Keshet Studios Hires Rebecca Mayer as EVP of Unscripted

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’ fold,” Traugott said. “As individuals, their extensive development and production experience is impressive, but together as a team their combined creativity and passion make them a dream hire as we look to expand our remit into unscripted.” Keren Shahar, CEO of  Keshet International, added that Mayer and Long’s hiring signifies “the beginning of a new journey” for the studio branch of the company and a return to form for KI as a whole. “We launched as a formats business a decade ago and I am personally very excited to be announcing KI’s expansion into unscripted in the US,”  Shahar said.

Prior to joining Keshet Studios, Mayer was EVP of Programming and Development for  Banijay Studios North America where she worked on series such as “Temptation Island,” “Don’t” and “Wife Swap.” During that time, she also worked closely with Long, who was director of development.

Mayer also worked competition series such as “Bring the Funny,” “Songland” and “The Titan Games” during her time with Universal Television Alternative Studio.

Additionally, Mayer served as showrunner and executive producer on docuseries, reality and live series such as “TakePart Live,” “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “FABLife.”“Ben and I are a strong team with years of experience working together and are both thrilled to join Keshet Studios, Keren, Peter and everyone at Keshet International to take things to the next level,” Mayer said. “We look forward to diving into Keshet’s deep catalog of IP while also generating a diverse slate of original IP, allowing us to capitalize on our extensive relationships, adapt proven formats for the U.S.