Fox Look, a new unit of Fox Networks Group that specializes in unscripted projects, has inked distribution deals with four Emmy-winning U.S.-based format producers: Craig Piligian, Andrew Glassman, Scott Sternberg and Scott Satin. Under the agreements, Fox Look will rep selected formats on the international market, beginning with the upcoming Mipcom trade show in Cannes.
Piligian helped transform reality TV as executive producer of CBS' "Survivor" and went on to produce "Dirty Jobs," which has aired on Discovery for five seasons; "The Ultimate Fighter," now heading into season 12 on Spike TV; and the paranormal franchise "Ghost Hunters," now in its sixth season on Syfy.
Glassman's showreel includes NBC's "Average Joe," which attracted 25 million viewers to its first season finale, and "Three Wishes," named "the most family friendly show on broadcast television."
Since 1991, Sternberg has produced a slew of game, reality and talk show formats, including "Raw Nerve With William Shatner,...
Piligian helped transform reality TV as executive producer of CBS' "Survivor" and went on to produce "Dirty Jobs," which has aired on Discovery for five seasons; "The Ultimate Fighter," now heading into season 12 on Spike TV; and the paranormal franchise "Ghost Hunters," now in its sixth season on Syfy.
Glassman's showreel includes NBC's "Average Joe," which attracted 25 million viewers to its first season finale, and "Three Wishes," named "the most family friendly show on broadcast television."
Since 1991, Sternberg has produced a slew of game, reality and talk show formats, including "Raw Nerve With William Shatner,...
- 9/15/2010
- by By Elizabeth Guider
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Juma Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production banner recently launched by former IMG television chief Robert Horowitz, has tapped Lewis Fenton to oversee its production and development activities. Fenton, a producer whose recent credits include NBC's Three Wishes and Average Joe, has been named head of production and executive producer. Producer Danny Tepper has been appointed head of development for Juma's East Coast office.
- 2/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was yet another victory for Brokeback Mountain as Ang Lee won the Directors Guild Award for the seemingly Oscar-bound film. Lee bested fellow nominees George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck), Paul Haggis (Crash), Bennett Miller (Capote) and Steven Spielberg (Munich) for the honor; it was also Lee's second DGA Award, as he had previously won in 2000 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It's yet another in a long line of Brokeback victories, as the film was the big winner at the Golden Globes (taking home four awards) and recently nabbed the Producers Guild of America award, as well as numerous critical honors. The DGA win gives Brokeback and Lee a solid lead in the Oscar race, as only six of the DGA's winners since 1949 have not won an Academy Award -- in fact, Lee's Crouching Tiger win was one of the exceptions, as the Best Director Oscar in 2000 went to Steven Soderbergh for Traffic. Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday. The DGA also gave Clint Eastwood (last year's winner for Million Dollar Baby) a Lifetime Achievement Award, and picked Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) for their documentary award, though surprisingly, the film didn't made the short list for the Best Documentary Oscar. The DGA also gave out awards for television -- here's the entire list of winners: Feature Film: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain Documentary: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man Dramatic TV series: Michael Apted, Rome Comedy TV series: Marc Buckland, My Name Is Earl Television movie: Joseph Sargent (Warm Springs) and George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues) Reality TV show: Tony Croll (Three Wishes) and J. Rupert Thompson (Fear Factor) Musical variety show: Matthew Diamond, Great Performances: Dance in America - Swan Lake with American Ballet Theater Daytime drama: Owen Renfroe, General Hospital Children's programming: Chris Eyre, Edge of America Commercials: Craig Gillespie Lifetime Achievement Award: Clint Eastwood...
- 1/29/2006
- IMDb News
The big chill that blew through reality TV this summer is starting to look like a deep freeze. Nearly every returning entry in the once white-hot genre is either flat or down among the broadcasters in primetime. Even unscripted's most reliable war horse, CBS' Survivor: Guatemala, is flagging, down 19% in the 18-49 demographic in the first three weeks of the year versus either the same period last year or the entire run. Meanwhile, the few new unscripted entries on the schedule, including NBC's Three Wishes, are finding little traction with viewers. Although no one is prepared to write the genre's obituary any time soon, the downturn reflects the advancing age of many unscripted franchises and the shortage of up-and-coming properties to replace them.
- 10/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Days after NBC wrapped an upfront that was down nearly $1 billion from a year ago, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker said that the network expected a hit but perhaps not as much as it took. Speaking at Wednesday morning's session at the Promax&BDA conference in New York, Zucker said that it was obvious after a decade of hits that NBC wasn't as dominant as it has been. "We expected to suffer as a result of that," Zucker said, though he added that it was more than they had expected. NBC tallied between $1.9 billion and $2 billion in commitments for advertising time beginning next season, well below the $2.9 billion it received in orders last year. But this past year, with the failure of Joey to attract as strong an audience as Friends and other ratings reversals, NBC finished fourth in the adults 18-49 demographic that it had led for so long. Ad buyers were also underwhelmed by NBC's plans for next season, which include the sitcom My Name Is Earl, a Jerry Bruckheimer drama called E Ring and the reality series Three Wishes.
- 6/22/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Days after NBC wrapped an upfront that was down nearly $1 billion from a year ago, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker said that the network expected a hit but perhaps not as much as it took. Speaking at Wednesday morning's session at the Promax&BDA conference in New York, Zucker said that it was obvious after a decade of hits that NBC wasn't as dominant as it has been. "We expected to suffer as a result of that," Zucker said, though he added that it was more than they had expected. NBC tallied between $1.9 billion and $2 billion in commitments for advertising time beginning next season, well below the $2.9 billion it received in orders last year. But this past year, with the failure of Joey to attract as strong an audience as Friends and other ratings reversals, NBC finished fourth in the adults 18-49 demographic that it had led for so long. Ad buyers were also underwhelmed by NBC's plans for next season, which include the sitcom My Name Is Earl, a Jerry Bruckheimer drama called E Ring and the reality series Three Wishes.
- 6/22/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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