IMG Entertainment Names VP of Formats

NEW YORK, February 20: IMG
Entertainment has appointed Nathalie Wogue to the newly created role of VP of
formats, based in the company’s Paris office.

In her new role, Wogue
will oversee the exploitation of all IMG-owned formats around the world. She
will acquire third-party formats for production by IMG-owned production
companies, and work with existing IMG production units to turn locally created
shows into formatted assets for the global marketplace, as well as grow the
intellectual property exchange between IMG Entertainment production companies.

Wogue joins IMG from
FremantleMedia France, where she served as development director, overseeing all
genres including factual magazines, game shows, docu-reality, entertainment
shows and hybrid formats.

“Nathalie's breadth of
experience makes her an expert at spotting and developing unique, innovative
and captivating concepts and adapting a format to reflect the needs of any
audience,” said Olivier Gers, the senior VP of IMG Media. “In her new position,
she will help IMG partner with the best creative talent globally to shepherd
our quality programming to the rest of the world. The creation of this
department and the recruiting of someone of Nathalie’s experience demonstrates
IMG's willingness to be an active player in this field around the world.”

—By Ned Berke