Endeavor Content has hired Sharon Liggins to the newly-created position of SVP, Communications. Her appointment is effective immediately and she’ll be based in LA.
The publicity vet will oversee the strategic direction of communications activities across the Endeavor Content’s divisions, including film and television production, sales, and distribution. She joins the senior leadership team led by Co-Presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.
Previously, Liggins served as VP, Publicity at Ava DuVernay’s narrative change collective Array. There, Liggins oversaw communications across the collective’s public programming and social impact initiatives, independent film distribution platform, as well as personal publicity and appearances for Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker DuVernay. Liggins also managed all publicity for series and films under the Array Filmworks banner, collaborating extensively with studio and networks including Warner Bros. TV, Netflix, NBC, HBO Max, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and The CW.
Said Taylor and Rice, “Sharon...
The publicity vet will oversee the strategic direction of communications activities across the Endeavor Content’s divisions, including film and television production, sales, and distribution. She joins the senior leadership team led by Co-Presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.
Previously, Liggins served as VP, Publicity at Ava DuVernay’s narrative change collective Array. There, Liggins oversaw communications across the collective’s public programming and social impact initiatives, independent film distribution platform, as well as personal publicity and appearances for Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker DuVernay. Liggins also managed all publicity for series and films under the Array Filmworks banner, collaborating extensively with studio and networks including Warner Bros. TV, Netflix, NBC, HBO Max, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and The CW.
Said Taylor and Rice, “Sharon...
- 5/17/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran PR executive Sharon Liggins has joined Endeavor Content as senior vice president of communications.
Liggins most recently served as vice president of publicity for Ava Duvernay’s narrative change collective Array. In her new role with Endeavor Content, Liggins will oversee the strategic direction of communications activities across the studio’s many divisions, including film and television production, sales, and distribution, and joins the senior leadership team led by co-presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.
“Sharon has an impeccable track record of sustained excellence across many platforms and genres of content,” Taylor and Rice said announcing Liggins’ appointment. “Her record as a creative campaign strategist and strategic advisor uniquely suit her to the next chapter in our continued growth, and we are excited by the exceptional knowledge and passion that she brings to the team at Endeavor Content.”
Liggins will be based in Los Angeles and the appointment is effective immediately.
Liggins most recently served as vice president of publicity for Ava Duvernay’s narrative change collective Array. In her new role with Endeavor Content, Liggins will oversee the strategic direction of communications activities across the studio’s many divisions, including film and television production, sales, and distribution, and joins the senior leadership team led by co-presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.
“Sharon has an impeccable track record of sustained excellence across many platforms and genres of content,” Taylor and Rice said announcing Liggins’ appointment. “Her record as a creative campaign strategist and strategic advisor uniquely suit her to the next chapter in our continued growth, and we are excited by the exceptional knowledge and passion that she brings to the team at Endeavor Content.”
Liggins will be based in Los Angeles and the appointment is effective immediately.
- 5/17/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Endeavor Content on Monday named Sharon Liggins as its senior vice president of communications, a newly created role with the studio. She joins from Ava DuVernay’s collective Array, where she served as VP of publicity.
In her new role, Liggins will oversee communications across film and television production, sales and distribution. She joins a senior leadership team led by co-presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice. She’ll be based out of Los Angeles and begin effective immediately.
“Sharon has an impeccable track record of sustained excellence across many platforms and genres of content. Her record as a creative campaign strategist and strategic advisor uniquely suit her to the next chapter in our continued growth, and we are excited by the exceptional knowledge and passion that she brings to the team at Endeavor Content,” Taylor and Rice said in a statement.
While at Array, Liggins oversaw communications for the organization...
In her new role, Liggins will oversee communications across film and television production, sales and distribution. She joins a senior leadership team led by co-presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice. She’ll be based out of Los Angeles and begin effective immediately.
“Sharon has an impeccable track record of sustained excellence across many platforms and genres of content. Her record as a creative campaign strategist and strategic advisor uniquely suit her to the next chapter in our continued growth, and we are excited by the exceptional knowledge and passion that she brings to the team at Endeavor Content,” Taylor and Rice said in a statement.
While at Array, Liggins oversaw communications for the organization...
- 5/17/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Zeus has announced a partnership with singer-songwriter Omarion to release “The Millennium Tour Live Concert featuring B2K,” as well as other original and existing content for the network.
