{"id":10010,"date":"2020-02-25T11:14:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/bbc-studios-hires-itv-vet-entertainment-north\/"},"modified":"2020-02-25T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:14:43","slug":"bbc-studios-hires-itv-vet-for-entertainment-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/02\/25\/bbc-studios-hires-itv-vet-for-entertainment-north\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios Hires ITV Vet for Entertainment North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has appointed <em>Ant and Dec\u2019s Saturday Night Takeaway<\/em> Executive Producer Pete Ogden to the position of creative director of entertainment North.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Salford and reporting into Suzy Lamb, managing director of entertainment and music production, Ogden will drive the entertainment growth in the North, overseeing the development and delivery of new commissions for the BBC and other U.K. and global broadcasters and platforms. He will also be expanding on a slate of shows already based in the North including <em>A Question of Sport<\/em>, <em>Sport Relief<\/em> and new daytime series like <em>Home Is Where the Art Is<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Ogden joins from ITV Studios in early May and has produced some of ITV\u2019s biggest entertainment shows, including multi-award-winning <em>Ant and Dec\u2019s Saturday Night Takeaway<\/em>, as well as launching the Australian version <em>Chris and Julia\u2019s Sunday Night Takeaway<\/em> for Channel 10, <em>I\u2019m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!<\/em> And <em>The X Factor<\/em>. He recently executively produced <em>In For A Penny<\/em> for ITV, as well as headed up the team on the multi-award-winning <em>This Morning<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb said: \u201cThe North is a major priority for us and I\u2019m delighted Pete is joining BBC Studios and relocating to the North to take on this exciting challenge to grow our business in Salford. He\u2019s a highly versatile creative, incredible with talent and will be a brilliant asset to our team.<\/p>\n<p>Ogden added: \u201cBeing from Blackpool originally I am delighted to be returning to the north to join BBC Studios in Salford. I\u2019ve loved my eight years at ITV Studios. 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