Real estate investor Grant Cardone is set to appear on A&e’s Home.Made.Nation after the lifestyle block snapped up his Real Estate King series.
The series has been licensed to the network and will premiere June 12.
The show follows Cardone as he is pitched a variety of real estate deals by local real estate operators and wannabes alike, as they vie for the opportunity to get a deal funded by the real estate king himself.
It is produced by 10X Studios, which was founded by Cardone and Aengus James. The deal was struck by CRE84U Entertainment’s Monica Gil-Rodriguez and Allied Management Group’s John Pollak.
In addition to being a real estate investor, Cardone is the author of The 10X Rule book and 10X Growth Conference as well as an equity fund manager.
CRE84U and Allied Management Group will represent the 10X slate in global markets and...
The series has been licensed to the network and will premiere June 12.
The show follows Cardone as he is pitched a variety of real estate deals by local real estate operators and wannabes alike, as they vie for the opportunity to get a deal funded by the real estate king himself.
It is produced by 10X Studios, which was founded by Cardone and Aengus James. The deal was struck by CRE84U Entertainment’s Monica Gil-Rodriguez and Allied Management Group’s John Pollak.
In addition to being a real estate investor, Cardone is the author of The 10X Rule book and 10X Growth Conference as well as an equity fund manager.
CRE84U and Allied Management Group will represent the 10X slate in global markets and...
- 5/10/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Allied Management Group, which was set up by Wilmer Valderrama and John Pollak, has signed a number of Latino writers to its roster.
The company has signed Luisa Leschin, Raphael Draccon & Carolina Munhóz, The Original Content Society’s Raúl Campos and Felix de Valdivia, and Daniel and Diego Ayala López.
The goal is for Allied to bring these Latino writers to networks, streamers and studios in the U.S English-language market.
Leschin has worked on nearly 500 episodes of television including Netflix’s Gentefied, where she was a co-exec producer on its second season, Max’s Head of the Class, where she was a co-ep and Hulu’s East Los High. She has also worked on series including Everybody Hates Chris and The George Lopez Show.
Draccon and Munhóz are a husband-and-wife writing team who showran The Chosen One and Invisible City for Netflix and have a first-look deal with...
The company has signed Luisa Leschin, Raphael Draccon & Carolina Munhóz, The Original Content Society’s Raúl Campos and Felix de Valdivia, and Daniel and Diego Ayala López.
The goal is for Allied to bring these Latino writers to networks, streamers and studios in the U.S English-language market.
Leschin has worked on nearly 500 episodes of television including Netflix’s Gentefied, where she was a co-exec producer on its second season, Max’s Head of the Class, where she was a co-ep and Hulu’s East Los High. She has also worked on series including Everybody Hates Chris and The George Lopez Show.
Draccon and Munhóz are a husband-and-wife writing team who showran The Chosen One and Invisible City for Netflix and have a first-look deal with...
- 2/7/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The lack of Latino showrunners in Hollywood is being addressed by the Alliance of Latinx Executives and Rise Up who are partnering on an advocacy program that will pair 10 high-level executives with 10 high-level writers from the community to increase showrunner opportunities.
Of the 500+ shows in production during the 2021-22 television season, and the approximately 6K writers employed by those shows, less than 20 Latinx writers held the position of showrunner. It’s the second-most challenging roadblock for Latinx writers after breaking out of the entry-level staff writer position, according to the orgs.
The inaugural group of executives includes Joey Chavez (HBO Max), Tom Lerner (A+E Studios), Adam Martinez (CBS Studios), Alejandro Melendez (BBC Studios), Michelle Mendelovitz (Mattel Television Studios), Edy Mendoza (Netflix), Diana Mogollon (Independent) and Nina Tassler (Independent).
They will be partnered with the following writers: Davah Avena, Tawnya Benavides Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol, Sal Calleros, Chad Gomez Creasey, Luisa Leschin,...
