{"id":15593,"date":"2026-02-02T12:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/moira-ross-enters-pact-with-sphere-media\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:12:25","slug":"moira-ross-enters-pact-with-sphere-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/moira-ross-enters-pact-with-sphere-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Moira Ross Enters Pact with Sphere Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accomplished format developer and showrunner Moira Ross (<em>KPOPPED<\/em>, <em>Strictly Come Dancing<\/em>, <em>The Voice UK<\/em>) has entered a creative partnership with Sphere Media to develop a hub for large-scale U.S. and U.K. format co-productions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the privilege of working at the center of several golden eras of global formats, and now this opportunity really excites me,\u201d Ross commented. \u201cI\u2019m drawn to Sphere for its creative culture, collaborative approach and the possibility of producing in multiple languages. Producers everywhere are under intense pressure to deliver more with less\u2014whilst preproduction budgets shrink and expectations keep rising. Canada feels uniquely positioned at this moment to be a global hub and partner with clear advantages in cultural alignment and budget competitiveness. I see huge potential to build exciting, ambitious, premium formats here, where we can breathe life into fresh ideas and put every dollar on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Dub\u00e9, CEO of Sphere Media, added, \u201cMoira\u2019s creative leadership and deep experience in global formats make her an exceptional partner. This agreement will also allow us to unlock new creative and commercial opportunities with U.S. and U.K. partners while further strengthening Canada\u2019s position as a hub for premium entertainment formats. In collaboration with Sphere\u2019s highly talented roster of creators and producers\u2014Kim Bondi, Marie-Pier Gaudreault and Renaud Chass\u00e9\u2014we will create ambitious content for the global market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ross will develop and produce a variety of established and new IP, initially focusing on dating shows, social experiments and premium talent competitions.<\/p>\n<p>She has worked on some of the industry\u2019s biggest global franchises. She played a key role in the relaunch of <em>Strictly Come Dancing<\/em> in the U.K., informed by her previous involvement on <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> in the U.S. She also launched the U.K. version of <em>The Voice<\/em> and served as showrunner for five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Ross\u2019s recent credits include Apple TV\u2019s <em>KPOPPED,<\/em> <em>Hannah Waddingham\u2019s Home for Christmas<\/em>, <em>The Maksed Singer<\/em> and <em>So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accomplished format developer and showrunner Moira Ross (KPOPPED, Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice UK) has entered a creative partnership with Sphere Media to develop a hub for large-scale U.S. and U.K. format co-productions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":15594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4670,4671,4179],"class_list":["post-15593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bruno-dube","tag-moira-ross","tag-sphere-media","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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