ITV Names New President, CEO of Granada America

LONDON, December 18: ITV has appointed Paul Buccieri as the
new president and CEO of Granada America, replacing David Gyngell, who returned
to Australia earlier this year to become chief executive of the Nine Network.

Based in Granada America’s Los Angeles office, Buccieri will
head up a team of producers in the U.S., on both the East and West coasts, to
further develop ITV’s growing business interest in the country through the
creation of new series and formats. Additionally, he will be responsible for
exploiting other ITV formats created in the company’s production centers in the
U.K., Germany and Australia. Furthermore, he will have a seat on the board of
Jaffe Braunstein Entertainment, Granada’s partner in the scripted business in
U.S.

Buccieri comes to ITV from Twentieth Television, where he
served as president of programming, production and development.

ITV’s managing director of global content, Dawn Airey, to
whom Buccieri will now report, commented: “I am delighted that we have
attracted someone of Paul’s caliber to this important position. This is a
critical role in ensuring ITV’s international growth by creating and delivering
high-quality content to American audiences and Paul has a superb track record
in producing hit shows for the U.S. networks. Building on the success of the
team there, we want Granada America to grow even further and I look forward to
working closely with Paul to deliver that growth.”

—By Kristin Brzoznowski