The founders of Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back producer Rumpus Media are exiting the business after a decade.
Deadline understands that Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush are in the early stages of plotting a new production outfit.
The duo launched Rumpus in 2013 and have since turned it into one of the UK’s most prolific unscripted producers. Rumpus has developed talent relationships with the likes of Lycett and Romesh Ranganathan that have spawned multiple hits including Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, Late Night Lycett and The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan. Other credits include Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains and Mo Gilligan: Black, British and Funny.
Rumpus was backed by UK indie incubator Greenbird almost immediately after it was set up and Greenbird holds a 40% stake, according to its latest accounts. Following Hudd and Wimbush’s departure during the middle of next year, Stv Creative Director of International Development...
Deadline understands that Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush are in the early stages of plotting a new production outfit.
The duo launched Rumpus in 2013 and have since turned it into one of the UK’s most prolific unscripted producers. Rumpus has developed talent relationships with the likes of Lycett and Romesh Ranganathan that have spawned multiple hits including Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, Late Night Lycett and The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan. Other credits include Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains and Mo Gilligan: Black, British and Funny.
Rumpus was backed by UK indie incubator Greenbird almost immediately after it was set up and Greenbird holds a 40% stake, according to its latest accounts. Following Hudd and Wimbush’s departure during the middle of next year, Stv Creative Director of International Development...
- 12/4/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Two Cities Television, the production company behind Sky and CBS Showtime drama Patrick Melrose, has sold a 25% stake to Stv Productions, the UK production arm of Scottish broadcaster Stv.
The deal means that BBC Studios is exiting Two Cities, with Stv Productions — which recently made BBC One’s Glenda Jackson drama Elizabeth Is Missing — effectively replacing it as a minority shareholder. Stv has the option to turn its equity holding into a majority stake over the next three years.
Two Cities was founded in 2016 and is led by Michael Jackson, the former BBC One controller, Channel 4 CEO and Universal Television chairman, and former Line Of Duty and The Fall executive producer Stephen Wright. It made Benedict Cumberbatch drama Patrick Melrose in 2018 and is currently developing an adaptation of Michael Wolff’s Donald Trump book Fire and Fury in partnership with Topic Studios.
Stv Productions managing director David Mortimer said:...
The deal means that BBC Studios is exiting Two Cities, with Stv Productions — which recently made BBC One’s Glenda Jackson drama Elizabeth Is Missing — effectively replacing it as a minority shareholder. Stv has the option to turn its equity holding into a majority stake over the next three years.
Two Cities was founded in 2016 and is led by Michael Jackson, the former BBC One controller, Channel 4 CEO and Universal Television chairman, and former Line Of Duty and The Fall executive producer Stephen Wright. It made Benedict Cumberbatch drama Patrick Melrose in 2018 and is currently developing an adaptation of Michael Wolff’s Donald Trump book Fire and Fury in partnership with Topic Studios.
Stv Productions managing director David Mortimer said:...
- 1/8/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Safeword and Sex Tape producer Stv Productions is gearing up for an aggressive push into the U.S. and has signed with Wme for representation.
This comes after the company, which is the production arm of the eponymous Scottish broadcaster, hired former Tinopolis and NBC Universal executive David Mortimer as its content chief.
Stv Productions will work with the Hollywood talent agency across genres as it looks to develop dramas and entertainment formats for UK, U.S. and international markets. It was previously repped by CAA but Mortimer has previously worked with Wme during his time at A Smith & Co. and Magical Elves owner Tinopolis, where they were instrumental in helping sell Paradise Hotel to Fox, and via his own Sony-backed indie Fever Media.
MD Mortimer joined Stv at the end of last year and has been tasked with growing the scale of the production business, developing...
This comes after the company, which is the production arm of the eponymous Scottish broadcaster, hired former Tinopolis and NBC Universal executive David Mortimer as its content chief.
Stv Productions will work with the Hollywood talent agency across genres as it looks to develop dramas and entertainment formats for UK, U.S. and international markets. It was previously repped by CAA but Mortimer has previously worked with Wme during his time at A Smith & Co. and Magical Elves owner Tinopolis, where they were instrumental in helping sell Paradise Hotel to Fox, and via his own Sony-backed indie Fever Media.
MD Mortimer joined Stv at the end of last year and has been tasked with growing the scale of the production business, developing...
- 2/27/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Indie producer and distributor Tinopolis Group has appointed David Mortimer to the new role of Director of Content. The exec will be responsible for UK content direction and performance, working with Tinopolis' production companies there and in the U.S. to develop a strong transatlantic production strategy. Mortimer joins from NBCUniversal where he was Svp Factual & Entertainment, overseeing unscripted production companies in the UK, Australia, Canada and Asia. He will…...
