Manning Marable’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention, is being adapted as a television series by Critical Content and writer David Matthews (Boardwalk Empire, Tyrant). Matthews will pen the adaptation with Critical Content’s Tom Forman, Andrew Marcus, Ray Ricord and Jon Schwartz executive producing. Dr. Leith Mullings and Michael Tyner will serve as producers and consultants. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is considered the definitive…...
- 8/22/2017
- Deadline TV
The History Channel is Developing a New Anthology Series About U.S. Presidents Called The Commanders
If you're a history buff like I am, or if you're just interested in learning more about U.S. Presidents of the past, you're gonna want to watch this new series that The History Channel is developing. It's called The Commanders, and it's an anthology series that "will dramatize the biggest moments in American history and those that served as commander-in-chief."
The limited series is said to range from four to ten hours long and it will focus on presidents including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. According to THR, History Channel is also internally developing projects on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower.
The stories that the network plans on telling come from a collection of books that they have optioned including The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton by Peter Baker, Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, Thomas Jefferson...
The limited series is said to range from four to ten hours long and it will focus on presidents including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. According to THR, History Channel is also internally developing projects on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower.
The stories that the network plans on telling come from a collection of books that they have optioned including The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton by Peter Baker, Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, Thomas Jefferson...
- 3/26/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Critical Content, the former TV operations of Relativity Studios that is now an indie content studio run by Tom Forman and Andrew Marcus, has finalized an overall deal with America’s Got Talent judge and producer Howie Mandel and his Alevy Productions. As part of the deal, Mandel will exclusively develop and produce original series with Critical Content for TV and digital. Critical Content also announced it has signed overall deals with unscripted producers and production…...
- 6/8/2016
- Deadline TV
Amsterdam-based indie distributor Lineup Industries has sold two formats to Critical Content which launched in January under former Relativity TV exec Tom Forman and Andrew Marcus. Under the deals, Critical has taken options to produce U.S. versions of talk show/buddy comedy, Radio Gaga and hidden camera series What The..?!. Radio Gaga is intended to be the next vehicle for Catfish's Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. It sees the hosts travel through the country in a mobile…...
- 3/23/2016
- Deadline TV
Amsterdam-based indie distributor Lineup Industries has sold two formats to Critical Content which launched in January under former Relativity TV exec Tom Forman and Andrew Marcus. Under the deals, Critical has taken options to produce U.S. versions of talk show/buddy comedy, Radio Gaga and hidden camera series What The..?!. Radio Gaga is intended to be the next vehicle for Catfish's Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. It sees the hosts travel through the country in a mobile…...
- 3/23/2016
- Deadline
Relativity Media’s television division has been reborn as Critical Content. Following Relativity’s bankruptcy split last fall, creditors led by Anchorage Capital Group acquired Relativity Television and formed the new venture in October. The renamed company will be run by longtime media executive Tom Forman as CEO, Andrew Marcus will be President and COO. These roles mirror their previous positions with Relativity Television, where Forman was CEO and Marcus was President. Also Read: Relativity Claims $100 Million in New Financing for Post-Bankruptcy Operations The Los Angeles-based Critical Content arrives with more than 50 projects in production, $75 million of growth capital and no debt.
- 1/26/2016
- by Joshua Rich
- The Wrap
The purchase of Relativity Television has been ratified by U.S. Bankruptcy Court, its new owners announced late Tuesday. Anchorage Capital, Falcon Investments and Luxor Capital — a consortium of Relativity Media’s senior lenders — have successfully spun off the profitable division, which will remain under the leadership of CEO Tom Forman. Former Relativity Media COO Andrew Marcus been promoted to president of the new endeavor, which will announce a new name within 90 days. Also Read: Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media Hits Snag in Bankruptcy Refinancing “We’re fully independent of our former parent company in an era of increasing media consolidation — and much more nimble.
- 10/20/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Updated October 21: An investor group led by Ryan Kavanagh has sold the television division for $125m as it emerged that financing issues continued to complicate the chairman and CEO’s plans to steer his company into clear waters.
Representatives for hedge funds Anchorage Capital, Luxor Capital and Falcon Investment Advisors said the firms had completed the transaction on Tuesday.
CEO Tom Forman will lead Relativity Television as a separate entity and Andrew Marcus will serve as president and COO.
