Toby Gorman has been named president of Universal Television Alternative Studio.
In his new role, Gorman will report to Meredith Ahr, who was the last to hold the position prior to her promotion last year to president of NBC Entertainment’s Alternative and Reality Group.
Gorman will oversee the studio’s operations, including development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs across its slate of unscripted programming. He will also shape production partnerships to build on the studio’s current off-network slate including “In Search of” (History), “The Biggest Loser” (USA) and “Blind Date (Bravo),” as well as other projects in various stages of development and production.
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“We have an incredibly ambitious growth plan for Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Toby is exactly who we want at the helm during this defining time,” Ahr said.
In his new role, Gorman will report to Meredith Ahr, who was the last to hold the position prior to her promotion last year to president of NBC Entertainment’s Alternative and Reality Group.
Gorman will oversee the studio’s operations, including development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs across its slate of unscripted programming. He will also shape production partnerships to build on the studio’s current off-network slate including “In Search of” (History), “The Biggest Loser” (USA) and “Blind Date (Bravo),” as well as other projects in various stages of development and production.
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“We have an incredibly ambitious growth plan for Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Toby is exactly who we want at the helm during this defining time,” Ahr said.
- 8/8/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Veteran producer and executive Toby Gorman has been named President of Universal Television Alternative Studio. Gorman, who most recently served as interim CEO of Magical Elves as well as President of Entertainment at A. Smith & Co Productions, fills the position left open when Meredith Ahr was promoted last fall to President of NBC Entertainment’s Alternative and Reality Group. Reporting into Ahr, Gorman will oversee key studio operations, including development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs. In addition, he will collaborate closely across all areas of production, casting, business affairs and international commercial development for the studio.
“We have an incredibly ambitious growth plan for Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Toby is exactly who we want at the helm during this defining time,” said Ahr. “I have witnessed him in many roles over the years, and time and again he has proven to be a precise developer, a creative producer,...
“We have an incredibly ambitious growth plan for Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Toby is exactly who we want at the helm during this defining time,” said Ahr. “I have witnessed him in many roles over the years, and time and again he has proven to be a precise developer, a creative producer,...
- 8/8/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal Television Alternative Studio has named producer and executive Toby Gorman as its new president, overseeing development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs at the unscripted and alternative-formats studio.
Most recently the interim CEO of Magical Elves, Gorman succeeds Meredith Ahr, who last fall was upped to president of NBC Entertainment’s alternative and reality group. Gorman, who will report to Ahr, will also work closely with production, casting, business affairs and international commercial development for the Universal TV Alternative Studio.
Founded in 2016, the young studio — which creates, develops and produces unscripted and alternative-format original series — is just entering its third year of existence, and is responsible for competition series such as “Songland” and “Bring the Funny,” as well as LeBron James-produced game show “The Wall” and Jane Lynch-hosted “Hollywood Game Night.”
“We have an incredibly ambitious growth plan for Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Toby is exactly...
Most recently the interim CEO of Magical Elves, Gorman succeeds Meredith Ahr, who last fall was upped to president of NBC Entertainment’s alternative and reality group. Gorman, who will report to Ahr, will also work closely with production, casting, business affairs and international commercial development for the Universal TV Alternative Studio.
Founded in 2016, the young studio — which creates, develops and produces unscripted and alternative-format original series — is just entering its third year of existence, and is responsible for competition series such as “Songland” and “Bring the Funny,” as well as LeBron James-produced game show “The Wall” and Jane Lynch-hosted “Hollywood Game Night.”
“We have an incredibly ambitious growth plan for Universal Television Alternative Studio, and Toby is exactly...
- 8/8/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Rupert Dobson is exiting his development executive post at American Ninja Warrior producer A. Smith & Co to join fellow reality TV producer Bunim/Murray as Svp Development. He will be tasked with developing formats for broadcast networks and streaming platforms, and will report to Entertainment and Development president Julie Pizzi.
At A. Smith, Dobson helped create original formats including NBC’s The Titan Games with Dwayne
Johnson and Fox’s Mental Samurai. His team also developed Netflix’s Death by Magic among other nonscripted series.
“We are very fortunate that Rupert is joining our development team,” Bunim/Murray Productions CEO Gil Goldschein said Wednesday. “He is a strong creative executive with an impressive track record developing formats that have succeeded on both network and premium streaming platforms. He will play an integral role as we continue to ramp up our development capabilities.”
Bunim/Murray’s current programming includes E!’s...
At A. Smith, Dobson helped create original formats including NBC’s The Titan Games with Dwayne
Johnson and Fox’s Mental Samurai. His team also developed Netflix’s Death by Magic among other nonscripted series.
“We are very fortunate that Rupert is joining our development team,” Bunim/Murray Productions CEO Gil Goldschein said Wednesday. “He is a strong creative executive with an impressive track record developing formats that have succeeded on both network and premium streaming platforms. He will play an integral role as we continue to ramp up our development capabilities.”
Bunim/Murray’s current programming includes E!’s...
- 8/8/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Look, there’s probably some scientific explanation for how Shin Lim is able to pull off this escalating series of card tricks from Friday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” That doesn’t matter. He pulled cards out of his hair. Out of his hair.
Lim, the master illusionist, has made his way through a number of TV shows in recent years. He wowed the notoriously diligent and savvy hosts of “Penn and Teller Fool Us” (turning physical items into a column of smoke emanating from your mouth tends to do that to people) and was recently crowned champion of the All-Star season of the NBC reality competition show “America’s Got Talent.”
This time around, rather than vaporizing cards, he’s making them appear out of thin air. (It cannot be stressed enough how ridiculous it is that he just makes these “cards” “appear” in his own voluminous “hair.
Lim, the master illusionist, has made his way through a number of TV shows in recent years. He wowed the notoriously diligent and savvy hosts of “Penn and Teller Fool Us” (turning physical items into a column of smoke emanating from your mouth tends to do that to people) and was recently crowned champion of the All-Star season of the NBC reality competition show “America’s Got Talent.”
This time around, rather than vaporizing cards, he’s making them appear out of thin air. (It cannot be stressed enough how ridiculous it is that he just makes these “cards” “appear” in his own voluminous “hair.
- 3/2/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
With his new show “Death by Magic,” executive producer Arthur Smith pulls off an impressive feat — expanding a television empire that is already home to some of the most enduring franchises in television.
Through his A. Smith & Co., Smith is the force behind “American Ninja Warrior” and “Hells Kitchen.” “Death By Magic,” which premiered last week on Netflix, is the most recent addition to that portfolio. Part of Netflix’s aggressive shift into the unscripted space long dominated by cable and broadcast channels, the show stars U.K. magician Drummond Money-Coutts recreating tricks that other performers dies attempting. Smith touts the “premium” feel of the final product. “There are some unbelievable illusions in the show, but the show is shot on location in South Africa and England and Detroit and London, India, Miami,” he says. “We started talking about the history of magic and we started talking about how...
Through his A. Smith & Co., Smith is the force behind “American Ninja Warrior” and “Hells Kitchen.” “Death By Magic,” which premiered last week on Netflix, is the most recent addition to that portfolio. Part of Netflix’s aggressive shift into the unscripted space long dominated by cable and broadcast channels, the show stars U.K. magician Drummond Money-Coutts recreating tricks that other performers dies attempting. Smith touts the “premium” feel of the final product. “There are some unbelievable illusions in the show, but the show is shot on location in South Africa and England and Detroit and London, India, Miami,” he says. “We started talking about the history of magic and we started talking about how...
- 12/7/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
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