Lucy van Beek, the award-winning factual TV and film specialist, has launched her own production outfit, Tailfeather Productions.
The company, whose focus will be premium specialist factual documentaries and series for streaming platforms, broadcasters and theatrical release, launches with two major commissions, “Alexander: The Making of a God” for Netflix and “Born to Be Wild” for Apple TV+.
Van Beek, who trained with the BBC Natural History Unit, has been behind shows including “Britain From Above” for the BBC and National Geographic’s “China’s Megatomb Revealed.” Across her career she’s won seven Emmy Awards, a BAFTA, the New York Film Festival Creative Award, and numerous science and natural history awards.
“My mission with Tailfeather is to use the latest research and technology combined with journalistic rigour and compelling storytelling, to craft specialist factual experiences that will resonate with audiences,” said van Beek. “We want to unlock the past...
The company, whose focus will be premium specialist factual documentaries and series for streaming platforms, broadcasters and theatrical release, launches with two major commissions, “Alexander: The Making of a God” for Netflix and “Born to Be Wild” for Apple TV+.
Van Beek, who trained with the BBC Natural History Unit, has been behind shows including “Britain From Above” for the BBC and National Geographic’s “China’s Megatomb Revealed.” Across her career she’s won seven Emmy Awards, a BAFTA, the New York Film Festival Creative Award, and numerous science and natural history awards.
“My mission with Tailfeather is to use the latest research and technology combined with journalistic rigour and compelling storytelling, to craft specialist factual experiences that will resonate with audiences,” said van Beek. “We want to unlock the past...
- 1/26/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC has greenlit a landmark documentary series spotlighting a once-in-a-generation Pompeii dig from Secrets Of The Saqqara Tomb producer Lion TV.
All3Media-owned Lion has gained access to a huge excavation taking place on the site of the former ancient city, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 2,000 years ago.
In the BBC’s Pompeii, present-day discoveries about the Roman world will be combined with a ‘ticking clock’ narrative told through the stories of real individuals from history who witnessed the ancient disaster.
“We don’t know what [the dig] will find but we do know the BBC wants new ways of hearing these stories,” said Richard Bradley, Chief Creative Officer of Lion.
Bradley said buyers are seeking docs with “cinematic and dramatic elements” that eschew a Western gaze, pointing to the positive reaction elicited by Lion’s 2020 feature film Secrets Of The Saqqara Tomb, which followed...
All3Media-owned Lion has gained access to a huge excavation taking place on the site of the former ancient city, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 2,000 years ago.
In the BBC’s Pompeii, present-day discoveries about the Roman world will be combined with a ‘ticking clock’ narrative told through the stories of real individuals from history who witnessed the ancient disaster.
“We don’t know what [the dig] will find but we do know the BBC wants new ways of hearing these stories,” said Richard Bradley, Chief Creative Officer of Lion.
Bradley said buyers are seeking docs with “cinematic and dramatic elements” that eschew a Western gaze, pointing to the positive reaction elicited by Lion’s 2020 feature film Secrets Of The Saqqara Tomb, which followed...
- 4/13/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dance Monsters and Sexy Beasts producer Lime Pictures and stablemate Lion TV have unveiled grand international unscripted ambitions and hired former Shine development boss Jonathan Meenagh to help with the push.
Lime, which also produces The Only Way Is Essex, Hollyoaks and Netflix kids drama Free Rein, is in the latter stages of production on Netflix format Dance Monsters and MDs Kate Little and Claire Poyser revealed to Deadline they are in the works on two further formats scheduled to air on US networks next year, as the indie takes advantage of the UK unscripted boom.
“The UK is the biggest exporter of formats globally and for a while now we’ve underperformed in terms of making the most of our brilliant format development teams,” said Poyser. “The real focus now is on the global audience.”
Airing next year, Dance Monsters, which comes from Sarah Tyekiff’s unscripted department,...
Lime, which also produces The Only Way Is Essex, Hollyoaks and Netflix kids drama Free Rein, is in the latter stages of production on Netflix format Dance Monsters and MDs Kate Little and Claire Poyser revealed to Deadline they are in the works on two further formats scheduled to air on US networks next year, as the indie takes advantage of the UK unscripted boom.
“The UK is the biggest exporter of formats globally and for a while now we’ve underperformed in terms of making the most of our brilliant format development teams,” said Poyser. “The real focus now is on the global audience.”
Airing next year, Dance Monsters, which comes from Sarah Tyekiff’s unscripted department,...
