MGM Television is planting a flag in the UK as it looks to ramp up production of non-scripted projects and has hired former Channel 4 exec Dom Bird to oversee the expansion. Bird, who was responsib…
This comes after MGM launched a new formats division earlier this year with Scot Cru. London-based Bird will jointly report to Cru, who is Executive Vice President of Global Formats & Unscripted Content and Barry Poznick, MGM’s President of Unscripted & Alternative Television and Orion Television.
Bird, a long-time associate of Mark Burnett, MGM’s Chairman of their Worldwide Television Group, was Head of Formats at Channel 4 before leaving last year. He was at C4 for six years, having joined from the BBC, where he was Creative Director at the company’s entertainment production division, overseeing shows such as “I’ve known Dom for more than 15-years, he has a keen understanding of how to build great shows that relate to audiences worldwide.
“Mark Burnett and the team at MGM really are the very best in the business and I’m thrilled to be joining their efforts to expand the reach of this iconic company,” added Bird.
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