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Sony Pictures Television is expanding its unscripted footprint in a big way. The TV studio has signed an agreement to acquire independent nonfiction production company Industrial Media whose portfolio includes such series as American Idol, 90 Day Fiancé, Indian Matchmaking, Selena+Chef and So You Think You Can Dance.…

Dawn Porter's Trilogy Films, the company behind feature docs including John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It, has partnered with Industrial Media. Porter has struck an overall deal with the Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman-run firm, which is the umbrella group behind The Intellectual Property Corporation, Sharp…

Matt Sharp, who runs 90 Day Fiancé producer Sharp Entertainment and was the man behind Doomsday Preppers, called his Industrial Media bosses in February 2020 to warn them that Covid-19 might become a problem in the United States. His preparedness – this is a man who profiled more than one family preparing for a global…

EXCLUSIVE: Industrial Media, the parent company of American Idol producer 19 Entertainment and 90 Day Fiancé Sharp Entertainment, has hired former Blumhouse exec Roland Wieshofer as Chief Financial Officer as it looks to ramp up its M&A activity. Wieshofer, who was previously CFO at the horror studio, will replace…

UTA-backed indie production group Industrial Media has hired veteran TV executive and four-time Emmy-nominee Devon Hammonds as its Senior Vice President, Development & Current Programming – East Coast to lead the company's New York and Atlanta production hubs. In her new role, Hammonds will provide day-to-day support…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor, director and producer Don Cheadle has launched a new production company, Radicle Act, which will focus on creating TV and film content for all platforms. As part of the launch, Radicle Act has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Industrial Media (American Idol) to…

Momentum Content has signed an exclusive overall deal with Industrial Media (American Idol). Under the pact, Christina Douglas, Momentum Content's CEO and Anna Snead, Momentum’s Head of Development, will work closely with Industrial Media’s CEO Eli Holzman and President Aaron Saidman to create, develop and produce new…

The Intellectual Property Corporation is bolstering its creative executive team following its recent acquisition by Industrial Media. Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, CEO and President, respectively, of Industrial Media, have made a series of new executive appointments at the TV production company behind such series as…

Core Media (American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance) has acquired Emmy-winning television production company The Intellectual Property Corporation and relaunching immediately as Industrial Media. Eli Holzman, founder and CEO of IPC (Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath), will continue in his role there, while…