BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Relativity Media is proud to announce that Andrew Marcus has been promoted to Chief
Operating Officer of RelativityREAL. The announcement was made by
Tom Forman, Chief Executive Officer,
RelativityREAL, to whom Marcus will directly report commencing in
January. In this newly-created role, Marcus, who formerly served as
President of Corporate Development & Strategy for Relativity
Media, will focus on expanding RelativityREAL's international
finance and distribution as part of growth of RelativityREAL's
worldwide programming exposure.
Forman said, "Having helped structure Relativity Media's network
of co-finance and distribution partners, Andrew's the right guy to
help us forge new models in television. Andrew's relationships and
experience will be invaluable as we craft new ways to produce
bigger television series at lower prices and zero risk."
Marcus said, "I am very pleased to be furthering my role within
Relativity and building upon my relationships with our foreign
partners to enhance Relativity's presence in the world of
television."
In his former role, Marcus helped oversee Relativity Media's
foreign partnerships with companies such as Alliance Films
(Canada), Momentum Pictures (UK),
Tripictures (Spain), Nordisk Film
(Scandinavia/Iceland), A-Film
Distribution (Benelux), Entertainment in Motion (International
Airlines), Sky Land (China), Senator Entertainment (Germany/Austria), Studio Solutions Group (Taiwan), Roadshow Films (Australia/New
Zealand), Village Roadshow Film Distributors (Greece), Golden Village (Singapore), Nu
Metro (South Africa),
Imagem (Latin America), Netflix
(Latin America Pay TV), Sahamongkol Film International
(Thailand), MGN Films
(CIS/Eastern Europe), Gulf Films
(Middle East), Aqua/Pinema
Group (Turkey) and Ascot Elite
(Switzerland). To date,
Relativity's films have grossed almost $1
billion at foreign box offices, with successful worldwide
releases of such films as "Immortals," "Dear John," "The Fighter,"
"Season of the Witch," "Mirror Mirror," "The Forbidden Kingdom,"
"The Spy Next Door" and "Limitless."
RelativityREAL has been effective in applying Relativity Media's
risk-averse method of film financing to television, most recently
celebrating the success of "Catfish: The TV Show," the television
adaptation of Relativity's hit documentary thriller, which became
MTV highest-rated 11:00 p.m. premiere
in the network's history. Additionally, RelativityREAL's "LOLWork,"
the outrageously funny work-place documentary series premiered last
month on Bravo and its hit series "The Mortified Sessions" returned
for its second season on the Sundance Channel this fall.
RelativityREAL's original series "American Bible Challenge," hosted
by Jeff Foxworthy on the Game Show
Network (GSN), also premiered this summer - to GSN's highest
ratings in its 17-year history - and was renewed for a second
season. RelativityREAL currently has 70 projects in active
production, including 17 original series airing on television or in
the upcoming season.
ABOUT RelativityREAL
Under the leadership of award-winning producer Tom Forman ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,"
"Kid Nation"), Relativity's television arm launched in June 2008. The division has quickly become one of
the country's largest suppliers of unscripted television and has
produced such shows as "Police Women" for TLC, "Coming Home" for
Lifetime and "The Great Food Truck Race" for Food Network.
Additionally, the division is developing a slate of scripted
sitcoms, dramas, and sketch comedy series to be released in the
upcoming year. Most recently, RelativityREAL partnered with YouTube
and will be launching a channel next year. RelativityREAL's
executive ranks are bolstered by overall production deals with TV
veterans Jay Blumenfield and
Tony Marsh, Ashley Tisdale's Blondie Girl Productions,
Ellen Rakieten ("The Oprah Winfrey
Show"), Ray Ricord, Bogner
Entertainment and This is Just A Test Productions.
SOURCE Relativity Media