{"id":13814,"date":"2019-12-12T10:07:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/former-discovery-networks-execs-set-indie-production-venture\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:36:02","slug":"former-discovery-networks-execs-set-up-indie-production-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/former-discovery-networks-execs-set-up-indie-production-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Discovery Networks Execs Set Up Indie Production Venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Discovery Networks executives Mark Procter and Steve Jones have formed Big Little Fish, a new production company focused on producing returnable unscripted series for the international marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>The London-based outfit will specialize in the development and production of factual-entertainment formats, popular factual features and documentary series. The company launches with a diverse portfolio of ideas, including <em>Hitler\u2019s Women: The Forgotten Nazis<\/em>, and has acquired factual TV rights to produce the brand-new true-crime miniseries <em>Breaking Dad<\/em> (working title).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to developing projects in the crime and history genres, the company\u2019s other internationally-focused projects span genres such as body transformation, engineering and motoring series.<\/p>\n<p>Procter was formerly an executive producer and commissioning editor at Discovery Networks, where he brokered deals for international productions of shows such as <em>Say Yes to the Dress<\/em>, <em>The Great Bake Off<\/em>, <em>Don\u2019t Tell the Bride<\/em> and <em>Undressed<\/em> and developed original series for TLC such as <em>Separated at Birth<\/em> and <em>Extreme Beauty Disasters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones was most recently executive producer of factual entertainment at Discovery Networks, where he worked across a varied slate of popular factual and factual entertainment series for TLC, Investigation Discovery and Quest Red, including <em>Killing Michael Jackson<\/em>, <em>My Extraordinary Pregnancy<\/em>, <em>Britain\u2019s Deadliest Kids<\/em> and <em>Katie Price: My Crazy Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Procter said: \u201cCasting our net far and wide we are looking to work with broadcasters and platforms around the world. Launching Big Little Fish with an ever-expanding slate of high quality, linear, nonlinear and digital content we are driven to develop returnable factual content in a variety of genres for U.K. and international audiences alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones commented: \u201cOver the past few months we\u2019ve been busy talking to distributors and broadcasters, building a solid, well-considered raft of exciting IP to sit alongside <em>Breaking Dad<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Hitler\u2019s Women: The Forgotten Nazis<\/em>. We feel that our combined international and creative experience has equipped us to develop and produce compelling factual series that we\u2019re confident will resonate strongly with audiences worldwide. 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