Producer Daniel Laikind has been tapped to succeed Charlie Corwin as CEO of Original Media. The post had been vacant since October, when Corwin was named co-chairman and co-ceo of Original parent company Endemol North America. Laikind will oversee reality development, including first-run unscripted cable television programming. He will be based in Original Media’s New York office. “Daniel has had a profound impact on the unscripted genre in both long form and short form and is known for creating edgy, quality content,” Corwin said. “I love his work.” Laikind co-founded Stick Figure Productions, where he served as President of Development and Production, overseeing such series as Amish In The City (Upn), #1 Single With Lisa Loeb (E!), Family Bonds (HBO) and Kimora: Life In The Fab Lane (Style). In 2013, Stick Figure was sold to Ora.tv. Original Media’s portfolio includes Ink Master (Spike), Comic Book Men (AMC), La Ink...
- 1/23/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
SYDNEY -- Subscription television channel and production outfit XYZ Networks has renewed its three-year exclusive basic cable deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, the companies announced Monday. The deal gives XYZ, a joint venture between pay TV platforms Foxtel and Austar, exclusive basic cable subscription television rights to WBITD product for its general entertainment channel, Arena TV, including Friends, Without a Trace, Nip/Tuck, Six Feet Under, Third Watch, ER and The OC. The deal will also include WB's reality shows Amish in the City and High School Reunion, which Arena TV will premiere exclusively. "Warner Bros. is the most prolific U.S. studio and this strategic alignment guarantees the strong foundation of quality dramas and sitcoms key to Arena's new programming lineup," said Bruce Mann, CEO of XYZ Networks.
- 4/12/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a two-year hiatus, Fox's canceled series Family Guy did fine in its return on the air Wednesday. Four back-to-back encore episodes of the animated comedy averaged 4.7 million viewers and a 2.1 rating/6 share among adults 18-49, finishing second for the night behind NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics in all key demos, including adults 18-49 and adults 18-34. The series is set to return to Fox with original episodes next year. NBC (28.2 million, 10.1/29) once again dominated primetime with its sports programming from Athens. The Olympic coverage took a toll on UPN's reality hit Amish in the City (3. million, 1.3/4) which took a dip from last week.
- 8/20/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
UPN's Amish in the City rebounded a little bit Wednesday in its third outing after taking a dive in its second airing last week. Amish brought in 4 million viewers and a 1.9 rating/6 share in the adults 18-49 demographic at 8 p.m., according to Nielsen Media Research. With little competition, Amish was up 12% in adults 18-49 compared with its second airing but up 27% week-to-week in adults 18-34 (1.9/7) and up 25% in women 18-34 (2.5/8). UPN's 9 p.m. newcomer The Player, however, is doing a fast fade, drawing only 2.2 million viewers in its second week. NBC won the night overall on the strength of Law & Order repeats. Fox tied the peacock for the nightly win in the adults 18-49 demographic with its two-hour telecast of the Teen Choice Awards.
- 8/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Buoyed by two news magazines and back-to-back King of Queens, CBS handily won primetime Wednesday in total viewers while Fox was far ahead in adults 18-49 thanks to a double dose of The Simple Life 2: Road Trip. UPN saw significant viewership drop for the second outing of its much talked-about reality series Amish in the City, which finished out the 8 p.m. hour with an average of 3.9 million viewers and 1.7 rating/6 share in the adults 18-49 demo, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. That compared to an average of 5.4 million viewers and 2.4/7 in its two-hour debut last week. Fox's 9:30 p.m. edition of Simple Life was Wednesday's most-watched program with an of average 9.6 million total viewers, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. The Simple Life 2 also won the night's top rating in adults 18-49 with a 4.5/13, though the 9 p.m. incarnation of Simple Life was a close second in the demo at 4.4/13.
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