{"id":10177,"date":"2017-05-31T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/boat-rocker-forms-new-factual-unit-ups-investment-in-originals\/"},"modified":"2017-05-31T13:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T17:07:45","slug":"boat-rocker-forms-new-factual-unit-ups-investment-in-originals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/boat-rocker-forms-new-factual-unit-ups-investment-in-originals\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Rocker Forms New Factual Unit, Ups Investment in Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Boat Rocker Media is consolidating its factual and unscripted projects under the new Crooked Horse Productions unit, with plans to also increase its investment in original content.<\/p>\n
Two new original unscripted\/factual shows have been greenlit. Late Nite Eats<\/em> is produced by Crooked Horse Productions in partnership with Cooking Channel in the U.S. History in the Making<\/em> is a Boat Rocker original that started production in April. Both series are being distributed globally by Boat Rocker Rights.<\/p>\n \u201cCrooked Horse is a factual production company re-imagined for the new and ever-changing media landscape, with a unique vision for creating popular and innovative content across all platforms,\u201d said Boat Rocker Studios Co-Presidents and Boat Rocker Media Co-Executive Chairmen David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg. \u201cWe are excited for our incredible creative team to expand on the current production slate, leveraging enhanced self-financing strategies and co-financing partnerships with global broadcasters.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe shifting media landscape rewards bold action and our increased direct investment into content emphasizes our long-held belief that content will always be king,\u201d said John Young, the CEO of Boat Rocker Media. \u201cWith the strategic advantages that come from its alignment with Boat Rocker\u2019s other divisions, Crooked Horse is able to offer creators and broadcast partners innovative financing, production and distribution models that bring amazing stories to life. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Boat Rocker Media is consolidating its factual and unscripted projects under the new Crooked Horse Productions unit, with plans to also increase its investment in original content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2230,2231],"class_list":["post-10177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-boat-rocker-media","tag-crooked-horse-productions","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n