Of the 500+ shows in production during the 2021-22 television season, and the approximately 6K writers employed by those shows, less than 20 Latinx writers held the position of showrunner. It’s the second-most challenging roadblock for Latinx writers after breaking out of the entry-level staff writer position, according to the orgs.
The inaugural group of executives includes Joey Chavez (HBO Max), Tom Lerner (A+E Studios), Adam Martinez (CBS Studios), Alejandro Melendez (BBC Studios), Michelle Mendelovitz (Mattel Television Studios), Edy Mendoza (Netflix), Diana Mogollon (Independent) and Nina Tassler (Independent).
They will be partnered with the following writers: Davah Avena, Tawnya Benavides Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol, Sal Calleros, Chad Gomez Creasey, Luisa Leschin,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Roku and Fifth Season have inked an international distribution partnership for select Roku unscripted original TV series and movies, the companies announced Wednesday.
Under the deal, the “Severance” producer will exclusively manage the sale of select Roku unscripted projects’ international rights, excluding the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, with Fifth Season serving as Roku’s international format and tape distribution partner for the slate of content.
Roku original projects listed in the initial slate include Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis’ “Honest Renovations,” survival competition series “Fight to Survive,” “Morimoto’s Sushi Master,” “Celebrity Family Food Battle,” which features Sofia Vergara as an executive producer and Manolo Vergara as a host, Jay Brewer’s “Reptile Royalty” and “The Cupcake Guys,” which features football veterans Brian “Rak” Orakpo and Michael “Griff” Griffin. Further titles are expected to be added to the slate.
“With millions of streamers already enjoying our lineup of Roku Originals,...
Under the deal, the “Severance” producer will exclusively manage the sale of select Roku unscripted projects’ international rights, excluding the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, with Fifth Season serving as Roku’s international format and tape distribution partner for the slate of content.
Roku original projects listed in the initial slate include Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis’ “Honest Renovations,” survival competition series “Fight to Survive,” “Morimoto’s Sushi Master,” “Celebrity Family Food Battle,” which features Sofia Vergara as an executive producer and Manolo Vergara as a host, Jay Brewer’s “Reptile Royalty” and “The Cupcake Guys,” which features football veterans Brian “Rak” Orakpo and Michael “Griff” Griffin. Further titles are expected to be added to the slate.
“With millions of streamers already enjoying our lineup of Roku Originals,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Fifth Season and Roku have struck an unscripted international distribution deal.
Fifth Season will shop the likes of Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis’ Honest Renovations, all-star survivalist competition Fight to Survive and Morimoto’s Sushi Master outside of the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Further titles are set to be added and the Korean media company has invested in and will handle exclusive worldwide rights to Roku projects.
Prentiss Fraser, Fifth Season’s President of TV Distribution, said Roku has built a slate of “aspirational lifestyle and entertainment titles fronted by some of Hollywood’s biggest names to create premium originals for a mass audience.”
“The service reaches over 100 million households in the U.S. and the team knows exactly what will resonate with a broad audience looking for top tier entertainment,” she added.
Roku’s David Eilenberg will be speaking at Mipcom Cannes next week. Yesterday, Deadline revealed...
Fifth Season will shop the likes of Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis’ Honest Renovations, all-star survivalist competition Fight to Survive and Morimoto’s Sushi Master outside of the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Further titles are set to be added and the Korean media company has invested in and will handle exclusive worldwide rights to Roku projects.
Prentiss Fraser, Fifth Season’s President of TV Distribution, said Roku has built a slate of “aspirational lifestyle and entertainment titles fronted by some of Hollywood’s biggest names to create premium originals for a mass audience.”
“The service reaches over 100 million households in the U.S. and the team knows exactly what will resonate with a broad audience looking for top tier entertainment,” she added.
Roku’s David Eilenberg will be speaking at Mipcom Cannes next week. Yesterday, Deadline revealed...
- 10/11/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Crónicas Obscuras is one of the most successful horror podcasts to come out of Latin America and it’s now being developed for the screen.
Elefantec Global Partners, run by former Televisa chief Jose ‘Pepe’ Bastón, has teamed up with Sonoro, which produced the audio series, to adapt it for TV and film.
