Boat Rocker Media has acquired unscripted production company Matador Content, which is behind Paramount Network’s Lip Sync Battle. Following the cash and stock transaction, Matador founders Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin remain at the helm as the company joins the Boat Rocker group. This deal marks Boat Rocker’s largest expansion into the Us market.
Founded in early 2013, Matador has produced such series as Emmy nominated Lip Sync Battle, Boy Band (ABC), What Would Diplo Do? (Vice), The Rape of Recy Taylor (The Orchard), The Who Was? Show and Fight World (Netflix), Master of Arms (Discovery Channel), Banksy Does New York (HBO), and Lip Sync Battle Shorties (Nickelodeon). As part of Boat Rocker Media, Matador is expected to ramp up its development slate across all genres and get access to new sources of financing for pilots and series going forward.
This deal marks Boat Rocker’s third acquisition in...
Founded in early 2013, Matador has produced such series as Emmy nominated Lip Sync Battle, Boy Band (ABC), What Would Diplo Do? (Vice), The Rape of Recy Taylor (The Orchard), The Who Was? Show and Fight World (Netflix), Master of Arms (Discovery Channel), Banksy Does New York (HBO), and Lip Sync Battle Shorties (Nickelodeon). As part of Boat Rocker Media, Matador is expected to ramp up its development slate across all genres and get access to new sources of financing for pilots and series going forward.
This deal marks Boat Rocker’s third acquisition in...
- 11/8/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
On the heels of its third consecutive Emmy nomination for outstanding structured reality program, Paramount Network has picked up a fifth season of hit series Lip Sync Battle. The network has ordered 12 half-hour episodes for premiere in 2019.
Hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Tiegen, the popular Lip Sync Battle has drawn over 1.5 billion cross-platform views since launch. It also has earned more than a million YouTube Channel subscribers and over two million fans on Facebook.
“Lip Sync Battle continues to grow rapidly across the globe and is now seen in more than 120 countries around the world due in large part to our incredible hosts LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen, the dream team!,” said executive producers Casey Patterson and Jay Peterson in a joint statement. “We feel we reached new heights with the Emmy-Nominated Michael Jackson Live Episode in January and are excited to show the fans all of...
Hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Tiegen, the popular Lip Sync Battle has drawn over 1.5 billion cross-platform views since launch. It also has earned more than a million YouTube Channel subscribers and over two million fans on Facebook.
“Lip Sync Battle continues to grow rapidly across the globe and is now seen in more than 120 countries around the world due in large part to our incredible hosts LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen, the dream team!,” said executive producers Casey Patterson and Jay Peterson in a joint statement. “We feel we reached new heights with the Emmy-Nominated Michael Jackson Live Episode in January and are excited to show the fans all of...
- 8/22/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The battle continues. This week, Nickelodeon announced they've renewed the TV show Lip Sync Battle Shorties for a second season.A spinoff of Paramount's Lip Sync Battle, the series "features real kids lip-syncing pop songs in celebration of their favorite artists, while competing for the iced-out Shorties mic." Nick Cannon will return as host for season two.Read More…...
- 3/8/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
JoJo Siwa hosts Nickelodeon‘s Lip Sync Battle Shorties With Nick Cannon
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