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Chris Culvenor
Chris Culvenor is an Australian television executive and creator-developer. He is the co-founder of Eureka Productions, a TV production company based in Los Angeles and Sydney, and was co-CEO until leaving in 2025. The company produced many programs, including Holey Moley, ''Holey Moley'' (ABC), ''Dating Around'' (Netflix), ''Crikey! It's the Irwins'' (Animal Planet), The Amazing Race Australia 4, ''The Amazing Race Australia,'' ''The Voice (Australian TV series), The Voice'' (Nine Network, Nine), ''Australian Spartan'' (Seven Network, Seven), ''The Single Wives'' (Seven), and ''Drunk History'' (Comedy Central). Culvenor has created a large number of US and Australian television formats including ''Holey Moley'', ''Dating Around,'' ''Stars on Mars'', ''TwentySomethings: Austin'', ''The Real Dirty Dancing,'' ''Frogger'' ''The Real Love Boat,'' ''Fake Off'', ''The Big Deal'', ''Parental Guidance (Australian TV series), Parental Guidance,'' ''The Chefs' Line'', ''Behave Yourself! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka Productions
Eureka Productions is an Australian-American television production company majority-owned by Fremantle (company), Fremantle. Launched in 2016 by former Endemol Shine Australia executives Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin with backing from Fremantle, the company primarily develops and produces non-scripted and reality programming in Australia and the United States. Fremantle acquired a majority stake in Eureka in 2021. Since 2022, Eureka has been responsible for Fremantle's non-scripted output in Australia. History The company was formed by Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin, both executives with Endemol Shine Australia, setting up Los Angeles and Sydney offices in 2016. The company also formed a partnership with Fremantle (company), Fremantle to co-produce international projects, with the studio taking an investment in Eureka. In 2018, Eureka signed a deal with Lionsgate to be the exclusive distributor and producer of Lionsgate Television, Lionsgate entertainment and unscripted s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restaurant Startup
''Restaurant Startup'' is an American food competition series that aired for three seasons on CNBC, from 2014 to 2016. In the show, two judge-investors meet with aspiring chefs, taste their food, hear their concept and decide whom they want to support in their food career. During the first two seasons, the judges-investors were celebrity restaurateurs Joe Bastianich and Tim Love. In the third season, the judges-investors were Bastianich, Love and Elizabeth Blau, with two of the three appearing in each episode. Each episode is divided into four parts: first, judges-investors choose among two competing pitches for a new restaurant. Then, the winning team gets $7,500, a location and various helpers to refine their restaurant idea (including logo design, decor, and menu) and turn the concept into a functioning restaurant in 36 hours. Then, customers are brought in and the team runs the restaurant over several hours. Finally, the team meets with the investors, and one or both of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zap2it
Zap2it was a website and digital media company that provided television program listings information for areas of the United States and Canada. Founded in 2000 by Tribune Media Services, the site has been owned by Nexstar Media Group since 2019. Zap2it also syndicated its listings data to a number of broadcasting and multimedia companies (such as Disney and Sinclair Broadcast Group), pay television providers (such as Wave Broadband, Cox and Dish Network) and publications (such as ''The New York Times'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', and ''The Washington Post'') for use online and in interactive programming guides. Tribune Media began shutting down the editorial content on the website in 2017, and by 2020, only the TV listings section remained. Around March 25, 2025, Zap2it was taken offline permanently. History Tribune Media Services first began to offer online listings services as a content provider to the online services Prodigy in the late 1980s and America Online in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billion Dollar Buyer
''Billion Dollar Buyer'' is an American reality TV show starring American business owner, Tilman Fertitta, CEO and owner of Landry's, Inc. Each hour-long episode features Fertitta traveling the nation to sample new and innovative hospitality products. Small business owners compete to impress the business mogul and land the "deal of a lifetime" - the opportunity to partner with Landry's, Inc., as a supplier to Fertitta's over 60 leading Landry's restaurants, hotels, and entertainment brands. The program premiered on March 22, 2016, and is broadcast on CNBC. Premise The show follows Tilman Fertitta as he visits cities across the United States to assess potential products for his restaurants and casinos (anything from food and drink, to linens and spa goods) that are produced by small businesses. During each episode, Fertitta meets with two businesses to sample their wares and determine their compatibility with Landry's, Inc. Fertitta shares his assessment of the products and operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behave Yourself! (TV Series)
