Reality TV producer Bruce Toms died last weekend at the age of 55. Toms, who most recently was working on Bravo’s “Timber Creek Lodge,” died at his home in Pasadena, California on Dec. 25 due to natural causes, according to his reps at Wme. In addition to “Timber Creek Lodge,” Toms’ extensive list of credits include “Celebrity Wife Swap,” “Secret Millionaire,” “Wife Swap,” “The Judds,” “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” “Nanny 911,” “Paradise Hotel” and “Workout.” He received an Emmy nomination in 2001 for his work on MTV’s long-running “Road Rules” alongside Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray and Rick Telles. Also Read: 22 Most Groundbreaking.
- 12/30/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
London -- British commercial broadcaster ITV shares may be trading around rock bottom, but it's flexing its muscle in the emerging Internet video market, announcing the acquisition of a 10% stake in Web video production studio Electric Farm Entertainment for an undisclosed sum Friday.
Acquired through its U.S. production unit, Granada America, the acquisition gives ITV a foothold in online drama content creation aimed at a youth audience in the mold of such successes as Bebo's "Kate Modern," "PromQueen" and "Quarterlife."
Current Electric Farm Web drama formats include sci-fi show "Gemini Division" and thriller "Woke Up Dead."
Under the deal, Granada America also is expected to explore new Web video content possibilities for its U.S. factual entertainment brands including "Hell's Kitchen," "Nanny 911" and "One More Time."
Santa Monica-based Electric Farm was founded by former Sony Pictures Entertainment co-president Jeff Sagansky and Disney producer Stan Rogow.
"I'm attracted to this company because they are specializing in scripted direct-to-Internet programming that is economically produced but creatively engaging," ITV Global Content head Lee Bartlett said. "These projects have worldwide appeal to audiences and advertisers alike, with the potential to grow on to other platforms including TV."
ITV shares rose 1.3% to 43p (85 cents) on the news.
Acquired through its U.S. production unit, Granada America, the acquisition gives ITV a foothold in online drama content creation aimed at a youth audience in the mold of such successes as Bebo's "Kate Modern," "PromQueen" and "Quarterlife."
Current Electric Farm Web drama formats include sci-fi show "Gemini Division" and thriller "Woke Up Dead."
Under the deal, Granada America also is expected to explore new Web video content possibilities for its U.S. factual entertainment brands including "Hell's Kitchen," "Nanny 911" and "One More Time."
Santa Monica-based Electric Farm was founded by former Sony Pictures Entertainment co-president Jeff Sagansky and Disney producer Stan Rogow.
"I'm attracted to this company because they are specializing in scripted direct-to-Internet programming that is economically produced but creatively engaging," ITV Global Content head Lee Bartlett said. "These projects have worldwide appeal to audiences and advertisers alike, with the potential to grow on to other platforms including TV."
ITV shares rose 1.3% to 43p (85 cents) on the news.
- 8/1/2008
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CMT has snapped up off-net rights to two unscripted series -- Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy and Nanny 911 -- as part of a multiyear licensing agreement with Twentieth Television.
Spouses and Nanny, both Fox series, are set to debut next week, with Spouses airing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon and 1 p.m. and with repeats at 6 and 7 p.m. It will alternate days with Nanny, which will air in the same time periods Tuesdays and Thursdays.
"We believe that the addition of these family-based reality shows to our schedule will not only engage our core fans but attract new viewers as well," CMT vp programming strategy Mary Beth Cunin said.
Twentieth president and COO Bob Cook called the shows "two of television's most memorable family-centered reality series."...
Spouses and Nanny, both Fox series, are set to debut next week, with Spouses airing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon and 1 p.m. and with repeats at 6 and 7 p.m. It will alternate days with Nanny, which will air in the same time periods Tuesdays and Thursdays.
"We believe that the addition of these family-based reality shows to our schedule will not only engage our core fans but attract new viewers as well," CMT vp programming strategy Mary Beth Cunin said.
Twentieth president and COO Bob Cook called the shows "two of television's most memorable family-centered reality series."...
- 2/28/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Granada America CEO Paul Jackson may be returning soon to his native U.K. to take a big post with broadcaster ITV, parent company of Granada, according to sources in Los Angeles, where Jackson is based. He is understood to be "in the running" to replace Claudia Rosencrantz as the broadcaster's head of entertainment commissioning, London's Guardian newspaper reported Thursday. Sources in the U.S. confirmed that Jackson is a serious contender for the post. A spokesman said, "There is no announcement, but obviously Paul is the caliber of executive that the company would be interested in." Jackson is understood to be on vacation and could not be reached about the U.K. post. He has been at the helm of Granada America for two years, having served before that as director of international production at Granada. He spent two years as CEO of Granada Productions Australia. Before that, he spent four years as BBC Entertainment controller. Granada America is a leading producer of reality shows, with shows in production at many of the major broadcast and cable networks, including Hell's Kitchen and Nanny 911 for Fox. Jackson is said to be one of several candidates that ITV director of television Simon Shaps has had conversations with about the entertainment job, according to the Guardian. Other names linked to the post include Mark Wells, controller of entertainment at ITV Prods., and Duncan Gray, the former Granada entertainment programming executive who moved to Los Angeles three years ago to work at ABC.
