Emmy-winning documentary and reality production company Stephen David Entertainment will team with New York-based cultural consultancy sparks & honey in a deal to seek new trends, story ideas and cast members for its programming. 

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Gladiator co-writer David Franzoni is returning to the arena for Colosseum, a drama series at Stephen David Entertainment (Sons Of Liberty) that is set in the world of the Roman Empire's gladiatorial games.

This marks the first major drama project announced since the Banijay Group-owned SDE brought in former…

Hugh Hefner is getting a miniseries treatment. The Playboy founder’s life and his company are the subject of American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, a miniseries produced by Stephen David Entertainment and Playboy's Alta Loma Entertainment. The project, which is currently being shopped to networks, is slated to begin…

On the heels of Stephen David Entertainment signaling a major expansion into scripted television with the appointment of Dirk Hoogstra as Chief Creative Officer, the company has signed with WME. It was previously repped by CAA.

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Dirk Hoogstra, former general manager of History and H2, has joined Stephen David Entertainment as chief creative officer. This is a high-profile executive hire for David’s Banijay Entertainment-owned independent studio. Hoogstra will oversee development, packaging and sales, shepherding new and current projects.

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Nine months after bringing in former Endemol North America CEO David Goldberg to launch Banijay Studios North America, the French media company is making another move in the American marketplace, acquiring a controlling stake in New York-based production company Stephen David Entertainment.

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