{"id":10142,"date":"2017-05-19T12:08:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T16:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/itv-america-nba-legend-kenny-smith-pod-deal\/"},"modified":"2017-05-19T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T18:06:25","slug":"itv-america-nba-legend-kenny-smith-in-pod-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/itv-america-nba-legend-kenny-smith-in-pod-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV America, NBA Legend Kenny Smith in Pod Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITV America and Smith Entertainment have inked an exclusive development deal that will see NBA legend and basketball analyst Kenny \u201cThe Jet\u201d Smith and his wife and producing partner Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith create and produce series across a range of genres.<\/p>\n<p>As a new label under ITV America, Smith Entertainment will develop and produce reality, lifestyle, docuseries, competition shows and other content for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>ITV America\u2019s CEO, Brent Montgomery, said, \u201cKenny and Gwendolyn are a modern-day power couple with incredible ideas and plans to create groundbreaking programming. 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