Ardaban Names Dave Noll Chief Creative Officer

'Chopped' creator to oversee format development for new Shine America label

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/3/2012 1:50:12 PM

Dave Noll, creator of Food Network's Chopped, has joined Shine America's new label Ardaban, as chief creative officer, Ardaban CEO Chachi Senior announced Wednesday.

Based in New York, Noll will oversee the creative affairs and format development for Ardaban, which launched last spring to produce content in conjunction with Shine America, distributed by Shine International.

"Dave has been and always will be a student of television. His knowledge and expertise in the global formats arena are unparalleled by anyone I've ever worked with," said Senior. "Simply put, his formats are BGL, (Big, Global, Landmark). I am ecstatic to have him onboard."

Noll most recently served as president of IAC's TV production unit Notional, during which time he received the James Beard Award for Best Television Series for Chopped. He has sold his formats to numerous global cable partners.

"I am thrilled to be a part of the Ardaban and Shine family," Noll said. "Our goal is to create for the global market and our projects must be universal, format-able and worldwide-able. They will be big, family entertainment- the type of show where we can make 30 versions of it around the world."