FremantleMedia North America has hired Holly Hines as vice president of scripted development.
In the newly-created position, Hine will head up developing new scripted projects for the company. FMNA debuts its first hour-long scripted series, The Wedding Band, later this year on TBS.
Hines comes from MSG Media's music service Fuse, where she was director of development and original series, overseeing all scripted programming. Her resume also includes entries as manager of development for TLC, where she oversaw over 100 hours of unscripted programming; manager of development at Bull's Eye Entertainment, where she was involved in premium service Starz's series Crash, and Angela's Eyes for Lifetime. Hines also worked as a development executive at Reveille.
"Holly is a terrific addition to the team as we further increase our presence in scripted development and production for the domestic as well as global marketplace," said Tony Optican, senior VP, scripted programming, FMNA in making the announcement. "With our stable of scripted projects continuing to grow, Holly's great instincts for strong material combined with her extensive industry relationships make her ideally suited for this role."
