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EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle has a brand new unscripted chief.
The American Idol and America’s Acquired Expertise producer has employed Jimmy Fox as EVP, Unscripted Improvement and Gross sales for its U.S. operations.
Fox joins from Faith of Sports activities, the place he moved his Important Occasion Media banner from All3Media final yr.
Fox’s rent comes as Jayson Dinsmore, who was President of Unscripted, adjustments roles to turn into a consulting producer on AGT, which begins manufacturing on Season 19 subsequent month. Dinsmore has been at Fremantle for six years; he joined in 2018 from CMT, the place he was head of improvement.
Fremantle is behind sequence resembling NBC’s America’s Acquired Expertise in addition to ABC’s Idol and a slew of recreation reveals together with CBS’ The Value Is Proper and syndicated sequence Household Feud.
The corporate additionally produces Jimmy Fallon’s Password, which is returning to NBC for a second season.
Fox will report back to Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin and oversee its unscripted technique in addition to improvement and gross sales of authentic sequence throughout the style.
As a part of his transfer, Fremantle and Faith of Sports activities, which was based by Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady and Michael Strahan, have struck a strategic partnership. The 2 firms will work collectively on sports activities initiatives and Fox will proceed to government produce Important Occasion Media’s present slate of initiatives for ROS.
Fox has an extended listing of unscripted credit. He exec produced sequence together with Emmy-winning CNN sequence United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, true crime restricted sequence, Daughters of the Cult, for Hulu and Netflix function documentary Woman within the Image.
In addition to competitors codecs resembling NBC’s Trend Star and TBS’ King of the Nerds, Fox was additionally behind Netflix courting format Dated and Associated. He additionally labored within the scripted area with sequence resembling Peacock’s Punky Brewster reboot.
It’s the newest change for Fremantle on the unscripted aspect; Deadline revealed that Mandy Chang stepped down from her position as International Head of Documentaries in December, and Jean Shi, who reported to Dinsmore, additionally stepped down that month.
“We’re thrilled that Jimmy is becoming a member of Fremantle to guide our artistic efforts in unscripted,” stated Mullin. The probabilities are limitless with an impressed government like Jimmy. He’s a extremely regarded government who gives a contemporary artistic imaginative and prescient, modern concepts, and revered business relationships.”
“I’ve lengthy thought of Fremantle to be the gold normal of the unscripted business. As each a creator and developer, to be partnered with a world powerhouse of best-in-class executors and storytellers is extremely thrilling,” added Fox. “I’m additionally grateful to have been in a position to facilitate this new partnership between Faith of Sports activities and Fremantle within the course of.”
“Jimmy has developed an unbelievable slate of initiatives at Faith of Sports activities, and we’re excited for him to deliver these to the world as he ramps up with Fremantle. We’re additionally excited to accomplice with Fremantle as they develop into new areas the place we have now established experience,” stated Faith of Sports activities CEO Ameeth Sankaran.