Omarion, an actor and multi-platinum selling artist, was a key figure in the popularity of boy bands in the early 2000s as lead singer of the group B2K, whose hit songs include “Bump, Bump, Bump,” “Girlfriend” and “Uh Huh.” Although the group disbanded in 2004, they briefly reunited in 2019 for “The Millennium Tour” and it became one of the year’s most successful new concert experiences grossing over $28 million. The live concert film is just the first of multiple existing projects from Omarion acquired by the network.
“We are excited to work with Omarion to bring original content, music and entertainment to Zeus,” said Lemuel Plummer, president and CEO of the Svod network created by millennials for millennials. “Zeus is a...
Omarion, an actor and multi-platinum selling artist, was a key figure in the popularity of boy bands in the early 2000s as lead singer of the group B2K, whose hit songs include “Bump, Bump, Bump,” “Girlfriend” and “Uh Huh.” Although the group disbanded in 2004, they briefly reunited in 2019 for “The Millennium Tour” and it became one of the year’s most successful new concert experiences grossing over $28 million. The live concert film is just the first of multiple existing projects from Omarion acquired by the network.
“We are excited to work with Omarion to bring original content, music and entertainment to Zeus,” said Lemuel Plummer, president and CEO of the Svod network created by millennials for millennials. “Zeus is a...
- 2/13/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
Zeus, the subscription video service founded by social luminaries Andrew ‘King Bach’ Bachelor, Amanda Cerny, and DeStorm Power -- alongside producer Lemuel Plummer -- will launch this summer its latest docuseries starring social media entrepreneur and reality star Blac Chyna -- whose real name is Angela White.
The docuseries, titled The Real Blac Chyna, will also be produced by White, and purports to be a no-holds-barred look at the 31-year-old’s life and relationships. White has children with two famous exes -- rapper Tyga and reality star Rob Kardashian -- and the series will navigate the status of those relationships as well as the various lawsuits that she is facing. White is also the owner of a beauty brand called Lashed, and counts over 17 million followers across Instagram and Twitter.
You can check out a teaser for The Real Blac Chyna, which will premiere this summer, below. Zeus, which launched...
The docuseries, titled The Real Blac Chyna, will also be produced by White, and purports to be a no-holds-barred look at the 31-year-old’s life and relationships. White has children with two famous exes -- rapper Tyga and reality star Rob Kardashian -- and the series will navigate the status of those relationships as well as the various lawsuits that she is facing. White is also the owner of a beauty brand called Lashed, and counts over 17 million followers across Instagram and Twitter.
You can check out a teaser for The Real Blac Chyna, which will premiere this summer, below. Zeus, which launched...
- 5/15/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Television executive producer Lemuel Plummer has created the first streaming-video-on-demand platform dedicated to faith-based African American consumers and is partnering with ICM Partners, Ebony/Jet magazines, Vimeo, Grammy-winning music mogul Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and prominent Christian leaders, among others, to support and activate the rollout of the service which is anticipated to be in 3Q of this year.
“Delivering compelling content to a passionate fan base is the basis of Black Box Faith’s business model and we are excited to expend our expertise and capital to get behind such a compelling business and programming model,” said Ted Chervin, Co-Managing Director of ICM Partners.
Ebony Magazine and its sister publication Jet Magazine will market the launch of Black Box Faith across its platforms, including online and social media.
“Black Box Faith is the right platform to deliver Christian programming to our Ebony and Jet audiences.
“Delivering compelling content to a passionate fan base is the basis of Black Box Faith’s business model and we are excited to expend our expertise and capital to get behind such a compelling business and programming model,” said Ted Chervin, Co-Managing Director of ICM Partners.
Ebony Magazine and its sister publication Jet Magazine will market the launch of Black Box Faith across its platforms, including online and social media.
“Black Box Faith is the right platform to deliver Christian programming to our Ebony and Jet audiences.
- 5/1/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Zeus, the on-demand network co-founded by top social media creators DeStorm Power, Amanda Cerny and King Bach and television executive producer Lemuel Plummer, has struck a technology partnership with Vimeo to power its over-the-top service, even as it announced a new series for the fall.
The service is in production on content offerings from digital creators and celebrities to be released this month and next, including series from social media phenomenon BlameItOnKway (Titi Do You Love Me?), the African King of Comedy Michael Blackson (Dr. Blackson) and a new series from Zeus co-founder, creator and recent Emmy and Streamy Awards nominee, DeStorm Power (Bad Escorts).
