{"id":19959,"date":"2023-08-08T09:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T13:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/jeff-zucker-led-redbird-imi-backs-new-studio\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T11:40:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:40:53","slug":"jeff-zucker-led-redbird-imi-backs-new-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/jeff-zucker-led-redbird-imi-backs-new-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Zucker-Led RedBird IMI Backs New Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RedBird IMI, a joint-venture investment platform led by Jeff Zucker, has teamed up with Ian Orefice, the former president and COO of TIME and TIME Studios, to launch EverWonder Studio.<\/p>\n<p>The new independent content studio will initially focus on fully financing, producing and distributing nonfiction features, documentaries and series, with the specific goal of creating new IP and brand extensions around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The new studio will be based in New York, with plans to expand to Los Angeles and Europe. In addition to financing projects from inception, EverWonder will be signing filmmakers and journalists who share a passion for storytelling that resonates on a global stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a dream come true to have the opportunity to create a home for the world\u2019s most talented creatives, partnering with one of the most prolific storytellers of all time in Jeff Zucker and now RedBird IMI,\u201d said Orefice. \u201cFocusing on the most impactful and entertaining global stories, there has never been a better time to launch an independent premium content studio than right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watched Ian launch an incredible production studio at TIME,\u201d said Zucker, CEO of RedBird IMI. \u201cAnd now I am thrilled that we can partner with him and back his vision to launch a non-scripted company of his own at a time when that kind of quality programming is in such great demand across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RedBird IMI, a joint-venture investment platform led by Jeff Zucker, has teamed up with Ian Orefice, the former president and COO of TIME and TIME Studios, to launch EverWonder Studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":19960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[7970,7971,7972,7973],"class_list":["post-19959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-everwonder-studio","tag-jeff-zucker","tag-orefice","tag-redbird-imi","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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