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{{Short description|American production company, found 2002}}
{{distinguish|Original Productions}}
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{{Infobox company
:''Not to be confused with '''[[Original Productions]]'''.''
| name = Original Media
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'''Original Media''' was an American production company founded in 2002 by [[Charlie Corwin]] and Clara Markowicz. The company produced feature films, reality television, scripted television and digital programming.<ref name="NY Post">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/item_YbXIghIwAb5iFo7stikUrL_r=1&hp|title=Producer Corwin Is a Best Kept Secret|last=Lauria|first=Peter|date=January 20, 2008|work=[[NY Post]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Some of Original Media's television series include the [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]] series ''[[Miami Ink]]'' and spinoffs ''[[LA Ink]]'' and ''[[NY Ink]]'', the [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] series ''[[The Rachel Zoe Project]]'', [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN]]'s ''[[The Gayle King Show]]'', [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''[[Storm Chasers]]'' and ''[[Dual Survival]]'', TLC and [[Destination America]]'s ''[[BBQ Pitmasters]]'', the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History]] channel's ''[[Swamp People]]'', [[DIY Network]]'s ''King of Dirt'', [[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]]'s ''[[Be Good Johnny Weir]]'' and [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/arts/television/21leon.html_r=1&hp|title=A Do-Gooder With a Potential Image Problem |last=Leonard|first=Devin|date=June 19, 2009|work=[[NY Times]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref>
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = {{Plainlist|
*[[Film production]]
*[[Television production]]
}}
| fate = Merged with True Entertainment
| successor = [[Truly Original]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2002}}
| founders = [[Charlie Corwin]]<br />Clara Markowicz
| defunct = {{End date and age|2017}}
| hq_location_city = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| owner = [[Endemol]] (2007-2015)<br />[[Endemol Shine Group]] (2015-2017)
| parent = [[Endemol Shine North America]]
}}


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'''Original Media''' was an American production company founded in 2002 by [[Charlie Corwin]] and Clara Markowicz. The company produced feature films, reality television, scripted television, and digital programming.<ref name="NY Post">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/item_YbXIghIwAb5iFo7stikUrL_r=1&hp|title=Producer Corwin Is a Best Kept Secret|last=Lauria|first=Peter|date=January 20, 2008|work=[[NY Post]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> Some of Original Media's television series include the [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] series ''[[Miami Ink]]'' and its spinoffs ''[[LA Ink]]'' and ''[[NY Ink]]'', the [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] series ''[[The Rachel Zoe Project]]'', [[Oprah Winfrey Network]]'s ''[[The Gayle King Show]]'', [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''[[Storm Chasers (TV series)|Storm Chasers]]'' and ''[[Dual Survival]]'', TLC and [[Destination America]]'s ''[[BBQ Pitmasters]]'', [[History (American TV network)|History]]'s ''[[Swamp People]]'', [[Magnolia Network|DIY Network]]'s ''King of Dirt'', [[Logo TV]]'s ''Be Good Johnny Weir'' and [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/arts/television/21leon.html_r=1&hp|title=A Do-Gooder With a Potential Image Problem |last=Leonard|first=Devin|date=June 19, 2009|work=[[NY Times]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref>
Original Media's feature film credits include [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominated independent feature films. ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', which premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2005 and won Best Director and Best Screenplay, was nominated for six [[Spirit Awards]], three [[Golden Globes]], and one Academy Award. ''[[Half Nelson (film)|Half Nelson]]'', which premiered at Sundance in 2006, received multiple nominations and awards including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor ([[Ryan Gosling]]), five Independent Spirit Award nominations (including Best Picture) and Best Picture at [[Gotham Awards|The Gotham Awards]]. ''[[A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints]]'', which also premiered at Sundance in 2006 where it won Best Director and Best Ensemble Cast, went on to win Critics Week at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards. The company's latest film, ''[[Twelve (film)|Twelve]]'', starring [[Chace Crawford]] and directed by [[Joel Schumacher]] was released in August 2010.


The company, headquartered in New York, was a subsidiary of [[Endemol USA]], a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television,<ref name="THR">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/endemol-inks-original-deal-reality-155000_r=1&hp|title=Endemol inks Original deal for Reality TV|last=Szalai|first=Geor|date=November 14, 2007|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> who acquired Original Media in 2007.
The company, headquartered in [[New York City]], was a subsidiary of [[Endemol#Endemol USA|Endemol USA]], a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television.<ref name="THR">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/endemol-inks-original-deal-reality-155000_r=1&hp|title=Endemol inks Original deal for Reality TV|last=Szalai|first=Geor|date=November 14, 2007|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref>


In 2017, Original Media and sister company True Entertainment merged to form '''[[Truly Original]]'''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/true-entertainment-original-media-get-truly-original-merger-162172|title=True Entertainment, Original Media Get 'Truly Original' in Merger|work=Broadcasting & Cable|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/True-Entertainment-Original-Media-Merge-to-Form-TRULY-ORIGINAL-20170104|title=True Entertainment & Original Media Merge to Form TRULY ORIGINAL|last=Desk|first=TV News|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, Original Media and sister company True Entertainment merged to form '''Truly Original'''.


==References==
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[[Category:Media companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Banijay]]
[[Category:Endemol]]
[[Category:mass media companies disestablished in 2017]]
[[Category:mass media companies established in 2002]]
[[Category:mass media companies of the United States]]

Latest revision as of 20:26, 26 April 2024

Not to be confused with Original Productions.
Original Media
Company typeSubsidiary
Industrie
Gegründet2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FoundersCharlie Corwin
Clara Markowicz
Defunct2017; 7 years ago (2017)
FateMerged with True Entertainment
SuccessorTruly Original
Hauptsitz
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
OwnerEndemol (2007-2015)
Endemol Shine Group (2015-2017)
ParentEndemol Shine North America

Original Media was an American production company founded in 2002 by Charlie Corwin and Clara Markowicz. The company produced feature films, reality television, scripted television, and digital programming.[1] Some of Original Media's television series include the TLC series Miami Ink and its spinoffs LA Ink and NY Ink, the Bravo series The Rachel Zoe Project, Oprah Winfrey Network's The Gayle King Show, Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers and Dual Survival, TLC and Destination America's BBQ Pitmasters, History's Swamp People, DIY Network's King of Dirt, Logo TV's Be Good Johnny Weir and NBC's The Philanthropist.[2]

The company, headquartered in New York City, was a subsidiary of Endemol USA, a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television.[3]

In 2017, Original Media and sister company True Entertainment merged to form Truly Original.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Lauria, Peter (January 20, 2008). "Producer Corwin Is a Best Kept Secret". NY Post. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Leonard, Devin (June 19, 2009). "A Do-Gooder With a Potential Image Problem". NY Times. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Szalai, Geor (November 14, 2007). "Endemol inks Original deal for Reality TV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "True Entertainment, Original Media Get 'Truly Original' in Merger". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ^ Desk, TV News. "True Entertainment & Original Media Merge to Form TRULY ORIGINAL". Retrieved 2018-03-26. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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