Ricochet Snags NBC Reality Executive

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Ricochet Television, the producer of ABC reality series Supernanny and Fat March, has hired Jennifer O'Connell as senior VP of its North American office, based in Los Angeles. 

Most recently, O'Connell was executive producer of NBC's Science of Love. Her NBC credits also include The Biggest Loser. 

She will continue the expansion of the UK-based company's U.S. reality footprint, reporting to Ricochet Executive VP Nick Emmerson.

Before joining NBC, O’Connell was a film executive with The Disney Channel. 

Ricochet (http://www.ricochet.co.uk/) has projects in the works for Discovery and Bravo, according to the company, in addition to the two ABC shows.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.