Trio of Execs Renew Contracts at Left/Right

MUNICH/NEW YORK: Red Arrow Entertainment Group’s Left/Right has signed multiyear contract extensions with Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman, co-founders and co-presidents, and COO Kevin Vargas.

Red Arrow completed a majority acquisition of Left/Right in 2012. Over the years, the company has produced hundreds of hours of television content spanning such genres as documentary, factual entertainment, formats, docu-soap and scripted. Noteworthy productions include Showtime’s The Circus, Bravo’s Odd Mom Out and VH1’s Mob Wives.

Jan Frouman, the chairman and CEO of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, said: “Without the right partners, there’s no chance to succeed in our business. Finding the right partners is tough, but deciding to stay in business with them is easy. Ken, Banks and Kevin are stars—no two ways about it. They are smart, creative, well respected, and across every aspect of their business from top to bottom. We couldn’t be more pleased to extend our partnership.”

Druckerman noted: “Like most independent producers, we had concerns that being a part of a larger group would dilute our company’s culture in some way…but from the beginning, Jan and the Red Arrow team have gone out of their way to help us maintain our identity, allowing us to stay focused on the stories that we want to tell. We’re thrilled to extend our partnership with Red Arrow.”

Tarver added: “I look forward to working with Mr. Druckerman and Mr. Vargas. I’ve heard nice things about them.”