Former top execs at Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's shingle have resurfaced at the helm of a new digital-minded production company.
Larry Tanz and Keith Quinn -- CEO and senior vp development and production, respectively, at LivePlanet -- will launch a yet-to-be-titled company with $7 million in venture-capital funding to produce online content.
Tanz and Quinn will be joined by a third principal, Scott Ehrlich, a digital-media veteran with stints at Real Networks, Rivals.com and News Corp.
The firm has begun making the rounds in Hollywood and beyond to seek out content deals but has yet to put specific projects in the pipeline. Tanz declined comment.
The venture joins a growing list of companies seeking to specialize in digital-content production, including 60 Frames, Deca and Generate.
Both Tanz and Quinn had been with LivePlanet since its launch in 2000; Tanz exited the company in January with the shuttering of its film division,...
Larry Tanz and Keith Quinn -- CEO and senior vp development and production, respectively, at LivePlanet -- will launch a yet-to-be-titled company with $7 million in venture-capital funding to produce online content.
Tanz and Quinn will be joined by a third principal, Scott Ehrlich, a digital-media veteran with stints at Real Networks, Rivals.com and News Corp.
The firm has begun making the rounds in Hollywood and beyond to seek out content deals but has yet to put specific projects in the pipeline. Tanz declined comment.
The venture joins a growing list of companies seeking to specialize in digital-content production, including 60 Frames, Deca and Generate.
Both Tanz and Quinn had been with LivePlanet since its launch in 2000; Tanz exited the company in January with the shuttering of its film division,...
- 9/28/2008
- by By Andrew Wallenstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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