MUMBAI: Television format creator and distributor FremantleMedia has appointed Trish Kinane as FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) president of entertainment programming - ?American Idol?, ?The X Factor? and ?America?s Got Talent?, effective 1 August.

Kinane, currently FremantleMedia president of worldwide entertainment, will be based in Los Angeles where she will initially report to the incoming FremantleMedia CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz.

Kinane will be responsible for overseeing all strategic, day-to-day operational and creative aspects of ?American Idol?, ?The X Factor? and ?America?s Got Talent?, on behalf of FMNA. As part of this role, she will also work closely with Fox and NBC as well as FMNA?s production partners Syco and 19 on the programmes.

Kinane said, ?American Idol, America?s Got Talent and The X Factor are loved by audiences not only in America but around the world. I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to work with the production teams of the shows and our partners to build upon the considerable success of these hit programmes.?