Fox hung tough Monday with the second outing of new drama Prison Break amid a light turnout in primetime overall on the Labor Day holiday. The second episode of Break finished out with 8.5 million viewers and 3.9 rating/9 share in the adults 18-49 demographic from 9-10 p.m., according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. Break posted a growth spurt from its lead-in, Nanny 911 (5.7 million, 2.5/7), and held its audience at the half-hour mark. CBS and ABC were vying for the nightly bragging rights overall. ABC appeared to have a solid turnout for its coverage of one of college football's fiercest rivalries, the annual bout between the University of Miami and Florida State University. (Reliable national estimates for ABC's live game coverage won't be available until Tuesday.)...
NEW YORK -- A mostly repeat schedule lifted CBS to a win in total viewers Monday night while it shared a primetime victory in adults 18-49, according to data released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. Fox and CBS tied for the win in the adults 18-49 demographic, each with a 2.8/8. CBS had no competition in total viewers, with 9.3 million compared to ABC's second-place rating of 6.4 million. The night's top show was a repeat of CBS's Two and a Half Men, which averaged 10.9 million viewers and a 3.3/9 in the demographic. Network originals varied widely, with Fox's Hell's Kitchen (6.8 million, 3.2/9) cooking up respectable ratings in the 9 p.m. hour. Hell's Kitchen was edged in the demo by Two and a Half Men. ABC's The Scholar (3.6 million, 1.3/4) failed to generate much interest at 8 p.m., with a repeat of Fox's Nanny 911 (2.3/8) tops in the demo and an hour of CBS's Still Standing (7.2 million, 2.2/7) winning total viewers. The WB's Summerland averaged 2.4 million viewers and a 0.9/3 in the demo.
- 6/21/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hell's Kitchen stayed hot for Fox on what was otherwise a ho-hum Monday night in primetime for the Big Four networks. Neither NBC nor CBS did much business with hastily scheduled news specials on CBS Michael Jackson's complete acquittal on child molestation and conspiracy charges, which were topped by a repeat of Fox's Nanny 911. CBS brought in 5.5 million viewers with its half-hour 48 Hours specials; an hourlong Dateline averaged 5.7 million. The third outing of Kitchen, Fox's culinary competition, averaged 7.4 million viewers and 3.7 rating/10 share in the adults 18-49 demographic from 9-10 p.m., according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research.
- 6/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox has picked up the unscripted series Nanny 911 for another season. The network has given a 13-episode order to the Granada America show that follows a team of no-nonsense British nannies who help families with unruly kids. Fox's reality series Nanny 911 and Trading Spouses, which also is expected to be picked up shortly, created a stir long before their premieres in November and July, respectively, because of the similarities to two other British formats acquired by ABC, Supernanny and Wife Swap. All four series have done well this season, though ABC is yet to make a decision on next-season pickups of their series.
- 4/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Granada International chalked up a record £4.5 million ($8.6 million) in sales at last week's MIPTV market in Cannes, Nadine Nohr, the company's managing director of international, said Wednesday. Among the big sellers were such entertainment shows as Nanny 911, which sold to eight territories; detective series including Agatha Christie's Poirot, which sold to five territories; and DVD and video sales from Granada's film libraries, which sold to China and other markets." MIPTV has been yet another very successful market for us," said Nohr. "The variety of sales of both finished programs and formats, together with our experience in worldwide co-production and the different types of platforms now available, including mobile telephony (and) video-on-demand, highlight the strength and depth of our programming mix and our sales teams."...
- 4/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a near photo-finish in Monday's primetime for three networks, with NBC, CBS and Fox separated by only one-tenth of a rating point in the adults 18-49 demo. NBC squeaked by in the demographic but CBS won by far in total viewers. At 8 p.m., NBC's Fear Factor (9.7 million, 3.8/10) beat ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8.8 million, 3.4/9), Fox's Nanny 911 (9.6 million/3.6/10) and repeats of CBS' Still Standing (9.1 million, 2.8/8) and Listen Up (8.1 million, 2.6/7), according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research.
- 3/30/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a near photo-finish in Monday's primetime for three networks, with NBC, CBS and Fox separated by only one-tenth of a rating point in the adults 18-49 demo. NBC squeaked by in the demographic but CBS won by far in total viewers. At 8 p.m., NBC's Fear Factor (9.7 million, 3.8/10) beat ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8.8 million, 3.4/9), Fox's Nanny 911 (9.6 million/3.6/10) and repeats of CBS' Still Standing (9.1 million, 2.8/8) and Listen Up (8.1 million, 2.6/7), according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research.
- 3/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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