DirecTV has made a direct-to-series order for Entertainment One Television’s (eOne) comedy series You Me Her, created for television by John Scott Shepherd and inspired by the Playboy Magazine article titled “Sugar on Top” by John H. Richardson. The ten half-hour episode series will air on DirecTV’s Audience Network.
In You Me Her, Shepherd has crafted television’s first “polyromantic comedy,” infusing the sensibilities of a smart, grounded indie rom-com with a distinctive twist: One of the two parties just happens to be a suburban married couple.
You Me Her builds on the successful relationship between eOne and DirecTV whose suspense-drama Rogue starring Cole Hauser, Richard Schiff and Thandie Newton is in its third season. eOne will finance, produce and distribute You Me Her worldwide, with Gerard Bocaccio, SVP US Scripted Development, overseeing You Me Her for the studio.
Shepherd, who will serve as executive producer and showrunner for the series, created and executive produced the television series Save Me and The Days. He also penned the screenplays to feature films Life or Something Like it and Joe Somebody and authored the novels "Henry’s List of Wrongs" and "The Dead Father’s Guide to Sex and Marriage." Shepherd is represented by Paradigm and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
Playboy’s Alta Loma Entertainment’s Peter Jaysen will serve as an EP along with Alan Gasmer (Vikings). Playboy has a history as a rich source for feature film material–The Hurt Locker, Born on The Fourth of July and A Christmas Story, all got their start as articles in Playboy Magazine and You Me Her marks the first time an article has been used as the genesis of a scripted television series.
eOne, DirecTV and Playboy will seek to create unique integrated advertising platforms, which will provide innovative opportunities for advertisers.
Avid completes acquisition of Wolftech
Avid®, known for software solutions for professional media production, has completed the acquisition of Wolftech Broadcast Solutions, a leader in cloud-based multiplatform news planning, production and publishing solutions.
The acquisition enables Avid to combine its digital-first, end-to-end media solution with Wolftech’s expertise in story-centric workflow management. News organizations will be able to increase efficiency and accelerate story delivery through enhanced remote collaboration and multiplatform amplification.
Avid CEO Wellford Dillard stated, “Wolftech is unquestionably on the leading edge of where the industry is going, and this acquisition demonstrates Avid’s commitment to transform news, sports, and live production workflows. We are delighted to welcome Wolftech into the Avid family.”
Wolftech CEO Arne Berven added, “We were focused on finding a partner that could accelerate the adoption of our platform globally. We explored a number of possibilities, but when we talked to Avid, we knew it was the right match.”
The closing of the acquisition follows Avid’s announcement on October 7 that the company had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wolftech.
With this acquisition, Avid deepens the integration between the two toolsets while continuing to embrace an open approach in partnering with a wide range of media production tools and newsroom systems. Existing Wolftech customers will benefit from Avid’s global scale for customer support and professional services.
Ian Axton, head of production operations for ITV News, said, “As a customer of both Avid and Wolftech we’re excited about the benefits this acquisition will bring to our users and our business. Wolftech has transformed... Read More