Andrew Paskoff promoted to EVP at 44 Blue; Shirley Jackson upped to Co-Executive in Charge of Production

7 January 2021

44 Blue Productions has promoted senior executives Andrew Paskoff to the role of Executive Vice President of Production and Operations, and Shirley Jackson to CoExecutive in Charge of Production. Paskoff joined 44 Blue in January 2019 as SVP of Production,…

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February date for the return of Germany’s Next Top Model from Redseven

6 January 2021

Redseven's Festival of Reality Stars for SAT.1 also to return in February ProSieben in Germany has announced the date for the sixteenth season of hit entertainment show Germany's Next Top Model with Heidi Klum, produced by Redseven Entertainment. The show…

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44 Blue’s Pit Bulls & Parolees marks 200th episode and new season on Animal Planet

4 January 2021

Pit Bulls & Parolees, Animal Planet’s long-running and much loved series, has reached the milestone of 200 episodes. Produced by 44 Blue Productions and Rive Gauche Television, the series has started airing its seventeenth season on Animal Planet this week.…

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Redseven launches two new shows

3 January 2021

Redseven Entertainment has launched two major new shows this week in Germany. The Biggest Loser returns to SAT.1 today, January 3, produced by Redseven. Season 12 will see 14 brand new episodes, as participants fight their way from the weight…

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Left/Right’s The Circus returns for sixth season

16 December 2020

Showtime in the US has announced the recommission of groundbreaking political docuseries The Circus produced by Left/Right. Season Six will return to Showtime on January 10, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, just ahead of the crucial Georgia run-off elections that…

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Chris Messina cast in HBO Max Verbatim pilot from Left/Right

14 December 2020

Chris Messina been tapped as the lead in HBO Max pilot Verbatim, an anthology series from Left/Right, Brett Weiner (Honest Trailers) and Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, and The New York Times. Messina's previous roles include The Sinner with Matt Bomer and Bill Pullman, and Sharp…

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Karga Seven produce Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch for Discovery Channel

11 December 2020

Karga Seven Pictures has been commissioned by Discovery Channel to produce new factual series Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. The series premieres Friday January 1, 2021, at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. There are some places on earth where the…

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44 Blue produce Dark Side of Football for VICE TV

8 December 2020

VICE TV in the US has commissioned 44 Blue Productions to produce Dark Side of Football, which will debut on VICE TV in 2021. The series is part of a new "Dark Side of" franchise on VICE TV following the…

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July August’s The A Word in development with NBC

7 December 2020

NBC in the US is developing a remake of July August's acclaimed scripted format The A Word. Two seasons of The A Word, originally called Yellow Peppers, played on Keshet in Israel between 2010 and 2014, winning multiple Israeli Academy Awards…

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Dirk Hoogstra appointed CEO of Half Yard Productions

3 December 2020

Leading US non-scripted production company Half Yard Productions announced today that Dirk Hoogstra has been promoted to CEO. Previously EVP of Development at Half Yard, Dirk Hoogstra will assume the CEO role with immediate effect. After 14 years at Half…

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