The comedy series Bad Escorts, which premiered on Oct. 20,stars DeStorm Power as a pizza delivery man who, along with his also struggling-to-make-ends-meet buddies, form a male escort service.
Social media star BlameItOnKway, whose recent cameo in Janet Jackson’s Made for Now video generated...
The service is in production on content offerings from digital creators and celebrities to be released this month and next, including series from social media phenomenon BlameItOnKway (Titi Do You Love Me?), the African King of Comedy Michael Blackson (Dr. Blackson) and a new series from Zeus co-founder, creator and recent Emmy and Streamy Awards nominee, DeStorm Power (Bad Escorts).
The comedy series Bad Escorts, which premiered on Oct. 20,stars DeStorm Power as a pizza delivery man who, along with his also struggling-to-make-ends-meet buddies, form a male escort service.
Social media star BlameItOnKway, whose recent cameo in Janet Jackson’s Made for Now video generated...
- 10/24/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Regular viewers of serial content on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram will want to check out The Zeus Network. The new Svod platform, which launches today with more than two dozen original programs in tow, was founded by social media stars DeStorm Power, Amanda Cerny, and King Bach alongside producer Lemuel Plummer.
Subscriptions to Zeus cost either $3.99 per month or $35.99 per year and grant access to a host of new shows, several of which are led by some of the biggest names in the online video industry. The three creators who co-founded Zeus all have shows on the platform, and DeStorm is bringing a particularly special series to subscribers: His new Svod service is the exclusive home for the second season of the hip-hopera Caught, which recently earned its star an Emmy nomination.
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Subscriptions to Zeus cost either $3.99 per month or $35.99 per year and grant access to a host of new shows, several of which are led by some of the biggest names in the online video industry. The three creators who co-founded Zeus all have shows on the platform, and DeStorm is bringing a particularly special series to subscribers: His new Svod service is the exclusive home for the second season of the hip-hopera Caught, which recently earned its star an Emmy nomination.
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- 7/16/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
SAG-AFTRA has reached what it’s calling a “historic” agreement with Zeus, the new subscription streaming service, to provide coverage for its content and a pathway to union membership for Zeus content creators.
The ad-free streaming service, founded by TV producer Lemuel Plummer and social media stars King Bach, Amanda Cerny and DeStorm Powers, will feature original scripted and unscripted series and videos conceived, produced by and starring a roster of popular social media providers.
“We are thrilled to partner with the extraordinary members of Zeus in providing union coverage for their original and innovative platform,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris, who noted that Bach, Power, and Cerny “are amazing content creators whose fresh, exciting voices are breaking new ground in the industry. Together we are taking the next, natural step into the future of entertainment production and distribution.”
“We are very excited to have negotiated this agreement with Zeus,...
The ad-free streaming service, founded by TV producer Lemuel Plummer and social media stars King Bach, Amanda Cerny and DeStorm Powers, will feature original scripted and unscripted series and videos conceived, produced by and starring a roster of popular social media providers.
“We are thrilled to partner with the extraordinary members of Zeus in providing union coverage for their original and innovative platform,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris, who noted that Bach, Power, and Cerny “are amazing content creators whose fresh, exciting voices are breaking new ground in the industry. Together we are taking the next, natural step into the future of entertainment production and distribution.”
“We are very excited to have negotiated this agreement with Zeus,...
- 6/12/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA has signed an agreement with Zeus, the new subscription video on demand streaming service founded by TV producer Lemuel Plummer and co-founded by social media stars King Bach, Amanda Cerny and DeStorm Power.
The three influencers have a combined audience of almost 70 million followers across all social media platforms. The agreement, announced Tuesday at Social Media Week Los Angeles, provides coverage for content produced by Zeus and a pathway to SAG-aftra membership for Zeus content creators.
The ad-free streaming service will feature exclusive, premium original scripted and unscripted series and video content conceived, produced by and starring a roster of social media influencers, including Cerny, Power and Bach. The lineup will include comedies, dramas, dance, talk and fitness programs.
“We are thrilled to partner with the extraordinary members of Zeus in providing union coverage for their original and innovative platform,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris. “King Bach,...
The three influencers have a combined audience of almost 70 million followers across all social media platforms. The agreement, announced Tuesday at Social Media Week Los Angeles, provides coverage for content produced by Zeus and a pathway to SAG-aftra membership for Zeus content creators.
The ad-free streaming service will feature exclusive, premium original scripted and unscripted series and video content conceived, produced by and starring a roster of social media influencers, including Cerny, Power and Bach. The lineup will include comedies, dramas, dance, talk and fitness programs.
