Critical Content has tapped former ITV Studios America executive Sam Zoda as EVP and Head of Production, along with making other senior-level exec hires and promotions. The appointments follow Critical Content’s acquisition of the TV assets of Jenny Daly’s T Group Productions in November, spearheaded by the…

EXCLUSIVE: Unscripted series producer Critical Content has reduced its full-time staff by approximately 35% in what the company describes as a reorganization which reflects the changes in the marketplace and is focused on growth. "Our industry is rapidly evolving where TV, digital, and branded platforms are…

UPDATE, 10:32 PM: You say I owe you money? I say you owe me money! In a statement from his lawyer late tonight, that’s essentially the response of ex-Relativity TV boss Tom Forman to UTA just hours after the uberagency went after him in court on Thursday with claims of commissions that their former client hasn’t paid…

It looks like CBS is the latest to move into the true crime genre. Sources tell Deadline that the network is in final negotiations with Emmy winner Tom Forman (9/11, 48 Hours, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) and Critical Content to produce an unscripted, limited-run series on the JonBenét Ramsey murder case. We hear…

Relativity's television operation, which emerged from bankruptcy in October with new owners and a new business plan, has been formally launched as independent content studio Critical Content. The company, led by Tom Forman and Andrew Marcus, is backed by an investor group led by Anchorage Capital Group, with…

Relativity’s television operation is emerging from bankruptcy with new owners, new business plan, a soon-to-be-revealed new name and its old leadership and staff. Hours after U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Wiles this morning approved an agreement for the TV unit to be handed over to the Stalking Horse Bidders…

Relativity Television chief Tom Forman told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York today that he and other senior executives are close to signing new contracts with the hedge funds planning to buy the operation — and have secured their commitment to grow the business. Last week, Judge Michael Wiles, who is overseeing Re…

The U.S. Trustee in the Relativity bankruptcy case, William Harrington, is still unimpressed with the studio’s plan to pay key employees and others bonuses tied to their efforts to improve its sale price. Relativity submitted new plans to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court last week, mostly to address the Trustee’s objections…

EXCLUSIVE: The future of the Ryan Kavanaugh-run company seems to speed up and slow down several times and several court filings a day ever since they filed for Chapter 11 back on July 30. Late tonight, Relativity put pedal to the metal with a plan to pay out about $314,868 before the scheduled October 15 sale to…

EXCLUSIVE: ABC Family has entered into a development deal with Ashley Tisdale's Blondie Girl Prods. for The Keys. The High School Musical star, who co-stars in the Louis C.K./Spike Feresten CBS comedy pilot, and her partner Jessica Rhoades will executive produce the detective drama with RelativityREAL CEO Tom Forman…

UPDATED: Lifetime is pairing its flagship drama Army Wives with a reality series featuring real-life army wives and kids as well as the solders forced to leave them behind when called to duty. The cable network has ordered 13 hourlong episodes from Coming Home, which chronicles five surprise and emotional reunions…

I hear top unscripted producer Tom Forman, CEO of RelativityReal, is taking out a reality series project based on this year’s hit Sundance documentary Catfish, which is being distributed by Relativity Media’s Rogue Pictures. There is significant interest in the unscripted format, a segmented doc series revolving around…