by Alistair Hardaker Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios, has announced the appointment of a new Senior Development Executive at its MediaCityUK base. Ramy El-Bergamy, one of three recent hires, joins the label to spearhead development at its northern base, working into Lee McNicholas who joined the label as Creative Director, North last month. El-Bergamy joins from Two Rivers Media and was previously Head of Development of Daytime & Popular Factual at STV Productions. Prior to STV, he spent four years at Channel 4, latterly as Commissioning Executive in the Daytime team and, before that, as On-Screen Diversity Executive. Previously he held a wide range of Producer roles on shows including Ex on the Beach, Big Brother and Geordie Shore.