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.  Combining sparks & honey's ability to identify shifting patterns in culture with Stephen…

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. The Banijay Entertainment-owned independent studio is known for David’s docudrama series…

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…

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. Under the deal, which I…

History has given a formal green light to six-part miniseries Sons Of Liberty, from A+E Studios and Stephen David Entertainment (The World Wars). The project, which has been fully cast, starts production this summer. Sons Of Liberty follows a defiant and radical group of young men – Sam Adams (Ben Barnes), John Adams…

EXCLUSIVE: Xbox Entertainment Studios and TV producer Stephen David (The Men Who Built America) have teamed to develop a groundbreaking new hybrid series. Utilizing still-in-development Xbox tech, the project combines interactive gaming and docudrama storytelling similar to the content David’s Stephen David Entertainme…

History Channel and H2 will premiere a six-part event series World Wars later in 2014, the networks announced today. The project will showcase the 30-year period, featuring interviews with Colin Powell, British Prime Miniter John Major, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, and Sen. John McCain, among others. Stephen Dav…