Derek Britt
- Producer
- Director
DEREK BRITT is a Peabody Award-winning film and television producer, director and screenwriter (scripted/non-scripted). His work spans 30 years in television, film, documentary, live sports and commercial advertising. With a focus on original content creation, he works frequently with HBO, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, CBS, NBC, FOX, TBS, Viacom, Discovery, PBS, A&E, KingWorld - and recently secured a First Look deal with Amazon Studios.
Currently, Derek is in production on, and in development, of a slate of new productions - including the financing and asset-backed lending of major films and entertainment properties.
While developing original material, adaptations or showrunning a production, Derek is focused on challenging the imagination through bold, eye-opening, storytelling.
Additionally, Derek launched two major companies into media. First, partnering with publishing giant Chicken Soup for the Soul (CSS), Derek developed and Executive Produced a slate of intellectual properties (network TV series, film, documentary and digital/brand integrated content ) distributed across top network, cable, digital and streaming outlets - facilitating the company's new entertainment division's IPO (CSSE - NASDAQ).
Derek also partnered with e-commerce, media/tech startup, Knocking, Inc. Serving as both Executive Producer and Knocking's Head of Television and Content, he built and oversaw their production/broadcast model from the ground-up, designing an innovative and efficient way to develop, produce and deliver a high volume of high-end original branded content. Together they quickly generated over $50 million in "new revenue" in the first few months - broadcast partners included Disney, NBC/NBC O&O, ABC, Freemantle, DebMar, Sinclair, Cox Media Group, Univision, Meredith, and Gray Television.
Derek co-founded DB Goldline, Inc. (DBG) and DBG Studios, an award-wining film & TV production company based from NYC with studios in Connecticut. DBG successfully created, sold and produced long form TV and film content for CBS, Discovery, Food Network, HBO, PBS, Amazon, MTV, ESPN, Hallmark, E!, Travel Ch - and deals/partnerships with Amazon Studios, PBS, Lionsgate, Wheelhouse.
Derek is also a Director of commercial advertising and fashion campaigns.
Representation - William Morris Endeavor (WME)
Currently, Derek is in production on, and in development, of a slate of new productions - including the financing and asset-backed lending of major films and entertainment properties.
While developing original material, adaptations or showrunning a production, Derek is focused on challenging the imagination through bold, eye-opening, storytelling.
Additionally, Derek launched two major companies into media. First, partnering with publishing giant Chicken Soup for the Soul (CSS), Derek developed and Executive Produced a slate of intellectual properties (network TV series, film, documentary and digital/brand integrated content ) distributed across top network, cable, digital and streaming outlets - facilitating the company's new entertainment division's IPO (CSSE - NASDAQ).
Derek also partnered with e-commerce, media/tech startup, Knocking, Inc. Serving as both Executive Producer and Knocking's Head of Television and Content, he built and oversaw their production/broadcast model from the ground-up, designing an innovative and efficient way to develop, produce and deliver a high volume of high-end original branded content. Together they quickly generated over $50 million in "new revenue" in the first few months - broadcast partners included Disney, NBC/NBC O&O, ABC, Freemantle, DebMar, Sinclair, Cox Media Group, Univision, Meredith, and Gray Television.
Derek co-founded DB Goldline, Inc. (DBG) and DBG Studios, an award-wining film & TV production company based from NYC with studios in Connecticut. DBG successfully created, sold and produced long form TV and film content for CBS, Discovery, Food Network, HBO, PBS, Amazon, MTV, ESPN, Hallmark, E!, Travel Ch - and deals/partnerships with Amazon Studios, PBS, Lionsgate, Wheelhouse.
Derek is also a Director of commercial advertising and fashion campaigns.
Representation - William Morris Endeavor (WME)