Former Endemol Studios CEO Joins ITV Studios America

LOS ANGELES: Philippe Maigret, the former CEO of Endemol Studios, is taking on the role of president of scripted programming at ITV Studios America.

The newly created post will see Maigret taking on oversight for ITV Studios America’s scripted portfolio, leading its on-going expansion in U.S. scripted television. Maigret will be based in Los Angeles. His appointment is effective August 10.

Maigret joined Endemol in March 2010 as executive VP of acquisitions, and he launched Endemol Studios in 2011. He previously served as senior VP of business strategy and development for international at Disney-ABC.

Kevin Lygo, the managing director of ITV Studios, said: “This is the next step in fulfilling our ambition to build a global scripted business. We have already made significant progress and with Philippe at the helm in the U.S. we’ll accelerate that growth. His track record is very impressive, not least in launching a scripted business and quickly turning it into a leading independent producer.”

Maigret added: “The scale of ITV Studios America’s operations, coupled with its distribution footprint and its global creative resources across drama and comedy programming, provide a powerful platform to build a creatively and commercially ambitious U.S. scripted business. I am thrilled to be joining Kevin and his team at ITV Studios, with the opportunity to establish ITV Studios America as a home for remarkable storytellers who can bring an idea to life that will resonate with audiences on multiple consumer platforms, and to contribute to the company’s future growth.”