ITN Productions Adds Two to Team

ITN Productions (ITNP) has appointed Mike Griffiths international executive producer and Claudine Parrish U.K. factual executive producer.

Griffiths joins ITN Productions from Raw, where he was VP of U.S. factual programming and created and produced the Discovery Channel series Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine and Homestead Rescue. Prior to that, Griffiths produced such U.K. TV titles as Brainiac: Science Abuse and Relentless.

Griffiths will report to Ian Russell, ITN Productions’ head of international programs.

Parrish will join ITN Productions in September. She is currently producing the revamped 20-part season of Married at First Sight for E4. Last summer, she produced Inside Poundland for Channel 4. Her other credits include: Great British Menu for BBC2, A Berry Royal Christmas for BBC One, The British Tribe Next Door for Channel 4, ITV2’s Educating Joey Essex, Benefits by the Sea for C5 and the BBC documentary Ice Town: Life on the Edge. Claudine will report to Ian Rumsey, ITNP’s managing director of television

Rumsey said: “The past year has seen us show great resilience and character whilst producing more hours of TV than ever—achieving strong ratings and critical acclaim. It’s vital that we continue to build a team of outstanding talent that helps grow our business both in the U.K. and internationally. Claudine and Mike are talented creatives with a gift and passion for making great programs.”

Griffiths said: “The opportunity to join Ian and the dynamic team at ITN Productions is exciting. Their ability to make programs that are popular, creative and informative is impressive, and I’m looking forward to helping the charge on the company’s international slate.”

Parrish said: “It’s a very exciting time to be joining one of the most thriving and trusted production companies in the business. I’m looking forward to working on such a diverse slate and helping to develop and craft a range of compelling, characterful and high-quality shows.”