Joanna Padovano Tong, Author at TVREAL

February 15, 2017 Top Stories

Jackal Group to Adapt Ann Margaret Carrozza Book

February 15, 2017

LOS ANGELES: The Jackal Group has picked up the TV rights for Love & Money: Protecting Yourself from Angry Exes, Wacky Relatives, Con Artists and Inner Demons, a book penned by media personality and former New York State Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza.

February 9, 2017 Top Stories

Channel 4 Orders Doc on Hit Children’s Movies

February 9, 2017

LONDON: Naked Entertainment has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce The Greatest Kids' Films Ever Made, a tentatively titled documentary on how some of the most successful children's movies were made.

February 8, 2017 Top Stories

GRB Sends Factual Programming to Africa

February 8, 2017

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has licensed a number of family-themed docuseries and lifestyle shows to Star Times and Azam TV for broadcast in Tanzania and Uganda, among other African territories.

January 31, 2017 Top Stories

HISTORY SVOD Service Launches on Xfinity

January 31, 2017

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has revealed that HISTORY Vault, the channel's first direct-to-consumer subscription VOD service, is now available on Comcast's Xfinity On Demand.

January 30, 2017 Top Stories

Screenchannel TV Installs First Creative Director

January 30, 2017

LONDON: Rare TV Group's Screenchannel Television has hired U.K. factual-entertainment alum Katie Boyd as the independent producer's first creative director.

January 30, 2017 Top Stories

Indigo Films Opens L.A. Office, Hires Development SVP

January 30, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES: Indie TV production company Indigo Films is launching a new office in Culver City, California, that will be led by Katie Hash as senior VP of development.

January 26, 2017 Top Stories

Science Channel Slates Modern-Day Survival Show

January 26, 2017

NEW YORK: Next month, Science Channel is due to debut Hacking the Wild, a new series led by "digital survivalist" Andy Quitmeyer and produced by the recently launched AMPLE.

January 25, 2017 Top Stories

Another Season of Unspun with Matt Forde for Dave

January 25, 2017

LONDON: UKTV's Dave has ordered a second installment of the political satire show Unspun with Matt Forde from Avalon Television for broadcast later this year.

January 25, 2017 Top Stories

Firecrest Films Makes Pair of Appointments

January 25, 2017

GLASGOW: On the heels of its recent investment from Channel 4, Scottish production company Firecrest Films has tapped Iain Scollay and Mark Roberts as joint creative directors.

January 24, 2017 Top Stories

Lucky 8 Names Creative Strategy EVP & Development Directors

January 24, 2017

NEW YORK: 60 Days In producer Lucky 8 TV has hired Bruce Robertson as executive VP of creative strategy and is adding two new directors to its development team.

Joanna Padovano Tong

Jackal Group to Adapt Ann Margaret Carrozza Book

Channel 4 Orders Doc on Hit Children’s Movies

GRB Sends Factual Programming to Africa

HISTORY SVOD Service Launches on Xfinity

Screenchannel TV Installs First Creative Director

Indigo Films Opens L.A. Office, Hires Development SVP

Science Channel Slates Modern-Day Survival Show

Another Season of Unspun with Matt Forde for Dave

Firecrest Films Makes Pair of Appointments

Lucky 8 Names Creative Strategy EVP & Development Directors

TV5MONDE Launches First FAST Channel in the U.S.

Off the Fence Signs Iberian Deals

Nat Geo Greenlights Slew of New Series

Apple Lines Up Official Fleetwood Mac Doc from Frank Marshall

Lucky 8’s Greg Henry & Kim Woodard

The Fifth Estate’s Bob McKeown to Retire