The series is inspired by some of the region’s most popular myths and legends.
Crónicas Obscuras, which has had over 3.5M downloads and two spinoffs, is being adapted for both English and Spanish-language markets. The idea is for Latinx writers and directors to adapt for both film and television. The anthology series will serve as the foundation for a number of horror projects, with the two companies setting up multiple projects based on the IP.
The deal was brokered by John Pollak of Allied Management Group, which represents Bastón.
Elefantec Global will co-produce the film...
Elefantec Global Partners, run by former Televisa chief Jose ‘Pepe’ Bastón, has teamed up with Sonoro, which produced the audio series, to adapt it for TV and film.
The series is inspired by some of the region’s most popular myths and legends.
Crónicas Obscuras, which has had over 3.5M downloads and two spinoffs, is being adapted for both English and Spanish-language markets. The idea is for Latinx writers and directors to adapt for both film and television. The anthology series will serve as the foundation for a number of horror projects, with the two companies setting up multiple projects based on the IP.
The deal was brokered by John Pollak of Allied Management Group, which represents Bastón.
Elefantec Global will co-produce the film...
- 8/2/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Roku is continuing its lineup of Spanish-language originals with five new series from creators such as Juanpa Zurita and Jaime Camil. But that’s not all. The streaming player-turned-content hub also announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “Un Millón de Gracias” from Jennifer Lopez. Previously titled “Thanks a Million,” this year will mark the series’ first Spanish-language season as a new batch of celebrities give back to the people who have influenced them the most.
Each episode of “Un Millón de Gracias” follows a different celebrity who has been asked to give away $100,000 to someone who has inspired them by being a hero in their community. But once that person has been gifted $100,000, they will have to give away half of it to someone who has inspired them. This season’s celebrities will include Chiquis, Gina Torres, Jaime Camil, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Lauren Jauregui, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Pau Gasol,...
Each episode of “Un Millón de Gracias” follows a different celebrity who has been asked to give away $100,000 to someone who has inspired them by being a hero in their community. But once that person has been gifted $100,000, they will have to give away half of it to someone who has inspired them. This season’s celebrities will include Chiquis, Gina Torres, Jaime Camil, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Lauren Jauregui, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Pau Gasol,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Media mogul Jose ‘Pepe’ Bastón is looking to ramp up his interests in the U.S. after signing with Allied Management Group, the company founded by former NBCU exec John Pollak and actor Wilmer Valderrama.
Bastón, who spent three decades at Mexican media giant Televisa, has signed with the company through its partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U.
The aim is to grow Bastón and his Elefantec Global studio’s business in the English-language market in the U.S.
Elefantec Global, which is based in Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico City and has relationships throughout Latin America and the U.S., is behind projects such as Miguel Bose biopic Bose and limited series La Rebelion and has a partnership with Fox-owned MarVista Entertainment.
It comes as U.S. buyers look to grow their Latino-infused content.
Bastón said, “Our mission is to create cultural relevant content...
Bastón, who spent three decades at Mexican media giant Televisa, has signed with the company through its partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U.
The aim is to grow Bastón and his Elefantec Global studio’s business in the English-language market in the U.S.
Elefantec Global, which is based in Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico City and has relationships throughout Latin America and the U.S., is behind projects such as Miguel Bose biopic Bose and limited series La Rebelion and has a partnership with Fox-owned MarVista Entertainment.
It comes as U.S. buyers look to grow their Latino-infused content.
Bastón said, “Our mission is to create cultural relevant content...
- 2/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: A raft of Latin American creatives including director Chava Cartas and writer Juan Camillo Ferrand will now have representation in the U.S. after Wilmer Valderrama and John Pollak’s Allied Management Group struck a partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U Entertainment.
The deal will see CRE84U’s writers, directors and showrunners repped for the general U.S. market as the demand for authentic Latino storytelling increases Stateside.
