EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle unscripted exec Jean Shi is exiting the America’s Got Talent producer after six years.
Shi joined the U.S. staff as VP Alternative Programming & Development in 2018 and was most just lately SVP Unscripted Development. She was signed up alongside SVP Alternative Programming & Development Colin Nash.
Shi’s position concerned creating and promoting authentic unscripted collection, with a give attention to world codecs for cable and attracting expertise. Prior to Fremantle, she was SVP Development at Invent Media and earlier than that spent three years within the NBCUniversal group at Oxygen Media, the place she shepherded such collection as Pretty.Strong., Douglas Family Gold, Strut and Battle of the Ex-Besties.
Deadline understands Shi’s contract was working down and she or he is the one Fremantle U.S. exec to depart presently. Fremantle has confirmed her departure.
Run by North America-based CEO Jennifer Mullin, Fremantle makes leisure reveals reminiscent of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Password, Family Feud and The Price is Right. It has various bases world wide and is headquartered in London. Earlier this yr, Fremantle Global Entertainment employed former Dancing with the Stars EP Andrew Llinares as Director, changing the retiring Rob Clark.
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