{"id":8708,"date":"2022-02-07T10:40:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-programs\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T10:40:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:40:31","slug":"banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Banijay UK Appoints Director of Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Banijay UK has tapped entertainment format producer Claire O\u2019Donohoe as director of programs.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donohoe will work closely with American buyers to bring U.K. formats from Remarkable Entertainment, Initial and Znak TV to the U.S. market. She will also work on reinvigorating the legacy brands for the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, O\u2019Donohoe will work closely with Natalka Znak, the newly appointed CEO of Remarkable, Initial and Znak TV.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, O\u2019Donohoe was a commissioner at FOX and went on to be senior VP and head of current at FOX Alternative Entertainment Studios. She was involved in commissioning and launching hits such as <em>The Masked Singer<\/em> and<em> I Can See Your Voice<\/em>. O\u2019Donohoe also spent time at Zodiak US, where she produced formats including<em> Wife Swap<\/em> and <em>Secret Millionaire<\/em>. She started her career at ITV Studios and Endemol, executing producing <em>Big Brother<\/em> and <em>Celebrity Big Brother<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClaire has worked on the most successful entertainment juggernauts on both sides of the Atlantic and is hugely respected throughout the industry,\u201d said Znak. \u201cHer ability to spot a hit and supersize it, together with her contacts and knowledge in both the U.S. and U.K. make her a huge asset to the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donohoe added, \u201cAfter leaving Endemol over ten years ago to go to the U.S., I&#8217;m so excited to be back at a company that was such an integral and influential part of my career. Not only does Banijay have an incredible catalog of legacy formats that are close to my heart, but there is a thrilling amount of new and exciting ideas to bring to both the U.K. and U.S. markets. I\u2019m so happy to be working alongside the incredible teams at Remarkable Entertainment, Initial and Znak TV, and to be reunited with my mentor and the producing powerhouse that is Natalka Znak. It\u2019s an exciting time to be at Banijay, and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banijay UK has tapped entertainment format producer Claire O\u2019Donohoe as director of programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":8709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2279],"class_list":["post-8708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-banijay-uk","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Banijay UK Appoints Director of Programs - 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\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Banijay UK Appoints Director of Programs - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Banijay UK has tapped entertainment format producer Claire O\u2019Donohoe as director of programs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-07T15:40:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/07\/BanijayUK-ClaireODonohoe-0222.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"319\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\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\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/\",\"name\":\"Banijay UK Appoints Director of Programs - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-07T15:40:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-07T15:40:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/banijay-uk-appoints-director-of-programs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Banijay UK Appoints Director of Programs\"}]},{\"@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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