Claudia Rosencrantz

Claudia Rosencrantz
FRTS
Born
Claudia Emma Rosencrantz

(1959-06-23) 23 June 1959 (age 65)[1]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Television executive, journalist
Employer(s)ITV (1995–2005)
Virgin Media Television (2006–2011)
SpouseDaniel Abineri
Children1 daughter

Claudia Emma Rosencrantz[1] FRTS (born 23 June 1959[1]) is a British television executive and journalist. She was formerly the Controller of Entertainment for ITV, for over ten years. She was also Director of Television for Virgin Media for five years and worked with Jamie Oliver, including as CEO of the Jamie Oliver Media Group.

Series she commissioned for ITV included Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Pop Idol, I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, Hell's Kitchen, The X Factor, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Love Island and Britain's Got Talent. In the official UK top ten most watched TV shows of the 2000s decade, four of the entries are Rosencrantz's commissions.

In April 2020, Rosencrantz was portrayed by Aisling Bea in the television adaptation of the West End play Quiz, commissioned by ITV.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "Claudia Emma ROSENCRANTZ". Companies House. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ Griffin, Louise (14 April 2020). "The real story of Quiz's Claudia Rosencrantz, the brains behind I'm A Celebrity, X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and more". Metro. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Who Wants to be a Millionaire producer reveals what really went on behind the scenes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2020.