“We are thrilled to partner with the extraordinary members of Zeus in providing union coverage for their original and innovative platform,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris. “King Bach,...
- 6/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Television producer Lemuel Plummer has joined with social media celebrities King Bach, Amanda Cerny and DeStorm Power to launch an subscription video on demand service that it bills as programming as created by millennials, for millennials.
Zeus will launch July 13 with original scripted and unscripted series from a roster of digital influencers that include the service’s founders. Although shows have yet to be announced, it’ll feature lifestyle programming — including comedies, dramas, dance, talk and fitness — from Bach, Cerny and Power, as well as other social media personalities.
“Our philosophy is we’re greenlighting people, not shows,” said Plummer, who’s best known for the Preachers franchise on Oxygen. “And that makes us quite different … We’re putting the power in the hands of the influencers, to create what they want to create, because they know what their audience wants.”
Zeus will compete for subscribers and attention in an...
Zeus will launch July 13 with original scripted and unscripted series from a roster of digital influencers that include the service’s founders. Although shows have yet to be announced, it’ll feature lifestyle programming — including comedies, dramas, dance, talk and fitness — from Bach, Cerny and Power, as well as other social media personalities.
“Our philosophy is we’re greenlighting people, not shows,” said Plummer, who’s best known for the Preachers franchise on Oxygen. “And that makes us quite different … We’re putting the power in the hands of the influencers, to create what they want to create, because they know what their audience wants.”
Zeus will compete for subscribers and attention in an...
- 6/11/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
How to Get Away with Murder star Viola Davis is bringing her real life investigative skills to the small screen, with new TV One documentary series Two Sides of the Truth. Narrated by the Oscar-winning actress, the show will look at four notable accounts of police encounters that ended up fatal.
“What this show does is it arms you with as much information as possible – even the information that you probably didn’t want to hear when the incident happened,” says Davis in a promotional clip from the series.
According to the couple, the show examines multiple viewpoints regarding recent...
“What this show does is it arms you with as much information as possible – even the information that you probably didn’t want to hear when the incident happened,” says Davis in a promotional clip from the series.
According to the couple, the show examines multiple viewpoints regarding recent...
- 1/19/2018
- by Shelby Reitman
- PEOPLE.com
TV One has set the premiere date and unveiled key art (below) for Two Sides, an hourlong limited four-part true-crime docuseries that looks at officer-involved deaths in the Black community, executive produced by Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions and Lemuel Plummer (L. Plummer Media), with narration by Davis. It’s set to premiere Monday, January 22 at 10 Pm Et on TV One. Focusing on four headline-grabbing fatal police encounters during 2014–2015, the…...
- 12/20/2017
- Deadline TV
Three of social media’s most beloved comedy creators -- Andrew ‘King Bach’ Bachelor, Amanda Cerny, and DeStorm Power -- are joining forces to launch their own subscription video platform.
Zeus, predominantly featuring short-form content starring all three influencers -- as well as some longer-form shows -- is slated to bow in the first quarter of 2018, Variety reports. Bachelor, Cerny, and Power -- who count a combined 70 million followers across social media -- founded the venture with noted television producer Lemuel Plummer, who’s behind several hit shows for Oxygen and Bet, including Preachers Of La and The Westbrooks. Plummer will serve as Zeus' CEO.
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Zeus, predominantly featuring short-form content starring all three influencers -- as well as some longer-form shows -- is slated to bow in the first quarter of 2018, Variety reports. Bachelor, Cerny, and Power -- who count a combined 70 million followers across social media -- founded the venture with noted television producer Lemuel Plummer, who’s behind several hit shows for Oxygen and Bet, including Preachers Of La and The Westbrooks. Plummer will serve as Zeus' CEO.
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- 11/3/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon via their JuVee Productions shingle, and Lemuel Plummer of L. Plummer Media, have teamed up for a landmark limited series, “Two Sides of the Truth,” which will focus on four high profile cases that have… Continue Reading →...
- 4/25/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Lemuel Plummer, creator and executive producer of the Preachers franchise and Living With Funny among others, has signed with ICM Partners. Plummer, CEO and President of L. Plummer Media production company, is the creator and executive producer of Preachers of L.A., Preachers of Detroit and Preachers of Atlanta on the Oxygen network, as well as Living With Funny starring Brandon T. Jackson, DeRay Davis and Michael Blackson. He also is executive producer of #TheWestbrooks…...
