Former Endemol Producer Joins 19 Entertainment

LONDON, July 28: Kate Shepherd has been hired by Simon
Fuller’s 19 Entertainment to develop new projects from the company’s London
office.

Shepherd previously worked as a development producer
for Endemol, overseeing shows such as Coleen’s Real Women on
ITV and Shipwrecked and Celebrity Big Brother for
C4.

19 Entertainment is the creator and co-producer of American
Idol, Pop Idol and So You
Think You Can Dance, among other top-rated formats.

—By Jackie Stewart