ITV Studios Names Tim Carter Managing Director, Unscripted, U.K.

ITV Studios has named Tim Carter managing director, unscripted, U.K.
Currently CEO of ITV Studios' MultiStory Media and Twofour production labels, Carter will take on the role in the summer from Angela Jain, who will join the Walt Disney Co. in the new role of head of content, Disney+ EMEA. Carter will assume responsibility for all of ITV Studios' unscripted business in the UK, which houses 11 labels.
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Reporting to Julian Bellamy, managing director, ITV Studios, he will work on such global formats as Love Island, The Chase, I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, and Come Dine With Me, as well as upcoming shows, including The Neighbourhood, Celebrity Sabotage, and Sharks! Celebrity Infested Waters!
'He will work with each label as well as the wider Studios leadership team to support the continued growth and development of the U.K. unscripted business,' ITV said.
'Tim's success during his tenure at MultiStory and Twofour speaks for itself,' said Bellamy. 'His wealth of experience and knowledge in the unscripted market made him the natural successor to Angela. I've no doubt that ITV Studios' U.K. unscripted business will go from strength to strength under his leadership'
Said Carter: 'The ITV Studios' non-scripted slate reads like a roll-call of the nation's favorite shows, and the breadth and depth of creative and production talent across the group is staggering. I look forward to building on our reputation as the natural home for the brightest and the best as we forge the entertainment of the future.'
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