Exclusive: Tara Long, who was President of Global Unscripted Television at eOne, has finalized a deal with John Morayniss’ Blink49 Studios.
Deadline revealed that Long was leaving after the Lionsgate merger went through and was set to strike a deal with the Fifth Season-backed company. Instead of setting up her own shop with the company, she is instead becoming President of Global Unscripted Television.
Joining her is former Bounce TV exec Ri-Karlo Handy, who will become SVP, Unscripted.
Based in LA and reporting to CEO Morayniss, whom she worked with for over ten years when he was at eOne, Long will oversee its U.S. unscripted television slate and will assume responsibility for managing the global unscripted division including the ongoing Canadian operations.
EVP Toby Dormer and Handy will report to Long, while VP Allison Brough will continue to report to Dormer.
Long has been behind series such as Impact...
Deadline revealed that Long was leaving after the Lionsgate merger went through and was set to strike a deal with the Fifth Season-backed company. Instead of setting up her own shop with the company, she is instead becoming President of Global Unscripted Television.
Joining her is former Bounce TV exec Ri-Karlo Handy, who will become SVP, Unscripted.
Based in LA and reporting to CEO Morayniss, whom she worked with for over ten years when he was at eOne, Long will oversee its U.S. unscripted television slate and will assume responsibility for managing the global unscripted division including the ongoing Canadian operations.
EVP Toby Dormer and Handy will report to Long, while VP Allison Brough will continue to report to Dormer.
Long has been behind series such as Impact...
- 1/29/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tara Long, eOne’s President, Global Unscripted Television, is leaving the company after ten years.
Long’s departure comes after Lionsgate acquired the company from Hasbro.
Deadline understands that she is now in the process of setting up her own shop and is set to strike a deal with her former eOne boss John Morayniss and his Blink49 Studios.
Long joined eOne in 2012 and has shepherded unscripted series such as We tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop franchise, MTV’s Ex On The Beach and Siesta Key, E!’s LadyGang, BET’s Hustle in Brooklyn, Death Row Chronicles and Emmy-nominated LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, A&e’s Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. and Gsn’s America Says.
Earlier this month, it emerged that Lionsgate was cutting eOne’s workforce by about 10% after the deal closed in August.
Morayniss, who ran eOne’s television business between 2008 and...
Long’s departure comes after Lionsgate acquired the company from Hasbro.
Deadline understands that she is now in the process of setting up her own shop and is set to strike a deal with her former eOne boss John Morayniss and his Blink49 Studios.
Long joined eOne in 2012 and has shepherded unscripted series such as We tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop franchise, MTV’s Ex On The Beach and Siesta Key, E!’s LadyGang, BET’s Hustle in Brooklyn, Death Row Chronicles and Emmy-nominated LA Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, A&e’s Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. and Gsn’s America Says.
Earlier this month, it emerged that Lionsgate was cutting eOne’s workforce by about 10% after the deal closed in August.
Morayniss, who ran eOne’s television business between 2008 and...
- 12/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Entertainment One is expanding its partnership with unscripted production company Creature Films by signing the “Siesta Key” producer to a multiyear overall deal, Variety has learned exclusively.
The pact, which is the latest extension of a first-look deal originally signed between eOne and Mark Ford’s Creature Films in 2015, evolves the relationship into exclusive development territory and is good through 2024.
Throughout their six-year partnership, Creature Films, which Variety has confirmed recently appointed Pat Lambert as head of development, and eOne have produced MTV’s “Siesta Key,” which was recently renewed for a fifth season, “Behind the Music” for Paramount+, the upcoming Paramount+ doc “The Lady and the Legend” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Amazon’s “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” BET’s “Chronicles,” A&e’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biography: Bobby Brown.”
Lambert joins Creature Films as...
The pact, which is the latest extension of a first-look deal originally signed between eOne and Mark Ford’s Creature Films in 2015, evolves the relationship into exclusive development territory and is good through 2024.
Throughout their six-year partnership, Creature Films, which Variety has confirmed recently appointed Pat Lambert as head of development, and eOne have produced MTV’s “Siesta Key,” which was recently renewed for a fifth season, “Behind the Music” for Paramount+, the upcoming Paramount+ doc “The Lady and the Legend” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Amazon’s “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess,” BET’s “Chronicles,” A&e’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biography: Bobby Brown.”
Lambert joins Creature Films as...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Producer Datari Turner is staying in business with Entertainment One, renewing his first-look deal under his Datari Turner Productions banner.
Under the new pact, the Growing Up Hip Hop creator will continue to serve as executive producer on both Growing Up Hip Hop and Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta. From his Los Angeles-based production office, Turner will continue to create, produce and develop original programming for eOne.
“Datari has been an incredible partner to work with. Growing Up Hip Hop has turned into a successful franchise and both series have connected with audiences and found record ratings on WEtv. We are pleased to expand our relationship with Datari and continue the success we have fostered together,” said Tara Long eOne’s Evp, Alternative Programming, Television.
“I couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity to be able to continue and expand on the successful partnership that Datari Turner Productions has had with Entertainment One.
Under the new pact, the Growing Up Hip Hop creator will continue to serve as executive producer on both Growing Up Hip Hop and Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta. From his Los Angeles-based production office, Turner will continue to create, produce and develop original programming for eOne.
“Datari has been an incredible partner to work with. Growing Up Hip Hop has turned into a successful franchise and both series have connected with audiences and found record ratings on WEtv. We are pleased to expand our relationship with Datari and continue the success we have fostered together,” said Tara Long eOne’s Evp, Alternative Programming, Television.
“I couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity to be able to continue and expand on the successful partnership that Datari Turner Productions has had with Entertainment One.
- 7/17/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Did Jerry Lee Lewis kill his wife and get away with murder? Was the Church of Scientology involved in the death of Jeremy Blake, the artist who produced the cover of Beck’s Sea Change album and how did Sam Cooke and Sid Vicious really die? These are all stories from the first season of Disgraceland, a true crime podcast that looks at the deviant side of rock ‘n’ roll.
The podcast, which launched last month, was created by Boston musician Jake Brennan. Here, he talks to Deadline about its origins, the challenges of creating compelling audio stories and plans to turn the project into a bigger, possibly scripted, play.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cooke, Sid Vicious and the tale of satanic ritualism within the Norwegian black metal scene make up the first four episodes of Disgraceland with future episodes revolving around Van Morrison, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the Rolling Stones and James Brown.
The podcast, which launched last month, was created by Boston musician Jake Brennan. Here, he talks to Deadline about its origins, the challenges of creating compelling audio stories and plans to turn the project into a bigger, possibly scripted, play.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cooke, Sid Vicious and the tale of satanic ritualism within the Norwegian black metal scene make up the first four episodes of Disgraceland with future episodes revolving around Van Morrison, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the Rolling Stones and James Brown.
- 3/28/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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