedy Central as its first show to be produced through the exclusive arrangement. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! Host launched the company in November with Brent Montgomery, […]

Reality TV may have gotten its groove back, and it’s all thanks to a bunch of B-list celebrities attempting to carry a tune underneath elaborate costumes. The success of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” has injected new life in the unscripted world, which has struggled in recent years to generate the kind of buzz and excitement that defined […]

EXCLUSIVE: Unscripted TV producer Thinkfactory Media has upped 13-year company veteran Adam Freeman to President of Creative and promoted three other executives. Freeman, who was EVP Creative Affairs, has been integral in shaping Thinkfactory’s slate and has executive produced many of the company’s most popular shows. They including 12 seasons of WE tv’s Marriage Boot Camp franchise – as well as Here Comes […]