Investigation Discovery has a new production chief.
The cable network has hired Kathryn Vaughan as its new SVP, Head of Production. New York-based, Vaughan reports to Jason Sarlanis, President of Turner Networks, Investigation Discovery and Hln, Linear & Streaming.
She joins from Ample Entertainment, where she was Head of Development and Current Programming and oversaw documentaries including Peacock’s Violent Minds: Killers on Tape and Roku’s Morimoto’s Sushi Master as well as ID series such as The Price of Glee, Death by Fame and Murder in the Heartland.
Prior to Ample, she was President of Good Caper Content, which she launched as ITV America’s true crime and investigative documentary arm, overseeing series including Taken at Birth (TLC) and True Life Crime (MTV).
“I am thrilled to welcome Kathryn to our team,” said Sarlanis. “She comes to us with extensive true crime expertise, savvy creative instincts and enviable storytelling...
The cable network has hired Kathryn Vaughan as its new SVP, Head of Production. New York-based, Vaughan reports to Jason Sarlanis, President of Turner Networks, Investigation Discovery and Hln, Linear & Streaming.
She joins from Ample Entertainment, where she was Head of Development and Current Programming and oversaw documentaries including Peacock’s Violent Minds: Killers on Tape and Roku’s Morimoto’s Sushi Master as well as ID series such as The Price of Glee, Death by Fame and Murder in the Heartland.
Prior to Ample, she was President of Good Caper Content, which she launched as ITV America’s true crime and investigative documentary arm, overseeing series including Taken at Birth (TLC) and True Life Crime (MTV).
“I am thrilled to welcome Kathryn to our team,” said Sarlanis. “She comes to us with extensive true crime expertise, savvy creative instincts and enviable storytelling...
- 2/20/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Channel 5 is on the brink of finding a new producer for its next Jane McDonald and Susan Calman shows. This follows owner Paramount Global’s decision to close the Viacom International Studios (Vis) UK unscripted division, revealed by Deadline last month.
Deadline understands that Daisybeck Studios, which makes some of Channel 5’s biggest hits including The Yorkshire Vet and Our Yorkshire Farm, is extremely close to taking on the work with two of the channel’s highest-profile presenters. Based in Leeds, eOne-owned Daisybeck is a trusted Channel 5 supplier that has made hundreds of hours of shows for the channel including many that focus on the outfit’s native Yorkshire.
The move comes as Paramount begins the process of apportioning dozens of hours of Vis’s factual programing to the UK indie sector.
McDonald’s next project is unknown but will likely be within her travelog wheelhouse. She...
Deadline understands that Daisybeck Studios, which makes some of Channel 5’s biggest hits including The Yorkshire Vet and Our Yorkshire Farm, is extremely close to taking on the work with two of the channel’s highest-profile presenters. Based in Leeds, eOne-owned Daisybeck is a trusted Channel 5 supplier that has made hundreds of hours of shows for the channel including many that focus on the outfit’s native Yorkshire.
The move comes as Paramount begins the process of apportioning dozens of hours of Vis’s factual programing to the UK indie sector.
McDonald’s next project is unknown but will likely be within her travelog wheelhouse. She...
- 3/29/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount+ is not just the home of the Taylor Sheridan universe, it has also quietly assembled one of the best film libraries of any of the streaming services. Look no further than the list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March, which includes prestige dramas like “12 Years a Slave” and “Last of the Mohicans,” iconic thrillers like “The Sixth Sense,” “The Rock” and “Crimson Tide,” delightful rom-coms like “Kate & Leopold” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary” and other classics like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Galaxy Quest.”
And that’s not to mention the new originals premiering in March: Kiefer Sutherland plays a corporate espionage operative framed for murder in “Rabbit Hole,” while “School Spirits” follows a high school teen who suddenly discovers she’s dead and still haunting her school.
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March 2023 below.
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And that’s not to mention the new originals premiering in March: Kiefer Sutherland plays a corporate espionage operative framed for murder in “Rabbit Hole,” while “School Spirits” follows a high school teen who suddenly discovers she’s dead and still haunting her school.
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March 2023 below.
Also Read:...
- 3/4/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Paramount Global is shuttering the UK unscripted division of its international production arm, which makes the likes of Catfish UK and True Life Crime.
We hear around 20 roles will be impacted at Viacom International Studios (Vis) UK, and that March 31 has been earmarked as the date for closure. Paramount declined to comment.
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We hear around 20 roles will be impacted at Viacom International Studios (Vis) UK, and that March 31 has been earmarked as the date for closure. Paramount declined to comment.
Related Story Paramount Global Shares Dip As Q4 Ad Sales Fall, Streaming Costs Rise; Paramount+ Adds 9.9 Million Subs; Film Bright On ‘Smile’ Related Story Paramount+ To Boost Prices After Showtime Merge, Paramount Global Will Take Up To 1.5 Billion Q1 Content Charge Related Story Les Moonves Lies, Shari Pushes, Philippe Dauman Falls, Sumner Steals His Grandson's Girlfriend And Other Tales In New Book On The Redstones
The news comes as Paramount is shifting its international production focus to high-end scripted. As such, several UK-based Paramount TV studio execs working shows such as Paramount+’s big budget Sexy Beast...
- 2/16/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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