CREATIVE
CONSULTANT
From network television to vertical drama. From Abbey Road to TikTok. If it needs an audience, Simon knows how to build one.
Simon Lythgoe was part of the original singing competition phenomenon. Popstars sold to over 80 territories, produced number one rated series and number one selling artists. Then came American Idol.
Game shows. Reality competitions. Micro dramas. Documentaries. Scripted features. Live theatre. Branded content at Abbey Road. Pilots, proof of concepts, and sizzles for every major network. Thirty years across every format and every platform.
He knows what works before a single frame is shot. That experience is available to you.
Format Development
Original concepts built from scratch to pitch-ready
Pitching Strategy
The room, the relationships, the close
International Adaptation
Transforming global formats into American hits
VERTICAL
CONTENT
Short-form for new platforms
Sizzle Production
Written, designed, and produced in-house
BRANDED INTEGRATION
Orchestral to viral, Abbey Road to TikTok
Pitch Deck Design & Writing
Network-ready decks that get the meeting
DOCUMENTARY
DEVELOPMENT
Research, design, factual storytelling with global reach
"Simon Lythgoe brings something rare to the format business — a genuine understanding of what works across cultures.
I have seen him hold a room in Beijing and watched international broadcasters respond to his instincts in real time. His experience spans every tier of the industry, from the biggest formats in television history to emerging platforms nobody else has figured out yet."
Justin Scroggie,
CEO ,The Format People
England , UK.
Legacy Productions · Disney+ · FOX · NBC · CBS · Netflix · CMT · Fremantle Media · ITV · Channel 4 · Seven Network · Channel Nine · ITV · Amazon · CJ ENM · EA Games · StarTV · Network 10 ·