Kevin Soares

Kevin Soares

EVP International Formats, IDTV

Kevin has been working in the Dutch television industry for more than 20 years. He originally started in production at companies such as Endemol, BNNVARA, and RTL Netherlands. For the last 8 years, he has been an Executive Producer, Head of Television, and is currently the EVP International Formats at IDTV.

He’s experienced in both reality and studio formats such as Topchef, Undercover Boss, Snackmasters, and Flirty Dancing. In 2020, he was responsible for the re-launch of one of IDTV’s oldest and most successful formats, LINGO! He also produced many music-related concerts and shows, with the highlight being the Eurovision Song Contest postcards in 2021.

In 2022, Kevin took on the role of EVP International Formats. Together with IDTV’s management, he sets out new sales and editorial strategy focused on bringing IDTV’s new formats to the international market. For both the format and ancillary market.

For the last 2 years his main priority has been to oversee the worldwide implementation of the successful format ‘The Traitors’, together with All3Media International. As EVP, he has first-hand knowledge of some of the challenges the different productions face and continuously adds new insights into the world that is “The Traitors”.