Leading reality production company A. Smith & Co. Productions has added veteran unscripted producers Jay Bienstock and Eugene Young as co-managing directors. The two will join the A. Smith’s senior leadership team alongside CEO Arthur Smith, president Kent Weed, and COO Frank Sinton. Bienstock and Young have spent the last three years running Bienstock Young Media, producing more than a dozen pilot and series, including Animal Intervention on Nat Geo Wild, Big Food for Cmt, and Times Up at MTV. The company will now be dissolved, with A. Smith & Co absorbing part of the Bienstoc -Young production slate. Last year, Bienstock and Young formed a partnership with Jay and Phil McGraw, which yielded several pilots in contention at A&E. In their new roles at A. Smith & Co, Bienstock and Young are charged with expanding the company’s production slate, which currently includes Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, American Ninja Warrior,...
- 6/18/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
National Geographic star Alison Eastwood wed this weekend in Calabasas, CA. Her dad, Clint Eastwood, was in attendance as the animal rights advocate and producer married Stacy Poitras on Friday, March 15. Animal advocate crusader Alison Eastwood, animal expert Donald Schultz, and activist Billy McNamara together collaborated on "Animal Intervention" for Nat Geo Wild, as they investigated cases of wild animals living in peril. The team investigated cases of reported distress or abuse with exotic animal owners in question to discuss possible relocations to safe and clean animal sanctuaries. They also investigated cases of mistreated wild animals at magic shows, roadside zoos, and private ranches. People magazine reported that Eastwood and her new husband met when Alison rode...
- 3/18/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
With proud dad Clint Eastwood looking on, Alison Eastwood tied the knot with sculptor Stacy Poitras of TV's Chainsaw Gang in an intimate ceremony in Calabasas, Calif. The bride wore a 1930s-inspired beaded gown by Les Habitudes at the Friday night nuptials at the Saddlepeak Lodge before family and friends. The couple's rings were designed by Philip Press. "We are thrilled to be surrounded by our family for this very special day and appreciate their love and support as we begin our married life together," the couple tell People exclusively. The guests also included Alison's mother Maggie; her jazz musician...
- 3/17/2013
- PEOPLE.com
Tune in alert for the emotional new series "Animal Intervention" which premieres Tuesday, October 2, at 9Pm on Nat Geo Wild. Full-grown tigers, lions and monkeys are powerful, unpredictable and extremely dangerous. They need a lot of food, a lot of space and a lot of attention in order to live comfortably and safely in captivity. When owners are unwilling or incapable of acting in the best interest of their animals, it takes an Animal Intervention. Enter animal advocate Alison Eastwood and animal expert Donald Schultz, who confront overwhelmed and out-of-touch wildlife owners who house exotic animals in confined and potentially hazardous environments. Some of the owners breed their animals, further crowding their facilities and...
- 9/27/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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