This is now been 100% confirmed. Not only has he left the show, he's left Endemol Shine in it's entirety to join Buccaneer Media as head of unscripted programming.
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Buccaneer Media, the indie set up by The Only Way Is Essex creator Tony Wood, has hired Big Brother creative director Denis O’Connor.
O’Connor will become head of unscripted programming and development at the indie, which was set up in 2013.
He joins from Endemol Shine indie Initial, where he is creative director of Channel 5’s Big Brother, as well as Big Brother’s Bit On The Side and Celebrity Big Brother.
Before becoming creative director, he exec produced the format for three years, including its final run on Channel 4 in 2010, and has also worked on shows including BBC1’s The Great British Weather and Channel 4’s Home for the Holidays.
Buccaneer Media produces Sky’s Desi Rascals and ITV’s forthcoming crime thriller Marcella, which is written by The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt. It is also in development with a TV remake of feature film Robot Overlords.
“Marrying Denis’ experience on Big Brother with mine on The Only Way is Essex opens up some very interesting new ideas and I’m thrilled to be creating exciting new unscripted shows together,” said Wood.
“There’s an exciting new landscape for unscripted TV developing here in the UK and around the world and alongside a fantastic team I’m looking forward to creating innovative and compelling television,” added O’Connor.
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