In addition to Cartas, who directed the Mexican adaptation of Gossip Girl, and Ferrand, who wrote Caracol’s Escobar: El Patron del Mal, the client list includes writer/director Noè Santillàn Lòpez (Mama Para Rato), writers Ricardo Avilès (La Divina Gula), Hector Orbegoso Rivera (Todo Por Lucy), Veronica Angeles Franco (Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres), Rene Herrera (Emboscada), writer/director/actor Gerald Fillmore (Pequeñas Coincidencias), actor/producer Jaime Aymerich (Los Garcia) and showrunner/writer Mariano Calasso (El Señor de los Cielos...
The deal will see CRE84U’s writers, directors and showrunners repped for the general U.S. market as the demand for authentic Latino storytelling increases Stateside.
In addition to Cartas, who directed the Mexican adaptation of Gossip Girl, and Ferrand, who wrote Caracol’s Escobar: El Patron del Mal, the client list includes writer/director Noè Santillàn Lòpez (Mama Para Rato), writers Ricardo Avilès (La Divina Gula), Hector Orbegoso Rivera (Todo Por Lucy), Veronica Angeles Franco (Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres), Rene Herrera (Emboscada), writer/director/actor Gerald Fillmore (Pequeñas Coincidencias), actor/producer Jaime Aymerich (Los Garcia) and showrunner/writer Mariano Calasso (El Señor de los Cielos...
- 11/15/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sonoro, the podcast company behind series such as Stephanie Beatriz’s Tejana and Rainn Wilson’s Toxicomanía, is eyeing international TV and film adaptations of its audio series.
The company has teamed up with Tdo Media, the television studio behind Amazon’s Corazon Contento, which is developing a U.S. adaptation of Netflix-airing telenovela The Queen of Flow, to develop global remakes of Sonoro’s shows.
Tdo Media, which is run by former BBC Worldwide and Electus exec Paulette Bensussen with Allied Management, the group founded by Wilmer Valderrama and former NBC exec John Pollak, to set up Sonoro’s franchises in key international markets.
It comes as podcast IP continues to be a key development tool for scripted series following shows such as Homecoming on Amazon and Gaslit on Starz.
Some of Sonoro’s podcast are already in the works for film and television including Tejana, which Beatriz is working on,...
The company has teamed up with Tdo Media, the television studio behind Amazon’s Corazon Contento, which is developing a U.S. adaptation of Netflix-airing telenovela The Queen of Flow, to develop global remakes of Sonoro’s shows.
Tdo Media, which is run by former BBC Worldwide and Electus exec Paulette Bensussen with Allied Management, the group founded by Wilmer Valderrama and former NBC exec John Pollak, to set up Sonoro’s franchises in key international markets.
It comes as podcast IP continues to be a key development tool for scripted series following shows such as Homecoming on Amazon and Gaslit on Starz.
Some of Sonoro’s podcast are already in the works for film and television including Tejana, which Beatriz is working on,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former NBCUniversal executive John Pollak and actor, producer, and activist Wilmer Valderrama have launched Allied Management Group, which focuses on partnering with, collaborating, and representing new and existing Latino voices across traditional and digital media. Pollak and Valderrama are co-founders and co-owners of L.A.-based Amg.
After two decades in the entertainment business as both a global distribution head and producer, Pollak will oversee day-to-day operations.
Clients include Dhana Media, the company led by producers Mari Urdaneta and Liliana Moyano who are behind Amazon’s scripted series Maradona: Blessed Dream and Univision’s The Jenni Rivera Story, Tuti Loor, showrunner of CNN’s Searching for Mexico with Eva Longoria, and L Word writer Maria Renee Prudencio.
Valderrama is the latest actor to make the move into management; last year, Kenan Thompson launched Artists for Artists and formed a joint venture with McKeon/Myones Entertainment.
“Latino talent has traditionally...
After two decades in the entertainment business as both a global distribution head and producer, Pollak will oversee day-to-day operations.