A statement issued on behalf of the investor group led by Kavanaugh said: “Relativity anticipates that it will emerge with all of its pre-chapter 11 assets and operating businesses, having sold the unscripted television business only, with almost 90 percent of its debt off of its balance sheet.”
However according to reports the structure of financing required to keep Relativity operational has changed, which may require further negotiation.
Additionally, it appeared on Tuesday that Kavanaugh and his team might...
Representatives for hedge funds Anchorage Capital, Luxor Capital and Falcon Investment Advisors said the firms had completed the transaction on Tuesday.
CEO Tom Forman will lead Relativity Television as a separate entity and Andrew Marcus will serve as president and COO.
A statement issued on behalf of the investor group led by Kavanaugh said: “Relativity anticipates that it will emerge with all of its pre-chapter 11 assets and operating businesses, having sold the unscripted television business only, with almost 90 percent of its debt off of its balance sheet.”
However according to reports the structure of financing required to keep Relativity operational has changed, which may require further negotiation.
Additionally, it appeared on Tuesday that Kavanaugh and his team might...
- 10/20/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Updated October 21: An investor group led by Ryan Kavanagh has sold the television division for $125m as it emerged that financing issues continued to complicate the chairman and CEO’s plans to steer his company into clear waters.
Representatives for hedge funds Anchorage Capital, Luxor Capital and Falcon Investment Advisors said the firms had completed the transaction on Tuesday.
CEO Tom Forman will lead Relativity Television as a separate entity and Andrew Marcus will serve as president and COO.
A statement issued on behalf of the investor group led by Kavanaugh said: “Relativity anticipates that it will emerge with all of its pre-chapter 11 assets and operating businesses, having sold the unscripted television business only, with almost 90 percent of its debt off of its balance sheet.”
However according to reports the structure of financing required to keep Relativity operational has changed, which may require further negotiation.
Additionally, it appeared on Tuesday that Kavanaugh and his team might...
Representatives for hedge funds Anchorage Capital, Luxor Capital and Falcon Investment Advisors said the firms had completed the transaction on Tuesday.
CEO Tom Forman will lead Relativity Television as a separate entity and Andrew Marcus will serve as president and COO.
A statement issued on behalf of the investor group led by Kavanaugh said: “Relativity anticipates that it will emerge with all of its pre-chapter 11 assets and operating businesses, having sold the unscripted television business only, with almost 90 percent of its debt off of its balance sheet.”
However according to reports the structure of financing required to keep Relativity operational has changed, which may require further negotiation.
Additionally, it appeared on Tuesday that Kavanaugh and his team might...
- 10/20/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
EW has confirmed that CBS has given a pilot production commitment to Limitless, a TV show based on the 2011 Relativity film starring Bradley Cooper. According to Deadline, the CBS TV Studios project will be executive produced by Cooper and producing partner Todd Phillips, along with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Heather Kadin of K/O Paper Products. Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Andrew Marcus, Ray Ricord, and Tom Forman from Relativity Television will also executive produce. The television series will follow where the film left off: A man who takes Nzt, the same power-enhancing drug featured in the movie is forced...
- 10/31/2014
- by Teresa Jue
- EW - Inside TV
With 17 TV series on the air or coming up and 70 projects in development, RelativityReal has promoted Andrew Marcus to be its first chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Tom Forman. Marcus moves over from parent company Relativity Media, where he has been president of corporate development & strategy. Along with the shows it currently has on the air are American Bible Challenge on Gsn and Catfish: The TV Show on MTV. Marcus will try to increase sales of such shows worldwide and will apply RelativityReal’s self-described “risk adverse method” of financing which has been used in
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- 12/19/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrew Marcus has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Relativity Media’s television arm RelativityREAL. He was previously President of Corporate Development & Strategy for Relativity Media. In his new role, Marcus will focus on expanding RelativityREAL’s international finance and distribution as part of growth of RelativityREAL’s worldwide programming exposure. Marcus will report to RelativityREAL CEO Tom Forman. He starts next month.
