Amelia Brown leaves ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ label Thames and takes on indie

EXCLUSIVE: Amelia Brown, Managing Director of Britain has talent, The X factor and Too hot to touch Producer Thames, leaves after two decades to start an entertainment production company.

Brown submitted her resignation a few weeks ago and will leave in July. She has been with Thames since 2003 and became chief executive when the company merged with Talkback in 2017 – a merger that was reversed two years later, after which she retained her post.

She will set up her own production company later this year and will become the second Fremantle label boss after outgoing Fatima Salaria to reveal she was leaving the company in the last two weeks The intern Spring indie performance.

During her long spell at Thames, Brown mentored ITV stars The X factor and Britain has talentfor which she was the main creative in almost every series.

Simon Cowell’s creations are produced with Cowell’s Syco clapboard and While The X factor not aired for five years BGT remains a key tenet of ITV’s annual entertainment programme. The show signed the latter Be sure to come dance Judge Bruno Tonioli replaces David Walliams after Walliams was caught making disparaging comments BGT Participants published in a Guardian Report. Brown was overseeing the filming of the final season when the news of her departure was announced.

Elsewhere, Brown oversaw the amazing Netflix format Too hot to touch along with, for example, the British version of the Korean format i can see your voice for the BBC, Channel 4 Who cares, wins Reporting and BBC Three Eating with my ex. Programs in production include ITVs Mamma Mia! i have a dream and that of E4 The detox of big celebrities.

Simon Andreae, chief executive of Fremantle UK, described Brown as “one of the best in the business”.

“She led Thames to tremendous success with our genre-defining talent show hits and was responsible for expanding the label’s roster while developing relationships with new broadcasters and streamers,” he added. “While we are very sad to see her go, we have known for some time that one day she would like to start her own business.”

Brown said she “enjoyed” her time at Thames – a 20-year span, including about ten years as a freelancer.

“After years of dreaming of starting my own business, now is the time to take that leap and I want to thank everyone who has helped and supported me over the past 20 years,” she added.