- 1/19/2017
- Deadline TV
ITV Orders Quiz Show ‘The 21st Question’ ITV has ordered The 21st Question, a new tactical quiz show from Chocolate Media. In the game, one power player faces 10 challengers through a series of tense “winner stays on” rounds designed to test strategy and wits of all players. Only one of the players will successfully fend off all the competition, and whoever is left standing faces a chance to win big — provided they can answer the 21st Question. The 10-episode hourlong show will be executive produced by David Mortimer and Alan Brown and air on ITV1 later this year. Eyeworks’ ‘Beat The Blondes’ Format Adapted For China Eyeworks’ Beat The Blondes format is headed to China. 3C Media will adapt the show for the market and produce 13 episodes in the spring for a selection of regional free TV channels in Jiangxi, Henan, Chongqing, Shanxi, Qingdao TV and Hubei. The adapted local...
- 2/7/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
As TV execs continue to hunt for the next big reality hit, NBCUniversal International Television Production is supercharging its unscripted business. The group has launched a dedicated unscripted development unit to be overseen by Svp of factual and entertainment, David Mortimer. The focus will be on creating big entertainment formats for the global market. The division will be made up of two complimentary teams, one focused on so-called “shiny floor entertainment shows,” and the other on returnable high-end factual entertainment formats. The in-house unit will exist alongside unscripted production companies Monkey Kingdom and Chocolate Media in the UK, Matchbox Pictures in Australia and Lark Productions in Canada. Mortimer, a former BBC exec who joined NBCUniversal in May, has a track record that includes Dragons’ Den, Great Britons, The Weakest Link and The Office. He’s bullish on NBCU’s investment in development, saying, “We are determined to be the home...
- 12/12/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
David Mortimer, a former Warner Bros. publicity executive, has joined ID Public Relations as vice president, ID announced on Thursday. "I've worked with David for many years, and his professionalism and expertise will fit in beautifully with our company culture," said ID Founder and CEO Kelly Bush. "We pride ourselves on taking a very creative approach to film campaigns, and David will help us build on this success." Also read: 2 Weinstein Senior Execs Move to ID in PR Overhaul As vice president of national publicity at Warner Bros. for 11 years, Mortimer oversaw...
- 2/14/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Breaking: ID has tapped longtime Warner Bros film publicity executive David Mortimer as VP in Los Angeles, joining a film team that is led by New York-based Sara Serlen. Mortimer spent the last 11 years at Warner Bros as VP of National Publicity, where he oversaw campaigns for films including The Blind Side, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2, Beautiful Creatures, Dolphin Tale, Sex And The City 2, New Year’s Eve, A Nightmare On Elm Street, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. Other projects he worked in included Zack Snyder’s 300 and Watchmen, Get Smart, Scooby Doo, Insomnia, Happy Feet, and Michael Clayton. “I’ve worked with David for many years, and his professionalism and expertise will fit in beautifully with our company culture,” said ID CEO Kelly Bush. “Sara and our film team have done a terrific job representing an array of films across all genres. We pride ourselves on...
- 2/14/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
British TV producer Richard Hopkins has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 47.
He passed away in Britain on Saturday.
Throughout his career, Hopkins produced both Fame Academy and Fear Factor in the U.K. and he later pitched and developed competition series Strictly Come Dancing for the BBC. The show later transferred to America in the form of now-popular programme Dancing With the Stars.
He also oversaw the first season of reality series Big Brother and produced Britain's The 11 O'Clock Show, which helped to launch the careers of Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Hopkins also launched his own production company, Fever Media, with his business partner David Mortimer in 2006.
Remembering his late pal, Mortimer tells the Associated Press, "Television is, by its nature, an ephemeral business, so very few of us can hope to have any lasting legacy. Richard was a glorious exception to this rule and, as one of the greatest producers of his generation, he quite literally got the world dancing."...
He passed away in Britain on Saturday.
Throughout his career, Hopkins produced both Fame Academy and Fear Factor in the U.K. and he later pitched and developed competition series Strictly Come Dancing for the BBC. The show later transferred to America in the form of now-popular programme Dancing With the Stars.
He also oversaw the first season of reality series Big Brother and produced Britain's The 11 O'Clock Show, which helped to launch the careers of Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Hopkins also launched his own production company, Fever Media, with his business partner David Mortimer in 2006.
Remembering his late pal, Mortimer tells the Associated Press, "Television is, by its nature, an ephemeral business, so very few of us can hope to have any lasting legacy. Richard was a glorious exception to this rule and, as one of the greatest producers of his generation, he quite literally got the world dancing."...
- 1/9/2012
- WENN
London -- Richard Hopkins, a British television producer who helped bring "Dancing With the Stars" to the United States, has died. He was 47.
Hopkins died Saturday in Britain after an 8-month battle with cancer, Sony Music said in a statement issued Monday.
Over his 20-year career, Hopkins produced "Fame Academy" and "Fear Factor" in Britain, and worked on the first series of reality show "Big Brother" before developing, pitching and producing popular dance contest "Strictly Come Dancing" for the BBC.
He then brought the format to America, where the show was rechristened "Dancing With the Stars."
Hopkins ran the BBC's format entertainment division between 2003 and 2006, then launched Fever Media, a joint venture TV company with Sony Music.
Fever Media joint managing director David Mortimer said he felt privileged to be both business partner and friend to Hopkins.
"Television is by its nature an ephemeral business, so very few of us...
