Brian Neal Enters Pact with ITV Studios America

SHERMAN OAKS: TV, commercial and digital producer/director Brian Neal has signed a first-look agreement with ITV Studios America to create, develop and produce projects through his company Thought Pirates.

Neal will continue to work out of Los Angeles. Throughout his career, he has set up projects at National Geographic, Discovery, Animal Planet, MTV and TLC, among other networks. He has also been involved in a number of digital and commercial projects.

Before founding Thought Pirates, Neal worked with various indie producers on unscripted and scripted content, and produced and directed several commercials.

"Brian brings an enthusiasm for storytelling that is contagious," said Bruce Robertson, the executive VP of creative strategy at ITV Studios America. "His track record and scope of work is a testament to his vision for compelling programming across all platforms. We're excited to have him add to ITV Studios America's ever-expanding slate."

"We're thrilled to partner with ITV Studios America because their development team shares in the same pursuit for honest storytelling that we strive for at Thought Pirates," added Neal.