Longtime Done+Dusted partner Melanie Fletcher has been promoted to CEO of North America, recognizing her shift in recent years toward overseeing the growth of the production company’s business. Fletcher’s promotion comes as D+D prepares to produce the 74th Emmy Awards for NBC next month, as well as upcoming specials like ABC’s “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter” and “Beauty and The Beast: A 30th Celebration,” and “The Kennedy Center Honors” for CBS.
In overseeing D+D’s U.S. business, she’ll focus on expanding the company’s output in original IP development, series, brands, live specials, gaming and experiences. Fletcher, who has been with D+D since its early days, most recently served as chief operating officer.
“Honestly, from the heart, Melanie is fucking amazing,” said D+D co-founder, TV director and Emmy nominee Hamish Hamilton. “She’s been a real driving force...
In overseeing D+D’s U.S. business, she’ll focus on expanding the company’s output in original IP development, series, brands, live specials, gaming and experiences. Fletcher, who has been with D+D since its early days, most recently served as chief operating officer.
“Honestly, from the heart, Melanie is fucking amazing,” said D+D co-founder, TV director and Emmy nominee Hamish Hamilton. “She’s been a real driving force...
- 8/2/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Apple is moving into the competition space with a country music talent contest exec produced by Reese Witherspoon.
The streamer has ordered My Kind of Country from Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, country music manager Jason Owen, and The Masked Singer showrunner Izzie Pick Ibarra. Adam Blackstone, musical director for stars including Justin Timberlake and Tim McGraw, will serve as musical director of the series, which will also be executive produced by Done + Dusted.
There’s few details about the format of the show, although Apple said that it would bring a “fresh, new documentary sensibility” to the music competition genre and aim to “break down” cultural and musical barriers in country music.
It marks the latest unscripted series from The Morning Show star’s production company after it set a home organizing series starring Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin at Netflix last year.
Witherspoon, Hello Sunshine Head of Film & Television...
The streamer has ordered My Kind of Country from Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, country music manager Jason Owen, and The Masked Singer showrunner Izzie Pick Ibarra. Adam Blackstone, musical director for stars including Justin Timberlake and Tim McGraw, will serve as musical director of the series, which will also be executive produced by Done + Dusted.
There’s few details about the format of the show, although Apple said that it would bring a “fresh, new documentary sensibility” to the music competition genre and aim to “break down” cultural and musical barriers in country music.
It marks the latest unscripted series from The Morning Show star’s production company after it set a home organizing series starring Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin at Netflix last year.
Witherspoon, Hello Sunshine Head of Film & Television...
- 8/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has ordered “My Kind of Country,” a country music competition series from Reese Witherspoon, marking the streaming service’s first-ever competition show.
Described as “a ground breaking global search for unconventional and extraordinary country music talent,” “My Kind of Country” will “revolutionize the music competition genre with a fresh, new documentary sensibility,” per Apple. “The hybrid series will break down cultural and musical barriers in the country music space, inviting innovative musicians to unleash their authentic voices and take center stage.”
“Well, it’s not looking like I’ll ever fulfill my childhood dreams of becoming @DollyParton… but this might just be the next best thing!” Reese Witherspoon wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. “I am beyond excited to share that @HelloSunshine will be partnering with @Apple to bring y’all it’s [sic] very first competition series called ‘My Kind of Country’…. the search for extraordinary country music talent.
Described as “a ground breaking global search for unconventional and extraordinary country music talent,” “My Kind of Country” will “revolutionize the music competition genre with a fresh, new documentary sensibility,” per Apple. “The hybrid series will break down cultural and musical barriers in the country music space, inviting innovative musicians to unleash their authentic voices and take center stage.”
“Well, it’s not looking like I’ll ever fulfill my childhood dreams of becoming @DollyParton… but this might just be the next best thing!” Reese Witherspoon wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. “I am beyond excited to share that @HelloSunshine will be partnering with @Apple to bring y’all it’s [sic] very first competition series called ‘My Kind of Country’…. the search for extraordinary country music talent.
- 8/17/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Apple is getting into the music competition series space.
The streamer has ordered the series “My Kind of Country,” which will feature a global search for country music talent. Per Apple, the series will feature a documentary component as it hunts for “unconventional and extraordinary” country music stars.
Adam Blackstone will serve as the musical director on the series. Blackstone has previously worked with artists such as Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill, Rihanna, and Tim McGraw.
Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, and Cynthia Stockhammer will executive produce via Hello Sunshine. Jason Owen, president and CEO of Sandbox Entertainment, will also serve as executive producer alongside Izzie Pick Ibarra, the showrunner behind “The Masked Singer” and “Dancing With the Stars.” Done + Dusted’s Katy Mullan and Melanie Fletcher will also executive produce.
“My Kind of Country” now marks the third project Hello Sunshine has set up at Apple. The company currently...
The streamer has ordered the series “My Kind of Country,” which will feature a global search for country music talent. Per Apple, the series will feature a documentary component as it hunts for “unconventional and extraordinary” country music stars.
Adam Blackstone will serve as the musical director on the series. Blackstone has previously worked with artists such as Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill, Rihanna, and Tim McGraw.
Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, and Cynthia Stockhammer will executive produce via Hello Sunshine. Jason Owen, president and CEO of Sandbox Entertainment, will also serve as executive producer alongside Izzie Pick Ibarra, the showrunner behind “The Masked Singer” and “Dancing With the Stars.” Done + Dusted’s Katy Mullan and Melanie Fletcher will also executive produce.
“My Kind of Country” now marks the third project Hello Sunshine has set up at Apple. The company currently...
- 8/17/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The full line-up of participating artists, performers and creators was announced today for the All In Wa: A Concert for Covid-19 Relief, a 75-minute virtual concert taking place Wednesday, June 24 in support of Washington State’s recently launched All In Wa Covid-19 relief fund.
Bill Nye, Candice Wilson, Chad Charlie, Courteney Cox, Dove Cameron, Edouardo Jordan, The Head and the Heart, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Jessica Dobson, Prometheus Brown, Joshua Karp, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Diamond, Mimi Jung, Nancy Wilson, Noah Gundersen, Rainn Wilson, Ryan Lewis, Sleater-Kinney, and Travis Thompson will join previously announced Dave Matthews, Macklemore, Pearl Jam, Brandi Carlile, Ciara, Allen Stone, Ben Gibbard, The Black Tones, Joel McHale, Mary Lambert, Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, and Sir Mix-a-Lot.
Presented by Amazon and produced by Anonymous Content and Done + Dusted, the All In Wa: A Concert for Covid-19 Relief will be streamed on Wednesday, June 24, at 7:00 Pm Pst, on...
Bill Nye, Candice Wilson, Chad Charlie, Courteney Cox, Dove Cameron, Edouardo Jordan, The Head and the Heart, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Jessica Dobson, Prometheus Brown, Joshua Karp, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark Diamond, Mimi Jung, Nancy Wilson, Noah Gundersen, Rainn Wilson, Ryan Lewis, Sleater-Kinney, and Travis Thompson will join previously announced Dave Matthews, Macklemore, Pearl Jam, Brandi Carlile, Ciara, Allen Stone, Ben Gibbard, The Black Tones, Joel McHale, Mary Lambert, Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, and Sir Mix-a-Lot.
Presented by Amazon and produced by Anonymous Content and Done + Dusted, the All In Wa: A Concert for Covid-19 Relief will be streamed on Wednesday, June 24, at 7:00 Pm Pst, on...
- 6/23/2020
- Look to the Stars
Shawn Mendes, Bebe Rexha, the Chainsmokers, Halsey, Rita Ora, Kelsea Ballerini, and The Struts will all perform at the 2018 “Victoria’s Secret Holiday Special.” The event will take place in New York, following recent productions in London, Paris, and Shanghai, and air Sunday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.
“The show is a year-long production, and 2018 promises to be our most ambitious yet,” said Victoria’s Secret executive producer Ed Razek. “We have more musical guests, more fashion and more stories than ever; and, of course, 60 of the world’s top models.”
Sisters Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid, as well as Kendall Jenner, will join Victoria’s Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Behati Prinsloo (back after a three-year hiatus), Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Jasmine Tookes, Josephine Skriver, Lais Ribeiro, Martha Hunt, Romee Strijd, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, and Taylor Hill. The holiday special will...
“The show is a year-long production, and 2018 promises to be our most ambitious yet,” said Victoria’s Secret executive producer Ed Razek. “We have more musical guests, more fashion and more stories than ever; and, of course, 60 of the world’s top models.”
Sisters Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid, as well as Kendall Jenner, will join Victoria’s Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Behati Prinsloo (back after a three-year hiatus), Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Jasmine Tookes, Josephine Skriver, Lais Ribeiro, Martha Hunt, Romee Strijd, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, and Taylor Hill. The holiday special will...
- 11/1/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
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