Red Arrow & Smuggler Launch Cove Pictures

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment and Smuggler have invested in a new TV production company, Cove Pictures, which will focus on high-end drama and comedy as well as blue-chip factual programs.

Cove Pictures is a joint venture between Patrick Milling-Smith and Brian Carmody, co-founders of Smuggler, and Red Arrow Entertainment. Red Arrow will hold a minority stake in the company and will distribute Cove Pictures projects internationally.

Cove Pictures has already struck up a creative alliance with Eon Productions, the film and television company run by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, to develop a number of shows for the international market.

Heather Rabbatts, the managing director of Cove Pictures, commented: “I am delighted to be leading this company at such an exciting time in the sector, to be working with the very best of talent both on and off screen from across the creative media industries, and to provide an opportunity to discover the new voices of the future.”

Barbara Broccoli of Eon Productions added: “Michael and I are thrilled to be developing an exciting slate of television programs with Cove Pictures.”

Milling-Smith noted: “Cove Pictures is bringing together like-minded and creatively driven people who I have long wanted to collaborate with. This is a new and vibrant time in television and I feel bullish and excited by our partners and the prospects ahead.”

Jan Frouman, the chairman and CEO of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, said: “We are excited to be working alongside such visionary people as Barbara, Michael, Heather, Patrick, Brian and their teams. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson have been at the forefront of creating not just extraordinary movies, but also nurturing young talent in both film and theater. Smuggler is also a hugely dynamic, creative and talent-driven company, and Cove Pictures will be a great opportunity to champion talent through a wealth of new TV projects.”