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Claudia Emma Rosencrantz FRTS (born 23 June 1959) is a British television executive and journalist. She was formerly the Controller of Entertainment for
ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
, for over ten years. She was also Director of Television for
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for five years and worked with
Jamie Oliver James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reache ...
, including as CEO of the Jamie Oliver Media Group. Rosencrantz is a Fellow of the
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and a trustee of JW3 (Jewish Community Centre London). Series she commissioned for ITV included ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and ...
'', ''
Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...
'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Love Island'' and ''
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''. 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
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in the television adaptation of the West End play ''
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'', commissioned by ITV.


Early career

Rosencrantz began her career in
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in 1979, where she worked first as a picture editor and then as a journalist on various publications, including ''
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'' Sunday magazine and ''
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'', before opting to become a television producer in 1986. Her production credits include executive producer of ''
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'', working with
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to produce '' Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras'' and the drama ''Prisoners in Time'' (starring
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, based on
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's book '' The Railway Man'') for the
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. She also worked with
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on
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's shows as producer for ten years, including winning the
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in 1991. She was one of the first UK producers to produce the Dame Edna Everage specials for networks in the United States.


ITV

Rosencrantz joined
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in 1995 with responsibility for commissioning around 500 hours of prime-time entertainment programming a year, encompassing variety and talk shows, music specials and game shows. Her first major breakthroughs were ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...
'', which "changed the fortunes" not only of ITV but of two of the biggest US networks,
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and
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. Her next generation of entertainment events, ''
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' is a British reality TV series in which a number of celebrities live together in a jungle environment for a number of weeks, competing to be crowned "King" or "Queen of the Jungle". The show was or ...
'', ''
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'', ''
The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
'' and ''
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (referred to simply as ''Saturday Night Takeaway'' or ''SNT'') is a British television variety show, created and presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), and b ...
'' remain some of ITV's highest rated shows. She is credited with shifting presenters
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from children's television to an entertainment double act for a general audience, and for putting
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on television. She was also responsible for running ITV's entertainment talent roster – a list that included Cowell, Ant & Dec,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. Before her departure at the end of 2005, she had also commissioned ''
Soapstar Superstar ''Soapstar Superstar'' is a British talent show that aired on ITV from 6 January 2006 to 13 January 2007. The show's format works in a similar format to that of ''Pop Idol'' and ''The X Factor'', in that the competition features a group of soap ...
'', ''
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'', '' Love Island'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' which have all proved successful for ITV.


VMTV

In April 2006 Rosencrantz was appointed director of programming for
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, which she re-branded as LIVING, LIVING 2 and FTN. In 2007 she became Director of Television for Virgin Media Television (VMTV), taking over responsibility for the creative strategy for all the channels across the portfolio, including Living TV,
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, Challenge and
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. She launched
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in October 2007 and re-positioned Bravo in 2009. She became part of the management team that ran the company. When Rosencrantz joined Living TV, the channel had already broadcast ''Jade's Salon'', featuring
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, a contestant in the third series of '' Big Brother'', and was in production with a second series, '' Just Jade'', following Goody as she launched a perfume range. Then in the autumn of 2006 came ''Jade's PA'' and then ''
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'', the Indian version of ''Big Brother'', in August 2008. Goody heard the diagnosis of her terminal condition, cervical cancer, on screen. The series of documentaries broadcast leading up to Jade's Wedding, transmitted on 12 March, brought the highest ratings in the history of the Livings channel. In 2009 VMTV enjoyed a successful year, in which Living TV commissioned the series ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''Living with My Idol'' featuring
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and
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, among others. In 2010 Living received up the
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for the series ''Dating in the Dark''. It also won the Broadcast Award for ''Four Weddings''. Living also made the supermodel
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the host on the series ''
Britain's Next Top Model ''Britain's Next Top Model'' (or ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model'' 2011–13), often abbreviated as ''BNTM'', ''BINTM'', or ''Top Model'', is a British-Irish reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of ''Bri ...
''. Rosencrantz was responsible for commissioning Living's first original drama, '' Bedlam'' starring
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and
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, which was taken into a second series. In 2010, Virgin Media sold their portfolio of Virgin channels to
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for £160 million. Living was renamed Sky Living, alongside the new channel
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. Journalist Maggie Brown of ''
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'' broke the story that Rosencrantz had decided to leave post-integration of the channels as she felt there was no suitable role for her in the new structure at Sky. On Rosencrantz's departure, the Virgin chief executive was quoted as saying:
Claudia is the real deal. She's made Living a glossy, premium destination for A-list talent and true break-out hits. She has the courage and critical eye to back an original idea, combined with the clarity and drive to create real commercial success. Claudia has transformed the channels, and has done so with her trademark package of unerring grace and wicked wit.


With Jamie Oliver

In October 2012, Rosencrantz joined the celebrity chef
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as Director of Programmes of
Fresh One Productions Fresh One Productions is a television production company set up by Jamie Oliver in 2001 Notable series include: * Jamie's Kitchen First production, in 2001 * Jamie's School Dinners (won award for 'Best Factual Series or Strand' at the British A ...
and CCO of the Jamie Oliver Media Group. In February 2015, she became the CEO of the Jamie Oliver Media Group. Inheriting write-downs, she re-structured the group, introducing a centralised operational structure in Oliver's output – across TV, book, digital, commercial and global endorsement. Over two years she stabilised the group's financial performance and prepared the business for growth with long-term production and distribution deals. During her two years as CEO she oversaw the ''Everyday Superfood'' book and TV series, Oliver's first Christmas-themed book, and the Sugar Rush campaign which resulted in a government initiative supporting sugar tax on sugary drinks. Rosencrantz left the group at the end of 2016.


Recent career

At the end of 2018 Rosencrantz set up Studio 1 – with joint CEO Adrian Woolfe. Their first commission was a one-off entertainment show on
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fronted by
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. In July 2020, Studio 1 announced that it would establish a new streaming entertainment news channel known as LIT.


Personal life

Rosencrantz is married to the writer/director
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, and has one daughter, singer/songwriter Lola Aviva. She is known to watch entertainment shows as a pleasurable activity. Rosencrantz was profoundly deaf for nearly 30 years after contracting
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on holiday. By the end of her time working at the Jamie Oliver Media Group, she only had 3% of her hearing left. She underwent a
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in 2018 which took her back to 100% hearing.


Awards and recognition

Rosencrantz is a
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of the
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, having previously been chairman of its programme awards committee. In December 2005, ITV's Director of Television
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testified to Rosencrantz's influence in saying that she "has been responsible for some of the biggest entertainment hits in ITV's history. It's no exaggeration to say that the US networks have watched and waited to see what Claudia has commissioned".


References


External links


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