Veteran showrunner John X. Kim has been promoted to Senior Executive Producer, ITV Studios America. Kim is the co-creator and executive producer of the real-life homicide investigation series The First 48, now in its 15th season on A&E. He also exec produces After The First 48 and The Killer Speaks, both currently airing on A&E, and the upcoming The Mathis Project on BET. His previous EP credits include real-life dramas Steven Seagal: Lawman, The Runaway Squad, The Interrogators, Vanished, Dallas SWAT, Miami City Vice and Crime Scenes Uncovered.
ITV Studios America Ups True-Crime Producer John X. Kim
ITV Studios America Inks First-Look Deal With Bishop-Lyons Entertainment

ITV Studios America has signed a first-look development deal with non-scripted production company Bishop-Lyons Entertainment. Bishop-Lyons was launched in 2010 by veteran producers Andrew Bishop, who serves as CEO, and David Lyons, who is president.
ITV Studios America, Entertainment One & Ovation Make Executive Hires

ITV Studios America has appointed Rob Shaftel as SVP Development (East Coast). Based in ITV Studios America’s New York office, he will develop new programming for the U.S. broadcast and cable markets, reporting to Bruce Robertson, head of development for ITV Studios America. Shaftel was previously VP Development at unscripted production company Leftfield Pictures and worked in program development at Discovery. Read More »
ITV Studios America Pacts With Bob Kusbit’s One Louder Productions
The overall deal is the latest for ITV Studios’ U.S.-based indie production arm ITV Studios America and brings into the fold Bob Kusbit‘s One Louder, which is behind Made and the upcoming Totally Clueless on MTV as well … Read More »
ITV Studios America Leaves ICM For WME

EXCLUSIVE: After seven years at ICM and a total of 15 with agent Greg Lipstone, ITV Studios America has signed with WME in all areas, including unscripted and scripted TV. The company (then Granada America) … Read More »
ITV Studios America Appoints Bryan Bowles EVP Corporate Development
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., May 21, 2012 – ITV plc, the global media company, announced today that it has appointed Bryan Bowles as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development for ITV Studios America.
Bowles joins ITV as the company steps up its drive to rebalance the business and grow its production base both in the UK and internationally. He will be working with Paul Buccieri, Managing Director ITV Studios International, based at ITV Studios America headquarters in Sherman Oaks, and will report to Tom Betts, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, ITV plc.
ITV Studios America Pacts With M3 Creative For Series Development
EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios America has signed a first-look development deal with M3 Creative, Andy Meyers’ creative agency that is branching out into series production. The pact covers rights on original non-scripted projects from M3, which specializes in branded content, marketing … Read More »
ITV Studios America Signs Pod Deal With Bienstock Young

ITV Studios America has closed a producer pod deal with Bienstock Young Media, the company of veteran unscripted producers Jay Bienstock and Eugene Young whose credits include The Apprentice, Survivor, Bachelor Pad, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Deal or No Deal, The Price is Right, Family Feud and Let’s Make a … Read More »
Paul Buccieri Promoted At ITV Studios

ITV Studios America president CEO Paul Buccieri has been promoted to Managing Director ITV Studios International. In the newly created role he will shepherd the company’s international strategy with focus on expanding international production and the exploitation of ITV Studios’ brands. Buccieri will continue to oversee ITV Studios America, which he has run for the past four years, in addition to all international production companies and ITV Studios Global Entertainment, reporting to Kevin Lygo, Managing Director ITV Studios. “Our focus is to expand the business by leveraging that expertise and our international footprint to build on our portfolio of global hits, both in scripted and non-scripted,” Buccieri said. We are also targeting investment to increase co-productions, such as Titanic, and in resources to grow our consumer products business.” Read More »
Fox Picks Up Antiques Reality Series

A show about antiques on Fox?! The network has greenlighted Buried Treasure, a new unscripted series starring antiques experts and appraisers Leigh and Leslie Keno (identical twin brothers of Antiques Roadshow fame), who travel across the country to help people sell collectibles … Read More »


