{"id":6746,"date":"2016-01-28T09:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T14:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/red-arrow-entertainment-group-invests-in-u-s-producer-orion\/"},"modified":"2016-01-28T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:22:00","slug":"red-arrow-entertainment-group-invests-in-u-s-producer-orion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/red-arrow-entertainment-group-invests-in-u-s-producer-orion\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Arrow Entertainment Group Invests in U.S. Producer Orion"},"content":{"rendered":"
MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment Group has purchased a majority stake in the U.S.-based production company Orion Entertainment, which specializes in non-scripted programming and branded entertainment.<\/p>\n
Orion has produced more than 1,000 hours of programming for a variety of major U.S. networks, including HGTV, Discovery, HISTORY, DIY, Travel Channel, ESPN, National Geographic and others. Recent productions include Tiny House Big Living<\/em> and Living Big Sky<\/em> for HGTV and Building Alaska<\/em> and Treehouse Guys<\/em> for DIY.<\/p>\n Orion Entertainment will continue to be led by founder Chris Dorsey. The company\u2019s formats and programs will be sold worldwide by Red Arrow International. The company will undergo a name change in 2016 from Orion to Dorsey Pictures.<\/p>\n Jan Frouman, CEO of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, said: \u201cChris and his wife Amy along with minority partner Larry Sletten have built a terrific business and we couldn’t be more pleased about the chance to partner. They are not only uniquely positioned to deliver access to a vibrant target audience, but will also provide us with essential branded entertainment know-how. Through this we enter into a new business area. We are thrilled to call them our partners.”<\/p>\n Dorsey added: \u201cRed Arrow provides the perfect strategic partner for Orion and their reputation for focusing on high-quality content\u2014no matter the platform\u2014is in perfect alignment with our own company goals and directives. Having a partner like Red Arrow only enhances our ability to continue providing the highest quality programming to our long-time entertainment partners.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment Group has purchased a majority stake in the U.S.-based production company Orion Entertainment, which specializes in non-scripted programming and branded entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[140,141],"class_list":["post-6746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-orion-entertainment","tag-red-arrow-entertainment-group"],"yoast_head":"\n