{"id":7081,"date":"2016-06-08T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T15:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/itvs-ge-itv-studios-america-align-with-little-engine-productions\/"},"modified":"2016-06-08T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T19:33:51","slug":"itvs-ge-itv-studios-america-align-with-little-engine-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/itvs-ge-itv-studios-america-align-with-little-engine-productions\/","title":{"rendered":"ITVS GE &amp; ITV Studios America Align with Little Engine Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios America and ITV Studios Global Entertainment have inked an overall first-look scripted programming development, production and distribution agreement with Little Engine Productions and co-founders Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo.<\/p>\n<p>ITV Studios America will serve as Little Engine\u2019s studio partner on projects targeting U.S. television networks and streaming platforms. ITV Studios Global Entertainment will focus on projects structured as co-productions with European television networks.<\/p>\n<p>Little Engine was founded in 2007 and has produced more than 1,000 hours for network television. Its credits include the miniseries<em> Saints &amp; Strangers<\/em> (National Geographic Channel) and the drama <em>Rush<\/em> (USA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGina and Grant\u2019s vision for Little Engine, their proven experience and their deep relationships with talent and networks around the world align seamlessly with our strategy to build a global scripted television business,\u201d said Philippe Maigret, the president\u00a0of ITV Studios America. \u201cWhen presented with the opportunity of finally working together to deliver compelling television for audiences worldwide, we knew it was something we could not pass up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Clarke, the executive\u00a0VP of global content strategy and investments for ITV Studios Global Entertainment, added: \u201cGina and Grant\u2019s stellar track record of producing fantastic television, combined with their international aspirations, make them the ideal partners. We look forward to working closely together to develop European-based projects for a global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be working with Maria, Philippe, Ruth and everyone at ITV as they share our passion and vision for global groundbreaking television and innovative financing structures,\u201d said Matthews and Scharbo. \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios America and ITV Studios Global Entertainment have inked an overall first-look scripted programming development, production and distribution agreement with Little Engine Productions and co-founders Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":7082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[217,696,697],"class_list":["post-7081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-itv-studios-america","tag-itv-studios-global-entertainment","tag-little-engine-productions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITVS GE &amp; 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