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Electus
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Former Shine Int’l & Electus CEO Chris Grant launches distribution firm Osmosis Global
Chris Grant, the former Electus CEO and president of Shine International, has launched a new…
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Netflix links with Bear Grylls for next interactive foray
Netflix is rolling out its latest interactive proposition with an Electus-produced series starring survival expert…
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Howard T. Owens spells out Propagate’s Asia ambitions
Ahead of his debut at the Asia TV Forum, Propagate Content co-founder Howard T. Owens…
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Propagate buys Electus, invests in Black-ish producer
Propagate Content has acquired Running Wild With Bear Grylls producer-distributor Electus from IAC, while taking a…
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Electus ups Kelly-Clyne to Big Breakfast head of development
On the heels of Freeform’s development announcement for Big Breakfast’s Joss Whedon-executive produced dark comedy,…
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Electus launches 6/26 int’l copro model
US producer-distributor Electus has created a new international coproduction model for unscripted programmes dubbed ‘6/26’….
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Pollak promoted at Electus
John Pollak has been promoted to the role of president of worldwide television and international…
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Electus ups stake in Prinicipato-Young
Entertainment studio Electus had expanded its partnership with Principato-Young Entertainment (PYE), a management and production…
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Electus hires UK-based European sales chief
Electus has poached Jonathan South from Televisa and he will head up its European operation….
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New McKillop prodco pacts with Sky Vision
Former A&E controller and Propagate Content co-founder David McKillop has resurfaced with a production pact…
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Electus exec starts sales unit for Silverman prodco
Electus International distribution veteran Cyrus Farrokh is joining former his bosses Ben Silverman and Howard…
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Propagate’s indie power play
Having been agents and then together at Reveille, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens went…
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Propagate taking international formats to the US
Propagate is taking a telenovela from Argentina and a Turkish dating format into the US,…
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TCAs: TBS gets first primetime toon
US basic cable network TBS has ordered its first primetime animated series. Tarantula, from Carson…
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Five execs upped at Silverman’s Electus
The distribution arm of Ben Silverman’s IAC-backed content company Electus has promoted five of its…
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Electus, Bear Grylls exec create Jackknife indie
Electus and Bear Grylls Ventures exec Delbert Shoopman have joined forces to create a new…
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Electus making psychic series with medium John Edward
IAC-owned US prodco Electus is making One Last Time with John Edward, a new series…
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Raft of promotions at Electus
A raft of execs have been upped at Electus, including three of the international sales…
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Fox orders Relativity’s Home Free
US broadcast net Fox has ordered a new home renovation competition series Home Free and…
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Electus giving birth to Labor Games at MIPTV
US producer and distributor Electus has picked up international format rights to Labor Games, the…
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Fuse slate broadens as NUVOtv merger nears
US cable channel Fuse is expanding its slate ahead of absorbing sister net NUVOtv later…
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Netflix goes straight-to-series with Will Arnett
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit an eight-episode, straight-to-series comedy from The Millers and Arrested Development…
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Andreae out at Fox, Electus’ Henson in
Simon Andreae’s spell at the top of US broadcast network Fox’s reality arm is over,…
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News brief: Food Fighters has European options
Electus has optioned its Food Fighters format to production companies in Germany, Sweden and the…
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News brief: South African net bags Electus shows
South African pay TV operator M-Net has acquired 75 hours of US cable programming from…
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Electus acquires Ukrainian comedy format
US multiplatform studio Electus has acquired comedy panel format Crack Them Up from vendor Eccho…
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News brief: Fox International buys Electus package
Fox International Channels has acquired a package of programming from IAC-backed producer and distributor Electus…
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Electus launches digital division with CollegeHumor
Ben Silverman’s prodco Electus has joined with an IAC stablemate, online comedy producer CollegeHumor Media,…
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Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of…
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Netflix sets sail with Marco Polo original series
Netflix has ordered a new original series, based on the adventures of Marco Polo, to…
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