Amazon MGM Studios’ UK unscripted chief Dom Bird is exiting after seven years to run his own indie.
His company, EarlyBird, will have a first-look deal with Amazon for unscripted formats and factual shows.
It will also have studio deal with Amazon MGM Studios and Bird will continue to executive produce key unscripted IP titles such as BBC1’s Gladiators and The Apprentice.
Bird said EarlyBird represents "an exciting new chapter in my career, enabling me to build on my passion for innovative, audience-captivating formats.
"With full creative independence, backed by one of the industry’s leading studios, EarlyBird will focus on developing bold, original unscripted programmes that resonate globally.
Prior to Amazon MGM Studios, Bird was head of formats at Channel 4, where he commissioned Hunted, Celebrity Hunted and Lego Masters, plus E4’s Tattoo Fixers and Celebs Go Dating.
He was previously BBC creative director of entertainment and executive produced shows including Dragons’ Den and Antiques Master.
