{"id":9966,"date":"2020-05-29T10:55:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-vp-of-production\/"},"modified":"2020-05-29T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:06:37","slug":"back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/","title":{"rendered":"Back Roads Entertainment Appoints Former September Films Exec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back Roads Entertainment has appointed Pamela Covais to the post of VP of production.<\/p>\n<p>Covais, veteran producer and former September Films senior VP of production, will report directly to Back Roads Entertainment CEO Colby Gaines. Working out of the company\u2019s Austin headquarters, Covais will work closely alongside Gaines as well as Bret Calvert, VP of development, and Alexis O\u2019Donnell, director of development. In her new role, Covais will be charged with overseeing Back Roads Entertainment\u2019s production slate across original formats for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Covais spent over a decade as managing director and senior VP of production of September Films USA and Polygons Films USA. There, she was responsible for running the day-to-day operations of both companies as well as overseeing production across hit series such as <em>Bridezillas<\/em>, <em>Billy the Exterminator<\/em> and <em>Mall Cops<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines said: \u201cShe has a stellar track record of effectively managing production teams across all genres, growing year-on-year profits, and delivering high-quality programs to networks and platforms. An incredibly talented producer and executive, she is a key asset as we continue to expand our slate and grow our Austin headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back Roads Entertainment has appointed Pamela Covais to the post of VP of production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":9967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1540,2418],"class_list":["post-9966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-back-roads-entertainment","tag-pamela-covais"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Back Roads Entertainment Appoints Former September Films Exec - TVUSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Back Roads Entertainment has appointed Pamela Covais to the post of VP of production.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Back Roads Entertainment Appoints Former September Films Exec - TVUSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Back Roads Entertainment has appointed Pamela Covais to the post of VP of production.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVUSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-29T14:55:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-29T15:06:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/09\/PamelaCovaisHeadshot.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/\",\"name\":\"Back Roads Entertainment Appoints Former September Films Exec - TVUSA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-29T14:55:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-29T15:06:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"description\":\"Back Roads Entertainment has appointed Pamela Covais to the post of VP of production.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/back-roads-entertainment-appoints-former-september-films-exec\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Back Roads Entertainment Appoints Former September Films Exec\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/\",\"name\":\"TVUSA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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