{"id":8324,"date":"2017-11-15T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/bbc-worldwide-alum-joins-back-roads-head-development\/"},"modified":"2017-11-15T11:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T16:55:01","slug":"bbc-worldwide-alum-head-development-back-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/bbc-worldwide-alum-head-development-back-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Worldwide Alum to Head Up Development at Back Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former BBC Worldwide executive Jonathan Cane has been appointed as the head of development at Back Roads Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>In his new role, Cane will oversee the company\u2019s development team of six. He will be tasked with creating and developing original formats specifically tailored to the cable marketplace. Cane will report directly to Colby\u00a0Gaines, founder and executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Cane served as\u00a0VP of development for BBC Worldwide Productions, where he developed <em>Living with the Enemy<\/em>\u00a0for Lifetime, along with projects for\u00a0Discovery, TLC, VH1, MTV, A&amp;E and Red Bull.\u00a0Prior to that, he spent five years at FremantleMedia North America. Cane began his career at MTV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJonathan is a seasoned developer and format creator who has earned the trust and respect of buyers for nearly two decades,\u201d said Gaines. \u201cHaving a talented salesman with a track record like his at our helm is key as we continue to prioritize cable formats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColby and his team are some of the best content creators and hardest working producers in the business,\u201d added Cane.\u00a0\u201cI am excited to draft off their energy and develop a robust and diverse string of hits!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former BBC Worldwide executive Jonathan Cane has been appointed as the head of development at Back Roads Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":8325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1540],"class_list":["post-8324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-back-roads-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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