ITV Studios’ Lifted Entertainment, has announced a strengthened and expanded leadership team.
The changes, confirmed by Lifted Entertainment today, see Richard Cowles appointed Chief Executive Officer, with Tom Gould named Chief Content Officer. Jeanette Moffat becomes Director of Production; Mike Spencer-Hayter and Diego Rincón are appointed Directors of Unscripted; Kat Hebden takes on the role of Director of Development and New Business; and Micky Van Praagh becomes Director of On-Screen Talent.
Ros Coward joins Lifted as Creative Director, following her recent work with the company across several key titles. Chantal Boyle will also join as Creative Director, after leaving her role as Commissioning Editor for Entertainment at the BBC.
Commenting on the news, Richard Cowles, Chief Executive Officer, said: “Lifted has grown significantly in recent years in the scale of our slate, the ambition of our ideas and the complexity of what we deliver. This evolution in our structure is about making sure we are set up sustainably for the long term, with the right clarity, leadership and collaboration across the entire business. It strengthens the way our teams work together, protects the shows we make, and gives us the capacity to keep creating bold, original formats for a wide and growing range of partners.”
Lifted’s current programming includes some of the UK’s most enduring entertainment formats: Love Island and Love Island All Stars (both co-produced with Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media company), I’m a Celebrity…, I’m a Celebrity South Africa, The Voice, University Challenge, and Countdown. The expanding slate includes 2026 titles Celebrity Sabotage, The Neighbourhood – a co- production with The Garden, also part of ITV Studios, and Nobody’s Fool, a co-production with U.S.-based prodco Nobody’s Hero.
This “supercharging” of Lifted Entertainment is part of ITV Studio’s ongoing investment in its unscripted group.
Top (L-R): Richard Cowles, Tom Gould, Jeanette Moffat
Middle: Mike Spencer-Hayter, Diego Rincón, Kat Hebden
Bottom: Micky Van Praagh, Ros Coward, Chantal Boyle
Pictures by Ray Burmiston
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