- 10/20/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s not all — or even remotely — about looks in Netflix’s new dating series “Sexy Beasts,” which will be narrated by “Catastrophe” star and comedian Rob Delaney, Variety can reveal.
Produced by All3Media-backed Lion TV, the streamer has signed on for two seasons of the reality show, which sees singles heading into blind dates transformed into various animals and mythical creatures through the use of Hollywood movie prosthetics. The show is based on Lion TV’s original British series for digital channel BBC Three in 2014. The format, sold by All3Media International, has traveled around the world, bolstered by demand for big, visual costume-led formats on the back of the “Masked Singer” success.
The first six-part season of episodes (6 x 30’) will be released globally on July 21, with a second season of six more episodes due to drop later this year.
Simon Welton, creator and executive producer for Lion TV,...
Produced by All3Media-backed Lion TV, the streamer has signed on for two seasons of the reality show, which sees singles heading into blind dates transformed into various animals and mythical creatures through the use of Hollywood movie prosthetics. The show is based on Lion TV’s original British series for digital channel BBC Three in 2014. The format, sold by All3Media International, has traveled around the world, bolstered by demand for big, visual costume-led formats on the back of the “Masked Singer” success.
The first six-part season of episodes (6 x 30’) will be released globally on July 21, with a second season of six more episodes due to drop later this year.
Simon Welton, creator and executive producer for Lion TV,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Tony Tackaberry, the long-serving chief executive of Cash Cab and Sexy Beasts producer Lion US, is stepping down to launch a new venture in the coming months.
Staff at Lion Television were told about Tackaberry’s departure on Monday. He will exit at the end of the month, marking the end of a 17-year tenure at the company, which is based in New York.
Tackaberry is yet to pull the curtain back on his new venture, but said he was excited about the future. His Lion US duties will be taken on by Allison Corn, senior vice president of production and development, and Stan Hsue, senior vice president of development.
Discovery has broadcast nearly 500 episodes of Cash Cab since its launch in 2005, while the game show has won three Emmy awards. Other highlights include PBS series History Detectives and Nat Geo Wild’s World’s Deadliest.
Lion US also...
Staff at Lion Television were told about Tackaberry’s departure on Monday. He will exit at the end of the month, marking the end of a 17-year tenure at the company, which is based in New York.
Tackaberry is yet to pull the curtain back on his new venture, but said he was excited about the future. His Lion US duties will be taken on by Allison Corn, senior vice president of production and development, and Stan Hsue, senior vice president of development.
Discovery has broadcast nearly 500 episodes of Cash Cab since its launch in 2005, while the game show has won three Emmy awards. Other highlights include PBS series History Detectives and Nat Geo Wild’s World’s Deadliest.
Lion US also...
- 1/25/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Classic British format Castaway, which saw a group of people tasked with building a community on a remote Scottish island, could be set for a comeback as producers Lion Television USA take out a revamped pitch.
Deadline understands that Nick Catliff, Manager Director of Lion Television and Tony Tackaberry, President of Lion Television USA have been pitching the new version of the BBC format to U.S. broadcasters and platforms in La this week and have already received interest from two buyers.
The groundbreaking format was one of the first factual entertainment / reality shows, and aired on BBC One in the UK in January 2000, five months before Survivor debuted on CBS.
The show followed a year-long effort by 36 men, women and children to build a community on Taransay, a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. The social experiment saw them grow their own vegetables, kill their own animals and...
Deadline understands that Nick Catliff, Manager Director of Lion Television and Tony Tackaberry, President of Lion Television USA have been pitching the new version of the BBC format to U.S. broadcasters and platforms in La this week and have already received interest from two buyers.
The groundbreaking format was one of the first factual entertainment / reality shows, and aired on BBC One in the UK in January 2000, five months before Survivor debuted on CBS.
The show followed a year-long effort by 36 men, women and children to build a community on Taransay, a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. The social experiment saw them grow their own vegetables, kill their own animals and...
- 1/15/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
All3Media, the international production company owned by Discovery and Liberty Global, is going to bring two of its indies closer together as part of a restructure.
The back-office functions of Cash Cab maker Lion TV and Lime Pictures, which produces Netflix teen drama Free Rein, will be combined, although the companies will remain distinct brands.
Practically, this will mean that Lion will move into Lime’s central London offices, while Lion’s joint managing directors Richard Bradley and Nick Catliff will report into Lime’s joint MDs Kate Little and Claire Poyser.
