Peter Chernin’s North Road Co. has taken a minority stake in Omaha Prods., the busy production banner headed by NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning.
The deal brings an influx of capital to Omaha and it allows the company to tap into the production and distribution infrastructure that Chernin is building through North Road, which launched last year with backing from private equity giants Providence Equity and Apollo Global Management. North Road is in assembling a roster of content banners with the goal of creating a strong independent source of TV and film titles for buyers, particularly those outside the U.S.
Omaha is already co-producing projects with North Road-affiliated Words + Pictures, which is headed by former ESPN programming executive Connor Schell. Omaha made a splash starting with the 2021 football season with the launch of its “ManningCast” alternative telecast of “Monday Night Football” featuring Manning and his brother Eli Manning,...
The deal brings an influx of capital to Omaha and it allows the company to tap into the production and distribution infrastructure that Chernin is building through North Road, which launched last year with backing from private equity giants Providence Equity and Apollo Global Management. North Road is in assembling a roster of content banners with the goal of creating a strong independent source of TV and film titles for buyers, particularly those outside the U.S.
Omaha is already co-producing projects with North Road-affiliated Words + Pictures, which is headed by former ESPN programming executive Connor Schell. Omaha made a splash starting with the 2021 football season with the launch of its “ManningCast” alternative telecast of “Monday Night Football” featuring Manning and his brother Eli Manning,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The North Road Company, the content studio founded by Peter Chernin, has acquired an unspecified minority stake in Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions. The deal includes a multi-year agreement for development, production, and sale of unscripted and scripted content.
The Chernin Group investment firm, co-founded by Chernin, will become Omaha Productions strategic partner to expand into media-adjacent consumer businesses.
The first project under the new partnership is The King of Collectibles, a multi-part documentary series that premiered on Netflix in April and became a top-10 rated show on the platform. It follows memorabilia dealer Ken Goldin and his team at Goldin Auctions. Executive producers include Omaha Productions and North Road’s Words + Pictures. Chernin Group is also an investor in Goldin Auctions.
Omaha Productions and North Road’s Words + Pictures are currently developing a full-length documentary with Amazon Prime Video about Eric Reed, the trainer of the horse Rich Strike,...
The Chernin Group investment firm, co-founded by Chernin, will become Omaha Productions strategic partner to expand into media-adjacent consumer businesses.
The first project under the new partnership is The King of Collectibles, a multi-part documentary series that premiered on Netflix in April and became a top-10 rated show on the platform. It follows memorabilia dealer Ken Goldin and his team at Goldin Auctions. Executive producers include Omaha Productions and North Road’s Words + Pictures. Chernin Group is also an investor in Goldin Auctions.
Omaha Productions and North Road’s Words + Pictures are currently developing a full-length documentary with Amazon Prime Video about Eric Reed, the trainer of the horse Rich Strike,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has acquired a minority stake in Peyton Manning’s expanding Omaha Productions.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but their agreement includes plans to collaborate on the development, production, and sale of unscripted and scripted content. The partnership has kicked off with The King of Collectibles, a Netflix documentary series that premiered in April as it follows memorabilia dealer Ken Goldin and his team at Goldin Auctions as they buy and sell sports and pop culture items through their online marketplace.
“Through Peyton’s relationship with Connor Schell and our team at Words + Pictures, we have been fortunate to collaborate with Peyton and Omaha on several recent projects and have witnessed first-hand the authenticity with which Omaha mixes humor, heart, and intelligence into all its stories. This partnership formalizes and strengthens that relationship and will support Omaha’s growth into new business categories,...
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but their agreement includes plans to collaborate on the development, production, and sale of unscripted and scripted content. The partnership has kicked off with The King of Collectibles, a Netflix documentary series that premiered in April as it follows memorabilia dealer Ken Goldin and his team at Goldin Auctions as they buy and sell sports and pop culture items through their online marketplace.
“Through Peyton’s relationship with Connor Schell and our team at Words + Pictures, we have been fortunate to collaborate with Peyton and Omaha on several recent projects and have witnessed first-hand the authenticity with which Omaha mixes humor, heart, and intelligence into all its stories. This partnership formalizes and strengthens that relationship and will support Omaha’s growth into new business categories,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: As the horses near the starting gate for Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions has lined up twin projects about Rich Strike, the upset winner of last year’s race.
Omaha is teaming with Amazon Prime Video to develop both a documentary and a scripted film based on the improbable win by the 80-to-1 longshot. The projects center on trainer Eric Reed, who overcame tragedy to engineer one of the biggest stunners in the nearly 150-year history of the Derby.
The scripted feature is a first for Omaha, which Manning launched after retiring from the NFL in 2016. Earlier this week, Deadline was the first to report on the company’s first foray into scripted comedy at NBC. Peter Chernin-backed non-scripted specialist Words + Pictures is also a producer of the documentary project.
“Last year’s Derby was a day I’ll never forget,...
Omaha is teaming with Amazon Prime Video to develop both a documentary and a scripted film based on the improbable win by the 80-to-1 longshot. The projects center on trainer Eric Reed, who overcame tragedy to engineer one of the biggest stunners in the nearly 150-year history of the Derby.
The scripted feature is a first for Omaha, which Manning launched after retiring from the NFL in 2016. Earlier this week, Deadline was the first to report on the company’s first foray into scripted comedy at NBC. Peter Chernin-backed non-scripted specialist Words + Pictures is also a producer of the documentary project.
“Last year’s Derby was a day I’ll never forget,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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