Former BBC, Channel 4 Exec to Run New MGM Unscripted Unit in the U.K.

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  • Author: Stewart Clarke
  • November 21,2019

Dom Bird will head up a new unscripted division for MGM in the U.K. Bird is a former head of formats for Channel 4 and creative director at the BBC. The new unit at MGM will handle development of formats locally as well as working up original ideas on the ground.

Bird and Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM’s Worldwide Television Group, go back a long way. “I’ve known Dom for more than 15 years. He has a keen understanding of how to build great shows that relate to audiences worldwide,” Burnett said. “The U.K. is a very important market for MGM,
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