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Tom Forman
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Critical co-founder Marcus exits
The co-founder of US producer Critical Content, Andrew Marcus, has exited. The move means Critical…
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Critical holds The Left Hand of Darkness
US producer Critical Content is developing a television version of Ursula K. LeGuin’s novel The…
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Channel 4 buys JonBenét Ramsey true crime series
Channel 4 has acquired The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, the two-part true crime event series that…
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Hollywood heavyweights form Critical board
Mark Itkin, Lauren Zalaznick and Frank Biondi are among the big name Hollywood execs that…
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Critical picks up German TNT drama
Critical Content has taken international rights to The Valley, the murder mystery drama that played…
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Talpa hires Critical’s Danska
Talpa Media USA has poached Jennifer Danska from Ellen Rakieten Entertainment, which sits within Tom…
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Critical move for former Sony, Playboy exec
Tom Forman’s recently founded prodco Critical Content has recruited Christoph Pachler as executive VP and…
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Forman’s Critical teams with Machinima
Critical Content has teamed with Machinima and the pair will jointly work up new drama…
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Lineup inks deal with Forman’s Critical Content
Tom Forman’s new firm Critical Content has optioned two formats from Lineup Industries, one of…
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Tech crime drama for on-demand net Crackle
An original drama from the newly-established Critical Content is headed to Sony-owned on-demand platform Crackle….
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Forman relaunches Relativity TV as Critical
Tom Forman has relaunched and rebranded the TV division of troubled US prodco Relativity as…
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Relativity buys Kevin Spacey’s prodco
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media is set to emerge from its financial woes with a bang,…
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Forman, Marcus to lead new Relativity TV
Tom Forman (pictured) and Andrew Marcus will lead a new-look TV production company after the…
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Relativity files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Ryan Kavanaugh’s US film and TV indie studio Relativity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
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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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Tom Forman – why you need me if you want to crack the US
The meeting always goes the same way. On one side, you’ve got me and my…
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Franchise building
The current batch of home renovation formats mirror the pared-down approach to home ownership in…
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WE tv to open US Sex Box
US cable channel WE tv has commissioned a nine-episode series based on British format Sex…