Catliff will take on the new title of chief content officer at Lion and Bradley becomes the newly anointed chief creative officer. As part of the changes, Lion’s third managing director, Shahana Meer, has decided to step down.
The restructure was announced to staff on Thursday afternoon. Such changes usually result in redundancies, but an All...
The back-office functions of Cash Cab maker Lion TV and Lime Pictures, which produces Netflix teen drama Free Rein, will be combined, although the companies will remain distinct brands.
Practically, this will mean that Lion will move into Lime’s central London offices, while Lion’s joint managing directors Richard Bradley and Nick Catliff will report into Lime’s joint MDs Kate Little and Claire Poyser.
Catliff will take on the new title of chief content officer at Lion and Bradley becomes the newly anointed chief creative officer. As part of the changes, Lion’s third managing director, Shahana Meer, has decided to step down.
The restructure was announced to staff on Thursday afternoon. Such changes usually result in redundancies, but an All...
- 9/12/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
As part of its ongoing stateside expansion, Lion Television has named Tony Tackaberry its first U.S.-based CEO.
The British production company also has expanded Lion executive vp Tracy Green's duties and hired two development executives.
In addition, the company said it has received renewals for its series Cash Cab from Discovery Channel and History Detectives on PBS.
Tackaberry, who most recently oversaw the company's stateside growth in New York as executive vp, will oversee the company's operations in New York and Los Angeles and take on the strategic role of planning and leading Lion's growth. Nick Catliff had been Lion's CEO, based in London, and continues as co-managing director of Lion Television and president of Lion.
"In just five years, Tony has transformed Lion's New York operations from a startup into a highly successful business making over 100 hours of primetime programming for American cable and terrestrial broadcasters," Catliff said. "He is the ideal person to take on the challenge of bringing the New York and Los Angeles operations together as a single creative business."
In Los Angeles, Green has taken on an expanded role within Lion's parent company, All3 Media, which is headed by CEO Steve Morrison.
The British production company also has expanded Lion executive vp Tracy Green's duties and hired two development executives.
In addition, the company said it has received renewals for its series Cash Cab from Discovery Channel and History Detectives on PBS.
Tackaberry, who most recently oversaw the company's stateside growth in New York as executive vp, will oversee the company's operations in New York and Los Angeles and take on the strategic role of planning and leading Lion's growth. Nick Catliff had been Lion's CEO, based in London, and continues as co-managing director of Lion Television and president of Lion.
"In just five years, Tony has transformed Lion's New York operations from a startup into a highly successful business making over 100 hours of primetime programming for American cable and terrestrial broadcasters," Catliff said. "He is the ideal person to take on the challenge of bringing the New York and Los Angeles operations together as a single creative business."
In Los Angeles, Green has taken on an expanded role within Lion's parent company, All3 Media, which is headed by CEO Steve Morrison.
- 10/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
GSN is developing an adaptation of the Irish game show The Box with Lion Television USA, sources said.
The Box, a reality/game show hybrid, debuted in October on Ireland's TV3. In the Irish version, two contestants are put into a transparent glass box for 24 hours, facing quiz-related tasks throughout the day in full view of the public. At the end of the day, contestants are asked general knowledge questions in a live broadcast, with the winner staying in the box to compete against a fresh contestant the next day.
Lion Television USA is producing. The company's Tracy Green is serving as executive producer along with Nick Catliff, who is with Lion Television U.K.
The project is in development for a possible series pickup, sources said.
GSN and Lion TV declined comment.
Lion TV's credits include Court TV's S.W.A.T. USA, TLC's Family Trip, PBS' History Detectives and History Channel/BBC2's Days That Shook the World.
The "Box" deal was brokered by ICM.
The Box, a reality/game show hybrid, debuted in October on Ireland's TV3. In the Irish version, two contestants are put into a transparent glass box for 24 hours, facing quiz-related tasks throughout the day in full view of the public. At the end of the day, contestants are asked general knowledge questions in a live broadcast, with the winner staying in the box to compete against a fresh contestant the next day.
Lion Television USA is producing. The company's Tracy Green is serving as executive producer along with Nick Catliff, who is with Lion Television U.K.
The project is in development for a possible series pickup, sources said.
GSN and Lion TV declined comment.
Lion TV's credits include Court TV's S.W.A.T. USA, TLC's Family Trip, PBS' History Detectives and History Channel/BBC2's Days That Shook the World.
The "Box" deal was brokered by ICM.
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