ITV Studios has backed leisure producer Rollercoaster Television, which has been established by two producers from Banijay-owned Grand.
Grand managing director James Fox and director of philosophize material Dom Waugh own labored on reveals including BBC One’s The Wall, Pointless, and All Together Now. They are at this time making Stars In Their Eyes-trend structure Starstuck for ITV.
Rollercoaster Television will smash leisure reveals for the UK and world markets. ITV Studios will kind out the outfit’s world gross sales.
“We’ve had an out of this world 10 years and more with the intense team at Grand,” Fox and Waugh said. “But now feels love the time for the next adventure and the probability to develop a brand fresh slate of reveals for the UK and beyond. We’re extremely tickled to be joining Julian and the team at ITV Studios and may possibly well’t wait to get started later in the one year.”
Julian Bellamy, ITV Studios managing director, added: “James and Dom are in actuality thrilling leisure producers who own developed and overseen a raft of successful hit reveals. We’re delighted they’ve chosen to accomplice with ITV Studios for their subsequent venture and peep ahead to welcoming them to the community.”
Fox started his career at BBC Studios, engaged on reveals love Strictly Advance Dancing. He had a spell in Los Angeles as ingenious director at BBC Worldwide Productions before returning to the UK in 2010. Waugh has labored at Grand for a decade after a length freelancing on reveals including Soccer Relieve and Effort Factor.