Alex Breingan (born May 1972) is a UK born New Zealand television executive producer, television writer and former radio producer and host.
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Born | Alexander James Breingan[1] May 1972 (age 52)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Executive producer, Television writer, radio host |
Personal life
editBreingan was born in Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom, and educated at Woodroffe School and Durham University.[2] He is married to former Three News reporter and food blogger Rachel Hart.[2][3]
Career
editHe began his career in the mid 1990s in UK commercial radio and later as a producer at the BBC before moving to NZ in 2002.[4] He spent 10 years in NZ radio including as Mediawork's Radio Operations Manager and Assistant Programme Director for both More FM and RadioLIVE.[5] Breingan then moved into TV as Channel Manager for SKY TV's Food TV and The Living Channel.[5][6]
In 2012 Breingan co-founded free to air TV channel Choice TV which launched on Freeview and Sky that year. Canadian Media company Blue Ant Media acquired the channel in 2014. Discovery Inc. later acquired Choice TV in 2019.[4][7][8]
In TV production, Breingan established production company Stripe Media in 2014, also known as Stripe Studios. The production company produced various television shows across New Zealand including the TV3 morning series, The Cafe[9][10][11] which aired from 2016 until 2020.
Stripe Studios production includes series previously on SKY Open New Zealand, Discovery Australia New Zealand, TVNZ and NBCU NZ for the channel Bravo. Breingan created, co-wrote and produced The Circus, Rich Listers, and Discovery's Great Southern Truckers.[12] Rich Listers received criticism after Breingan publicly mentioned that the show was fictional.[13] Other series include Izzy & Beaver's French Connection,[14] Snow Crew,[15][16] Reunited[17][18] and Clubhouse Rescue.[19]
Since 2019, Breingan has been a semi finals judge for the International Emmy Awards and later a finals judge from 2022.[20][21]
In February 2024 reports from the NZ Herald emerged that Stripe Studios had failed to pay post-production companies and visiting actors for their work.[22][23] In March 2024 one of the company's production entities, Stripe Studios (Comedy) Ltd was liquidated by the court,[23] and Stripe Media went into voluntary receivership,[24][25] with a receivers report claiming over $20 million of debt.[26]
Breingan has claimed that a U-turn decision by the New Zealand Film Commission was a cause for the financial issues which they have denied.[26] Breingan has also stated that such allegations were false and defamatory, claiming that the NZ Herald was provided with false information.[27]
In December 2023, two days before the liquidation application was made, Breingan registered a film company in the UK, Loveday films.[28] The company's website was taken down after it was shared by New Zealand media.[29] Breingan also registered another film company, SNB film in February 2024.[30]
In May 2024 under a new alias AJ James, Breingan sought to raise $10,000 over Kickstarter for a documentary film about the English singer Tony Hadley.[31] The Kickstarter campaign was cancelled after being mentioned in the NZ Herald.[31]
Filmography
editTelevision
editYear | Titel | Role | Notes |
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2015 | 100 Day Bach | Executive producer | |
2017 | Slice of Paradise | Associate producer | |
2016-2020 | The Cafe | Executive producer | |
2019 | 100 Day Renovation | Executive producer | |
2020 | The Bach that JK built | Producer, director and writer | |
2020 | Dream Home Dilemma | Executive producer | |
2021 | Uncharted New Zealand | Executive producer and writer | |
2019 | Great Southern Truckers | Executive producer, director and writer | |
2020-2024 | The Circus | Executive producer and writer | |
2022 | Reunited | Executive producer and cowriter | |
2022 | Rich Listers | Executive producer and writer | |
2022 | Clubhouse Rescue | Executive producer | |
2023 | Snow Crew | Executive producer and writer | |
2024 | Christmas at the castle | Series producer |
References
edit- ^ a b "Loveday Films Ltd overview". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Ex-Lyme man makes the rigtht Choice down under". Bridport and Lyme Regis News. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "How this courageous cook is baking her way to better health". Now to Love – New Zealand. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ a b "Top TV Ltd (Operating as Choice TV)". Gust. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b "Tune your Freeview to Channel 12 and find Choice TV!". www.scoop.co.nz. Scoop. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Freeview adds choice". The Post. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Choice TV adds On Demand channel". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (2014-11-03). "Canada's Blue Ant Media Buys Majority Stake in New Zealand's Choice TV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "New Morning Show the Café Coming Soon to Tv3". www.scoop.co.nz. March 11, 2016. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Hosts revealed for TV3's new morning show". NZ Herald. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "New TV3 lifestyle show The Café to air in April". Newshub. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (2022-10-03). "TV Blackbox".
- ^ "Fake mews: Producers of new 'reality' show reveal it's not real". NZ Herald. New Zealand Herald. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Izzy and Beaver tackle France, this time without the All Blacks jersey". NZ Herald. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Deets, Team TV (2023-05-03). "Bravo New Zealand Orders New Docuseries 'Snow Crew'". TV Deets. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "New Bravo reality show set to follow the lives of Kiwi ski resort workers". NZ Herald. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Reunited". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Russian-born adoptees find their families in local series Reunited". www.stuff.co.nz. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Ex-All Blacks join forces for Clubhouse Rescue". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "48th International Emmy Awards Competition on Schedule & Moving Towards November Gala". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Semi-Final Judging Events". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "They lured a legend to NZ, now a TV firm is in spotlight over bills; 7pm show's new name". NZ Herald. 2024-02-22. Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b "NZ film company's $2.25m debts - top international comedian: 'My patience is exhausted'". NZ Herald. 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Auckland TV production companies in receivership". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "STRIPE MEDIA LIMITED, AM MEDIA CORPORATION LIMITED, STRIPE STUDIOS (CIRCUS 4) LIMITED, STRIPE STUDIOS (FRANCE) LIMITED, STRIPE STUDIOS (GOLD) LIMITED, STRIPE STUDIOS (RICH LISTERS 2) LIMITED, STRIPE STUDIOS (SNOW 2) LIMITED and STRIPE STUDIOS (SNOW) LIMITED (all in receivership) - 2024-ar1057 - New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b "'Irregularities': NZ TV firm owes more than $20m to major bank, US TV stars - receivers". NZ Herald. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Top international comedian applies to liquidate NZ production company". NZ Herald. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "LOVEDAY Films – Loveday films is an independent film and tv productio…". archive.ph. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Stripe Studios boss sets up UK company, website disappears after questions from Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "The fall and rise of Duncan Garner; Top reality TV shows 'at risk'; Media hacker's frustration". NZ Herald. 2024-03-25. Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ a b Currie, Shayne (24 May 2024). "Failed TV firms – Boss' new alias and $2 raised online for new film". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.