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    Crazy Legs Productions launches feature film division

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    Scott Thigpen
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    Crazy Legs Productions, a producer of reality, true crime, sports programming, and branded entertainment, has launched a narrative feature film division, Crazy Legs Features. The company has plans to release between four and six films for theatrical and digital distribution per year.

    Crazy Legs Features is already in pre-production on several projects, with its first film, Front Row Killer, having just begun principal photography. The female-driven thriller will star Brooke Butler (Ozark), Teressa Liane (Vampire Diaries and Into the Badlands), and Ryan Cooper (Eye Candy). Front Row Killer also marks the feature directorial debut of Marguerite Henry (EP on Her Dark Past and Seduced), who serves as a writer on the project.

    “We’ve proven ourselves as innovators and creative storytellers in the non-fiction and branded entertainment spaces,” said Scott Thigpen, Crazy Legs Productions COO and producer of Front Row Killer. “Now, we’re excited to bring our cinematic sensibilities to the big screen and to new audiences around the globe.” 

    Marie Halliday, Crazy Legs Productions’ director of feature development, will oversee the creation of original content and acquisitions of unique creative properties. 

    Front Row Killer puts the audience front row center in a tortuous tale of friendship, obsession, and fanaticism. The movie is Swimfan meets A Star is Born and asks the question, “When a friend stands in between you and your ambitions, how far are you willing to go to make your dreams come true?” Being shot in and around Atlanta, Front Row Killer is part of a Crazy Legs slate of films that according to Halliday includes such genres as thriller, romance, horror, and documentaries. 

    On the TV and streaming services front, Crazy Legs Productions has turned out such shows as A Season With for Showtime, Family By the Ton for TLC, Inside the Madness for Facebook, The Prancing Elites Project for Oxygen, Swamp Murders, Dead Silent and Your Worst Nightmare for Investigation Discovery, and Hidden City for Travel Channel.

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    DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.

    The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively.

    The retreat by DirecTV this week may end a years-long effort by the company to acquire both Dish and Sling after it announced the bid in September.

    DirecTV was looking to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that included a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt. The deal was contingent on several factors, including regulatory approvals and bondholders writing off debt related to Dish.

    "While we believed a combination of DirecTV and Dish would have benefited all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because the proposed exchange terms were necessary to protect DirecTV's balance sheet and our operational flexibility," DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a statement.

    The prospect of a DirecTV-Dish combo has long been rumored, and reported talks resurfaced over the years. And the two almost merged more than two decades ago — but the Federal Communications Commission blocked the deal valued at the time at $18.5 billion deal, citing antitrust concerns.

    The pay-for-TV market has shifted significantly since. As more and more consumers tune into online streaming platforms, demand for more traditional satellite entertainment continues to shrink.

    DirecTV says that it will continue to invest in next-generation streaming platforms and offer new packaging options while integrating content from live TV alongside direct-to-consumer... Read More

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