Hopkins died Saturday in Britain after an 8-month battle with cancer, Sony Music said in a statement issued Monday.
Over his 20-year career, Hopkins produced "Fame Academy" and "Fear Factor" in Britain, and worked on the first series of reality show "Big Brother" before developing, pitching and producing popular dance contest "Strictly Come Dancing" for the BBC.
He then brought the format to America, where the show was rechristened "Dancing With the Stars."
Hopkins ran the BBC's format entertainment division between 2003 and 2006, then launched Fever Media, a joint venture TV company with Sony Music.
Fever Media joint managing director David Mortimer said he felt privileged to be both business partner and friend to Hopkins.
"Television is by its nature an ephemeral business, so very few of us...
- 1/9/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
London -- Richard Hopkins, a British television producer who helped bring "Dancing With the Stars" to the United States, has died. He was 47.
Hopkins died Saturday in Britain after an 8-month battle with cancer, Sony Music said in a statement issued Monday.
Over his 20-year career, Hopkins produced "Fame Academy" and "Fear Factor" in Britain, and worked on the first series of reality show "Big Brother" before developing, pitching and producing popular dance contest "Strictly Come Dancing" for the BBC.
He then brought the format to America, where the show was rechristened "Dancing With the Stars."
Hopkins ran the BBC's format entertainment division between 2003 and 2006, then launched Fever Media, a joint venture TV company with Sony Music.
Fever Media joint managing director David Mortimer said he felt privileged to be both business partner and friend to Hopkins.
"Television is by its nature an ephemeral business, so very few of us...
Hopkins died Saturday in Britain after an 8-month battle with cancer, Sony Music said in a statement issued Monday.
Over his 20-year career, Hopkins produced "Fame Academy" and "Fear Factor" in Britain, and worked on the first series of reality show "Big Brother" before developing, pitching and producing popular dance contest "Strictly Come Dancing" for the BBC.
He then brought the format to America, where the show was rechristened "Dancing With the Stars."
Hopkins ran the BBC's format entertainment division between 2003 and 2006, then launched Fever Media, a joint venture TV company with Sony Music.
Fever Media joint managing director David Mortimer said he felt privileged to be both business partner and friend to Hopkins.
"Television is by its nature an ephemeral business, so very few of us...
- 1/9/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Okay, I’m back on board. Last week my faith in Justified was slipping a bit, and I was growing weary of Ava. Fortunately, her screen time was kept to a minimum this week. Raylan was busy investigating an apparent suicide, but he also confronts some latent feelings for ex-wife Winona. We are slowly becoming privy to what makes Raylan tick. Spoilers ahead.
‘The Collection’ begins with Raylan visiting Boyd in prison, in hopes of getting a morsel of information that can put Arlo (his father) away for good. Bad break for Raylan, Boyd has found Jesus while locked up in the big house, and he’s more interested in ministering than spilling Arlo’s secrets. Raylan leaves empty handed.
He joins Ava in the motel room, and the next morning they are interrupted by Art, pounding on the door. A shirtless Raylan (Timothy Olyphant has not been missing any...
‘The Collection’ begins with Raylan visiting Boyd in prison, in hopes of getting a morsel of information that can put Arlo (his father) away for good. Bad break for Raylan, Boyd has found Jesus while locked up in the big house, and he’s more interested in ministering than spilling Arlo’s secrets. Raylan leaves empty handed.
He joins Ava in the motel room, and the next morning they are interrupted by Art, pounding on the door. A shirtless Raylan (Timothy Olyphant has not been missing any...
- 4/21/2010
- by Shannon Hood
- The Flickcast
F/X A scene from “Justified.”
Raylan turns detective, in more ways than one, in “The Collection”, last night’s introspective episode of “Justified.”
Indeed, Raylan’s in search of answers this week. On the personal front, he visits Boyd Crowder in jail, hoping that he can provide information regarding what Raylan’s father Arlo is really up to these days. Boyd is disarmingly cagey, yet somewhat pointed in his assertion that Raylan walks around with a cloud of death around him. Poker faced, Raylan doesn’t give Boyd the satisfaction of showing whether he’s rattled by the “born-again ex-criminal’s” words, but as we know, he’s been unsettled ever since he’s been in Kentucky.
After Raylan is chided by Art for sleeping with Eva while he and she are still being investigated, the two of them drive to the house of Owen Carnes, a wealthy art...
Raylan turns detective, in more ways than one, in “The Collection”, last night’s introspective episode of “Justified.”
Indeed, Raylan’s in search of answers this week. On the personal front, he visits Boyd Crowder in jail, hoping that he can provide information regarding what Raylan’s father Arlo is really up to these days. Boyd is disarmingly cagey, yet somewhat pointed in his assertion that Raylan walks around with a cloud of death around him. Poker faced, Raylan doesn’t give Boyd the satisfaction of showing whether he’s rattled by the “born-again ex-criminal’s” words, but as we know, he’s been unsettled ever since he’s been in Kentucky.
After Raylan is chided by Art for sleeping with Eva while he and she are still being investigated, the two of them drive to the house of Owen Carnes, a wealthy art...
- 4/21/2010
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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