Georgie Hurford-Jones, who most recently worked at Endemol Shine North America, has joined Universal Television Alternative Studio as executive VP of current programming.<\/p>\n
Hurford-Jones had been serving as senior VP of unscripted original series and specials at Endemol Shine North America. In her new role, Hurford-Jones will oversee day-to-day management of Universal Television Alternative Studio’s series and pilots with responsibilities that include development, casting, creative, formats and production plans. She will report to Toby Gorman, who was recently named president of Universal Television Alternative Studio.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to build a world-class team for our rapidly growing studio and Georgie is one of television\u2019s most accomplished and respected unscripted executives,\u201d said Gorman. \u201cHer track record as both a producer and executive is second-to-none, yielding some of the biggest and most successful formats to date. As we take Universal Television Alternative Studio to even greater heights, Georgie\u2019s vast experience will help ensure the quality of our shows remains unmatched season after season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Georgie Hurford-Jones, who most recently worked at Endemol Shine North America, has joined Universal Television Alternative Studio as executive VP of current programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2283,1073],"class_list":["post-9687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-georgie-hurford-jones","tag-universal-television-alternative-studio"],"yoast_head":"\n