CBS is back in business with its former entertainment chief, Nina Tassler.
CBS said it acquired an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, an independent producer that is led by Tassler, and film and television producer Denise Di Novi and is devoted to amplifying diverse voices. Under terms of the agreement, CBS’ various media outlets will get a first look at new PatMa programming being developed for broadcast and premium markets. What’s more, CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up at the CBS broadcast network, Showtime or streaming-video outlet CBS All Access – and serve as their worldwide distributor.
Tassler rose through the ranks after joining CBS in 1997, leaving the company as its chairman of entertainment in 2015. During her tenure, she had a hand in overseeing such landmark franchises as “The Good Wife,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She previously headed drama development for Warner Brothers Television,...
CBS said it acquired an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, an independent producer that is led by Tassler, and film and television producer Denise Di Novi and is devoted to amplifying diverse voices. Under terms of the agreement, CBS’ various media outlets will get a first look at new PatMa programming being developed for broadcast and premium markets. What’s more, CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up at the CBS broadcast network, Showtime or streaming-video outlet CBS All Access – and serve as their worldwide distributor.
Tassler rose through the ranks after joining CBS in 1997, leaving the company as its chairman of entertainment in 2015. During her tenure, she had a hand in overseeing such landmark franchises as “The Good Wife,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She previously headed drama development for Warner Brothers Television,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has taken an ownership stake in and struck a first-look deal with PatMa Productions, the production company set up by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler and Heathers and Batman Returns producer Denise Di Novi. The indie has set its first project through the deal – an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ abortion novel A Book of American Martyrs for Showtime.
Tassler and Di Novi, who had previously worked together on CBS drama The District, set up PatMa at the start of last year with a focus on amplifying diverse voices. As part of the strategic partnership, CBS platforms, including the broadcast network, pay network Showtime and CBS All Access, will have a first-look at PatMa programming and CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up with these platforms with CBS Studios International acting as international distributor.
However, PatMa will continue to operate as an independent production company with...
Tassler and Di Novi, who had previously worked together on CBS drama The District, set up PatMa at the start of last year with a focus on amplifying diverse voices. As part of the strategic partnership, CBS platforms, including the broadcast network, pay network Showtime and CBS All Access, will have a first-look at PatMa programming and CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up with these platforms with CBS Studios International acting as international distributor.
However, PatMa will continue to operate as an independent production company with...
- 7/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has bought an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, the production company led by Denise Di Novi and former CBS entertainment chairman Nina Tassler.
The agreement includes a first-look deal across all CBS platforms, which will be co-financed and co-produced by CBS Studios. No financial details were disclosed.
The first project is a limited series adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel, “A Book of American Martyrs.” The book is described as a moving portrait of two families whose lives collide when a politically charged act of violence rips both apart. The series is being written by Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, who will serve as executive producers along with Tassler, Di Novi, Debra Greenfield and Linda Kent.
Also Read: Joan Boorstein Named President of Former CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler's PatMa Productions
“Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers who are respected across the industry for their...
The agreement includes a first-look deal across all CBS platforms, which will be co-financed and co-produced by CBS Studios. No financial details were disclosed.
The first project is a limited series adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel, “A Book of American Martyrs.” The book is described as a moving portrait of two families whose lives collide when a politically charged act of violence rips both apart. The series is being written by Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, who will serve as executive producers along with Tassler, Di Novi, Debra Greenfield and Linda Kent.
Also Read: Joan Boorstein Named President of Former CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler's PatMa Productions
“Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers who are respected across the industry for their...
- 7/17/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Studio chieftains and major performers, producers, and directors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg, are planning a Sept. 24 fundraiser for top House candidates seeking to flip districts to the Democrats.
The event, to be held at Marcy Carsey’s home, will raise money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to attend, along with candidates in the key races.
On the list of other entertainment supporters who have signed on to the event so far are Alan and Cindy Horn, Barbra Streisand and James Brolin, Damon and Heidi Lindelof, Billy and Stacy Ray, Amanda Peet and David Benioff, Stacey Sher and Kerry Brown, Cameron Crowe, Joe Calabrese, Rob and Shari Friedman, Jim and Ann Gianopulos, Mark Gordon and Sally Whitehill, Cliff and Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Sam Gores, John Landgraf, David Linde and Felicia Rosenfeld, Mike Stoller and Corky Hale, Eric Roth and Debra Greenfield, Tom Rothman and Jessica Harper,...
The event, to be held at Marcy Carsey’s home, will raise money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to attend, along with candidates in the key races.
On the list of other entertainment supporters who have signed on to the event so far are Alan and Cindy Horn, Barbra Streisand and James Brolin, Damon and Heidi Lindelof, Billy and Stacy Ray, Amanda Peet and David Benioff, Stacey Sher and Kerry Brown, Cameron Crowe, Joe Calabrese, Rob and Shari Friedman, Jim and Ann Gianopulos, Mark Gordon and Sally Whitehill, Cliff and Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Sam Gores, John Landgraf, David Linde and Felicia Rosenfeld, Mike Stoller and Corky Hale, Eric Roth and Debra Greenfield, Tom Rothman and Jessica Harper,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Films is developing Think Aaron, based on the tragic story of “hacktivist” Aaron Swartz, from Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s Tribeca Productions, husband-and-wife producing duo Eric Roth and Debra Greenfield, writer Andy Bellin and director Elliott Lester. In Think Aaron, child prodigy and programming genius Swartz becomes his generation's most important and influential "hacktivist," a political activist using his expertise in technology to fight for open and…...
- 12/4/2017
- Deadline TV
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