- 3/23/2017
- Deadline TV
Damon Dash is developing a new TV series that will delve into the rise of Roc-a-Fella Records, the juggernaut label he co-founded with Kareem Burke and Jay Z, Deadline reports.
Dash and producer Lemuel Plummer (Preachers of L.A.) said the show would offer a "brutally honest account" of the Roc-a-Fella story, starting with Dash's journey from street hustler to Jay Z's manager, the label's launch and release of Reasonable Doubt and its forays into fashion and film. The series, however, will also look at Dash's relationships with Aaliyah and designer Rachel Roy,...
Dash and producer Lemuel Plummer (Preachers of L.A.) said the show would offer a "brutally honest account" of the Roc-a-Fella story, starting with Dash's journey from street hustler to Jay Z's manager, the label's launch and release of Reasonable Doubt and its forays into fashion and film. The series, however, will also look at Dash's relationships with Aaliyah and designer Rachel Roy,...
- 8/30/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Old rumors about Roc-a-Fella Records may soon be laid to rest and, in some cases, confirmed. Music and film producer Damon Dash has partnered with Preachers Of L.A. executive producer Lemuel Plummer for a TV series that will tell the story of the storied rap label co-founded in 1996 by Dash, Kareem Burke, and rap superstar Shawn “Jay-z” Carter. “It means a lot that Damon trusts us to tell the story – the true story – of how two global music icons got their…...
- 8/29/2016
- Deadline TV
Oxygen Media adds a new show to its Preachers of... reality TV franchise. Preachers of Atlanta premieres Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. The series focuses on five different pastors and their unique ministries, and touches on some of today's controversial issues.
The cast of Preachers of Atlanta features: Pastor Corey Hambrick, Pastor Le'Andria Johnson, Pastor Canton Jones, Pastor Kimberly Jones-Pothier, and Pastor Judah Swilley. Preachers of Atlanta is produced by L. Plummer Media in association with Relevé Entertainment. Lemuel Plummer, Holly Carter, Chris Costine, and Mark Scheibal executive produce.
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The cast of Preachers of Atlanta features: Pastor Corey Hambrick, Pastor Le'Andria Johnson, Pastor Canton Jones, Pastor Kimberly Jones-Pothier, and Pastor Judah Swilley. Preachers of Atlanta is produced by L. Plummer Media in association with Relevé Entertainment. Lemuel Plummer, Holly Carter, Chris Costine, and Mark Scheibal executive produce.
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- 11/20/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Oxygen Media is picking up a second season of Preachers Of L.A. and expanding the franchise with casting to begin for new editions in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and Detroit, the network said today. Preachers of L.A. became the most watched freshman series in Oxygen history among P25-54 and averaging over 1 million total viewers. Bishop Noel Jones, Minister Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Pastor Wayne Chaney and Bishop Ron Gibson are set to return to Preachers Of L.A., which centers on the lives of mega-pastors in Southern California. Season 2 is slated to debut in the fall. Preachers Of L.A. is produced by L. Plummer Media in association with Relevé Entertainment, with Lemuel Plummer and Holly Carter serving as Executive Producers.
- 1/27/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
You may have prevented them from moving ahead with All My Babies Mamas, but the Oxygen network certainly isn't deterred in their reality TV push. Recently, we've seen new reality TV series on the wives of pastors, as well as on the daughters of pastors, so why not the pastors themselves, right? I'll be looking out for a new series on the sons of pastors next, bringing it all full circle. All the details on Pastors of L.A. follow below via press release from Oxygen: Oxygen Greenlights Authentic New Docu-series "Pastors Of L.A." Set To Premiere Fall 2013 New York, NY - May 13, 2013 - Oxygen Media has teamed up with Lemuel Plummer, the creator and executive producer of "Vindicated" and...
- 5/13/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Oxygen Media is partnering with Lemuel Plummer (Vindicated, The Sheards) and Holly Carter (106 & Gospel) on Pastors Of L.A. (working title), set to debut this fall. The docu-series will center on six mega-pastors in Southern California who are willing to share diverse aspects of their lives, from their work in the community and with their parishioners to the very large and sometimes provocative lives they lead away from the pulpit. The cast includes Bishop Noel Jones, Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Wayne Chaney, Bishop Ron Gibson, and Pastor Jay Haizlip. Pastors of L.A. is produced by L. Plummer Media in association with Relevé Entertainment, with Lemuel Plummer, Holly Carter and Chris Costine serving as Executive Producers.
- 5/13/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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