London – NBCUniversal International announced that Linfield Ng has joined its Television Production Formats team. Based in Singapore, he will focus on growing NBCUniversal’s format business in Asia Pacific, reporting to Yvonne Pilkington, SVP of Format Sales and Production.

Ng comes to NBCUniversal with extensive television experience. He is a sales and format professional with more than 11 years of regional experience. Prior to NBCUniversal, Ng served as Director of Licensing for Endemol Asia – responsible for format sales across Asia. He also served in senior sales roles at BBC Worldwide (Asia) and Warner Bros. Picture International Distribution.

NBCUniversal International witnessed several format successes in 2011, including the resurgence of classic formats Queer Eye and Average Joe; the first international productions of Real Housewives in Greece and Israel, with Canada also in production; the continued success of Top Chef, which is set to launch in ten countries; and the addition of a library of formats.