{"id":12774,"date":"2019-05-10T11:20:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-programming-development\/"},"modified":"2019-05-10T11:32:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T15:32:54","slug":"motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/","title":{"rendered":"MotorTrend Appoints New Head of Programming &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Suggett, a creative executive, producer and programmer at MotorTrend Group, has been named head of programming and development for the Discovery company.<\/p>\n<p>In his new position, Suggett will lead the global strategy for MotorTrend\u2019s automotive-focused video platforms. He is also responsible for developing the programming and scheduling strategies for both the MotorTrend app, the company\u2019s SVOD product, and for MotorTrend TV. Suggett is based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Suggett has more than 13 years of experience in developing original programming, production, cross-platform content strategy and integrated video marketing solutions. Most recently, he served as the company\u2019s VP of original programming. He has played a key role in the production and development of several MotorTrend series, including <em>Roadkill<\/em>, <em>Dirt Every Day<\/em>, <em>Hot Rod Garage<\/em> and the upcoming <em>Top Gear America<\/em> (working title).<\/p>\n<p>Prior to MotorTrend Group, Suggett worked at E! Entertainment Television and at Eye Candy Post and directed marketing and promotional campaigns for large automotive brands, including Toyota\/Scion and Acura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a talented, passionate programming and development team at MotorTrend that I\u2019m so fortunate to be part of,\u201d said Suggett. \u201cIn addition to our robust slate of live events and specials, we have an embarrassment of riches in beloved series like <em>Wheeler Dealers<\/em>, <em>Roadkill<\/em>, <em>Bitchin\u2019 Rides<\/em> and so much more. I\u2019m looking forward to working with the team on an all-new American adaption of <em>Top Gear<\/em> and finding ways to build on MotorTrend\u2019s storied 70-year legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Suggett, a creative executive, producer and programmer at MotorTrend Group, has been named head of programming and development for the Discovery company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":12775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[3747,3748],"class_list":["post-12774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-mike-suggett","tag-motortrend-group","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MotorTrend Appoints New Head of Programming &amp; Development - TVREAL<\/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\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MotorTrend Appoints New Head of Programming &amp; Development - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mike Suggett, a creative executive, producer and programmer at MotorTrend Group, has been named head of programming and development for the Discovery company.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-10T15:20:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-05-10T15:32:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/07\/Mike-Suggett-MotorTrend-519.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"598\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"382\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/\",\"name\":\"MotorTrend Appoints New Head of Programming &amp; Development - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-10T15:20:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-05-10T15:32:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/motortrend-appoints-new-head-of-programming-development\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MotorTrend Appoints New Head of Programming &amp; Development\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\",\"name\":\"Alison Skilton\",\"description\":\"Alison Skilton is an associate editor of World Screen. 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