Authentic Entertainment has promoted four key executives to Evp and VP roles. Jeffrey L. Weaver has been elevated to Evp Production and Content and Paul Halperin to Evp Business & Finance. In addition, Nneka Enurah has been named VP Multi-Platform & Partnerships and Deb Jackson as VP Production. Formerly Svp Current Programming, Weaver has overseen 16 original TV series, four digital series and six pilots since joining Authentic in 2011. Weaver received two Emmy…...
- 4/6/2017
- Deadline TV
Et's Nischelle Turner went behind the scenes of A&E's Intervention to find out how the show has been so successful in helping addicts.
The docuseries, which is returning to television after a two-year absence, had performed nearly 250 interventions and claims that 99 percent of its patients went to treatment.
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On the show, the addicts are led to believe that they're heading to a meeting to be featured in a documentary but instead, an intervention occurs. But with all the good the show does, there are some ethical issues that arise, as some of the addicts are seen doing dangerous amounts of drugs on camera.
"There is no wall between us and our subjects," producer Jeffrey Weaver told Et. "I think that we always have to be ready to jump in at a given moment. I have stood next to people wondering if they will make it another five minutes...
The docuseries, which is returning to television after a two-year absence, had performed nearly 250 interventions and claims that 99 percent of its patients went to treatment.
News: Dr. Phil Stages Intervention with Bobbi Kristina's Boyfriend
On the show, the addicts are led to believe that they're heading to a meeting to be featured in a documentary but instead, an intervention occurs. But with all the good the show does, there are some ethical issues that arise, as some of the addicts are seen doing dangerous amounts of drugs on camera.
"There is no wall between us and our subjects," producer Jeffrey Weaver told Et. "I think that we always have to be ready to jump in at a given moment. I have stood next to people wondering if they will make it another five minutes...
- 3/19/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
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