- 12/19/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Los Angeles, CA, January 7, 2011 – Relativity Media, LLC announced today that COO Andrew Marcus has been promoted to the post of President, Corporate Development & Strategy. In addition, Marcus, who has been at Rml since 2005, extended his contract through 2013. In this new position, Marcus will focus on identifying and securing strategic and financial partnerships, building new capital markets relationships and will seek M&A opportunities as Rml looks to grow the company into new business lines and markets. Marcus will report directly to Rml CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh. “Andrew has been a great partner and integral part of Relativity—we’ve built a strong company together,” said Ryan Kavanaugh. “The goal moving forward will be to leverage the extraordinary platform that we have created and continue our growth.” “In a remarkably short period of time, we’ve grown from primarily a financial based, transactional business to a fully functioning studio,” said Marcus. “We...
- 1/8/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Relativity Media has promoted COO Andrew Marcus to the post of president of corporate development and strategy. Marcus also has extended his contract through 2013.
He'll report directly to Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh.
In his new position, Marcus will focus on identifying and securing strategic and financial partnerships, and building new capital markets relationships. He'll also pursue M&A opportunities as Relativity expands its businesses.
"Andrew has been a great partner and integral part of Relativity -- we've built a strong company together," said Kavanaugh. "The goal moving forward will be to leverage the extraordinary platform that we have created and continue our growth."
Since joining Relativity in 2005, Marcus has overseen company operations, business development and M&A, as well as the building and managing of the company's international and domestic distribution and finance relationships.
"In a remarkably short period of time, we've grown from primarily a financial based, transactional business to a fully functioning studio,...
He'll report directly to Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh.
In his new position, Marcus will focus on identifying and securing strategic and financial partnerships, and building new capital markets relationships. He'll also pursue M&A opportunities as Relativity expands its businesses.
"Andrew has been a great partner and integral part of Relativity -- we've built a strong company together," said Kavanaugh. "The goal moving forward will be to leverage the extraordinary platform that we have created and continue our growth."
Since joining Relativity in 2005, Marcus has overseen company operations, business development and M&A, as well as the building and managing of the company's international and domestic distribution and finance relationships.
"In a remarkably short period of time, we've grown from primarily a financial based, transactional business to a fully functioning studio,...
Relativity Media plans to hire Paramount home video executive Steve Bertram as a COO.
TheWrap.com reported that Bertram, currently head of business operations for Paramount Home Video and former CFO of DreamWorks Animation, could join Relativity as soon as he can negotiate an exit from Paramount. But it said the Viacom studio has told Bertram that it will enforce his contract, which runs for another year and a half.
Relativity already has a COO in Andrew Marcus, but seems to be looking for a seasoned veteran to add to its team as it has looked to build a full-fledged independent studio operation, according to the report.
Relativity had no comment, and Paramount did not respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
TheWrap.com reported that Bertram, currently head of business operations for Paramount Home Video and former CFO of DreamWorks Animation, could join Relativity as soon as he can negotiate an exit from Paramount. But it said the Viacom studio has told Bertram that it will enforce his contract, which runs for another year and a half.
Relativity already has a COO in Andrew Marcus, but seems to be looking for a seasoned veteran to add to its team as it has looked to build a full-fledged independent studio operation, according to the report.
Relativity had no comment, and Paramount did not respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
- 8/16/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This is huge, and has implications spanning more than just online streaming.
According to reports, Neflix has signed a deal with Relativity Media, that will give the company rights to stream theatrical film releases online and through Netflix enabled set top devices, prior to hitting pay cable channels like HBO or Cinemax.
The deal will kick off with films like David O. Russell’s upcoming Christian Bale led film, The Fighter, as well as the Strause Brother directed film Skyline, and has been described as a “big shift in the film distribution model.”
Personally, while this is indeed a huge step in the model of film distribution, this also doesn’t bode well for the companies like HBO and Showtime. What can already be considered the case, this just adds to the ever lacking slate of films on pay cable channels, who are slowly having to rely on original programming...
According to reports, Neflix has signed a deal with Relativity Media, that will give the company rights to stream theatrical film releases online and through Netflix enabled set top devices, prior to hitting pay cable channels like HBO or Cinemax.
The deal will kick off with films like David O. Russell’s upcoming Christian Bale led film, The Fighter, as well as the Strause Brother directed film Skyline, and has been described as a “big shift in the film distribution model.”
Personally, while this is indeed a huge step in the model of film distribution, this also doesn’t bode well for the companies like HBO and Showtime. What can already be considered the case, this just adds to the ever lacking slate of films on pay cable channels, who are slowly having to rely on original programming...
- 7/8/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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