Clients include Dhana Media, the company led by producers Mari Urdaneta and Liliana Moyano who are behind Amazon’s scripted series Maradona: Blessed Dream and Univision’s The Jenni Rivera Story, Tuti Loor, showrunner of CNN’s Searching for Mexico with Eva Longoria, and L Word writer Maria Renee Prudencio.
Valderrama is the latest actor to make the move into management; last year, Kenan Thompson launched Artists for Artists and formed a joint venture with McKeon/Myones Entertainment.
“Latino talent has traditionally...
- 7/6/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: John Pollak, who was previously EVP, Commercial Development, Universal Television Alternative Studios, has joined global digital sales platform Exeest.
Pollak, who oversaw who oversaw sales of Universal Television Alternative Studios programming to buyers outside of NBC, becomes Chief Commercial Officer of the company, which launched earlier this year.
Founded by filmmaker and tech entrepreneur Matteo Petrelli, former CFO Global It at NBCUniversal Shabbir Aqeel Danish and Wall Street executive Anthony Costanzo, Exeest is a streaming service-like sales platform for international TV and film buyers.
Its catalogue includes titles from Caracol, Cinedigm, Complex Networks, Epic Pictures, Keshet, Propagate, and Telemundo and its advisory board includes former Condé Nast Bob Sauerberg, Andrew Marcus, former Critical Content President and COO, Comic Relief CEO Alison Moore, and former Turner exec Lauren Hurvitz.
Pollak, who will be based in LA, will lead all commercial efforts for the platform, including partnering with studios, distributors and...
Pollak, who oversaw who oversaw sales of Universal Television Alternative Studios programming to buyers outside of NBC, becomes Chief Commercial Officer of the company, which launched earlier this year.
Founded by filmmaker and tech entrepreneur Matteo Petrelli, former CFO Global It at NBCUniversal Shabbir Aqeel Danish and Wall Street executive Anthony Costanzo, Exeest is a streaming service-like sales platform for international TV and film buyers.
Its catalogue includes titles from Caracol, Cinedigm, Complex Networks, Epic Pictures, Keshet, Propagate, and Telemundo and its advisory board includes former Condé Nast Bob Sauerberg, Andrew Marcus, former Critical Content President and COO, Comic Relief CEO Alison Moore, and former Turner exec Lauren Hurvitz.
Pollak, who will be based in LA, will lead all commercial efforts for the platform, including partnering with studios, distributors and...
- 6/10/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Facebook Watch’s documentary series I Have A Secret could become a linear program after Elisabeth Murdoch-backed Vertical Networks struck a deal with Electus International. The distributor will be shopping the series for both digital and linear adaptations at next month’s Mip TV in Cannes.
The show, which launched on Facebook in November, documents dramatic revelations made by individuals to a family member or loved one. Whether confessing romantic feelings for a close friend, declaring a sexual preference, or unveiling the truth about past transgressions, those featured initiate a face-to-face conversation with a significant person in their lives to finally share the secret they’ve kept bottled up.
I Have A Secret has had 15.6M views since its launch with an average of 3.4M views per episode and more than 25,000 shares across the series.
It is the latest deal for a Vertical Networks show after it started shopping Ghost Hunt,...
The show, which launched on Facebook in November, documents dramatic revelations made by individuals to a family member or loved one. Whether confessing romantic feelings for a close friend, declaring a sexual preference, or unveiling the truth about past transgressions, those featured initiate a face-to-face conversation with a significant person in their lives to finally share the secret they’ve kept bottled up.
I Have A Secret has had 15.6M views since its launch with an average of 3.4M views per episode and more than 25,000 shares across the series.
It is the latest deal for a Vertical Networks show after it started shopping Ghost Hunt,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Unscripted producers and packagers are getting increasingly creative with how they involve brands in programming, but the traditional deals for multi-platform rights and formats remain the most important source of revenue. That was the consensus at a panel on revenue models on the closing day of Natpe. John Pollak, president of worldwide TV of Electus, detailed the unique deal structure with toy maker Mattel on one of the company’s breakout titles, The Toy Box on…...
- 1/18/2018
- Deadline TV
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