{"id":15044,"date":"2025-04-29T11:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:15:50","slug":"pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantheon Media Group Taps ITV Alum as New Head of Creative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Thomas, formerly president of ITV Entertainment, has joined Pantheon Media Group as its new head of creative.<\/p>\n<p>With more than two decades of experience developing, producing and distributing unscripted content across global platforms, Thomas will help steer creative across Pantheon\u2019s 20-plus labels, shape innovative IP and strengthen the company\u2019s position as a global format leader.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Thomas served as president of ITV Entertainment and head of international programming. He led the creative and production strategy behind some of the past decade\u2019s top reality formats. He launched<em> Love Island USA<\/em> and created the franchise\u2019s first spin-off, <em>Love Island Games<\/em>, and developed and sold its first docuseries,<em> Love Island: Beyond the Villa<\/em>. He also oversaw the international rollout of <em>My Mom Your Dad<\/em> and was the original showrunner on <em>Forged in Fire<\/em>. He additionally has credits on <em>Twin Love<\/em>, <em>The Four<\/em>, <em>Big Brother Australia<\/em> and<em> Aussie Christmas Lights<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimon\u2019s track record speaks volumes and perfectly aligns with our focus on big, bold and globally commercial formats,\u201d said Jennifer O\u2019Connell, CEO. \u201cHaving worked with him before, I\u2019m genuinely thrilled to reunite in a closer capacity\u2014he\u2019s a true talent, and I know he\u2019ll be a game-changer for our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimon\u2019s arrival marks an exciting chapter for Pantheon as we continue to scale our creative ambitions and build fast-moving, creator-led and globally minded content,\u201d commented Steve Michaels, chairman of Pantheon Media Group. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the sharpest minds in the business, and in joining Pantheon, he has the best possible platform to push unscripted storytelling further than before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas added, \u201cPantheon has become one of the most dynamic content studios in the business, where you can move quickly, think big and make things happen. It\u2019s rare to find a place that pairs entrepreneurial spirit with meaningful impact. Coming on board is the perfect next step.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Thomas, formerly president of ITV Entertainment, has joined Pantheon Media Group as its new head of creative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":15045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[3578,4287,4288,3336],"class_list":["post-15044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-jennifer-oconnell","tag-pantheon-media-group","tag-simon-thomas","tag-steve-michaels","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pantheon Media Group Taps ITV Alum as New Head of Creative - TVFORMATS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pantheon Media Group Taps ITV Alum as New Head of Creative - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Simon Thomas, formerly president of ITV Entertainment, has joined Pantheon Media Group as its new head of creative.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T15:15:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T15:15:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/\",\"name\":\"Pantheon Media Group Taps ITV Alum as New Head of Creative - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-29T15:15:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T15:15:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/pantheon-media-group-taps-itv-alum-as-new-head-of-creative\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pantheon Media Group Taps ITV Alum as New Head of Creative\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\",\"name\":\"TVFORMATS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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