''Behave Yourself!'' is an Australian comedy game show which premiered on 4 July 2017 on the Seven Network. The series was produced by Eureka Productions and hosted by Darren McMullen. It featured comedians and celebrities competing to guess human responses and behaviour, based on experiments of behavioural expert and author Dan Ariely. Cast Host * Darren McMullen Guests * Anthony Lehmann * Arj Barker * Ash Pollard * Barry Hall * Ben Mingay * Bonnie Lythgoe * Brendan Fevola * Cal Wilson * Chloe Esposito * Christie Whelan Browne * Claire Hooper * Denise Scott * Ella Hooper * Emily Taheny * Gina Liano * Guy Sebastian * Heath Franklin * Issa Schultz * Jason Byrne * Kate Langbroek * Kerri-Anne Kennerley * Kris Smith * Larry Emdur * Lawrence Mooney * Liesel Jones * Lucy Durack * Matt Little * Matt Parkinson * Merv Hughes * Michala Banas * Natalie Bassingthwaighte * Nazeem Hussain * Nikki Osborne * Sam Frost * Shane Warne * Stephen K. Amos * Tegan Higginbotham * Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Corp Australia
News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets. News Pty Ltd (formerly News Limited) is the holding company of the group. Until the formation of News Corporation in 1979, News Limited was the principal holding company for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch and his family. Since then, News Limited had been wholly owned by News Corporation. In 2004, News Corporation announced its intention to reincorporate to the United States. On 3 November 2004, News Corp Limited ceased trading on the Australian Securities Exchange; and on 8 November, News Corporation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. On 28 June 2013, News Corporation was split into two separate companies. Murdoch's newspaper interests became News Corp, which was the new parent company of News Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Advertiser (Adelaide)
''The Advertiser'' is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named ''The South Australian Advertiser'' on 12 July 1858,''The South Australian Advertiser'', published 1858–1889 , National Library of Australia, digital newspaper library. it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. ''The Advertiser'' came under the ownership of Keith Murdoch in the 1950s, and the full ownership of Rupert Murdoch in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (ADV), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. Through much of the 20th century, ''The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, ''The News (Adelaide), The News'' the afternoon tabloid, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chefs' Line
''The Chefs' Line'' is an Australian reality competitive cooking show. The series features four home cooks in each episode who compete against professional chefs in a studio kitchen. The challenge is to create their personal versions of a chosen dish from the week's featured cuisine. Dishes are then blind-tasted and judged by executive chef Dan Hong, food writer Melissa Leong, and chef Mark Olive. The contestants are eliminated until the week's winner is chosen. On the fifth night, Maeve O’Meara goes into the kitchen of the week's featured restaurant to uncover their culinary secrets. See also *List of Australian television series *List of cooking shows The following is a list of cooking shows. 0-9 * ''30 Minute Meals'' - educational A * '' Alive and Cooking'' - educational *''America's Test Kitchen'' - educational B * ''Baking with Julia'' - educational * '' Barbecue America'' - educational ... * List of programs broadcast by Special Broadcasting Service References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parental Guidance (Australian TV Series)
''Parental Guidance'' is an Australian parenting reality series hosted by Ally Langdon and parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson, which premiered on the Nine Network on 1 November 2021. Format The series features several different families each having different parenting styles. In each episode, the participants compete in several parenting challenges to determine which is the best parenting style. In the first season of the series, there are ten families who have different styles. In the second season, there are 12 parents, which go through the parenting challenges in groups of 4. Production The series is produced by Eureka Productions and was created by Chris Culvenor. It was originally announced at Nine Entertainment's 2021 upfront on 16 September 2020 to be titled ''The Parent Jury'' with ''Supernanny'' host Jo Frost. However, due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Frost was unable to travel for filming and the series proceeded without her, with the series being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fake Off
''Fake Off'' is an American reality competition television series. The show features groups of performers who recreate and reimagine moments from pop culture (e.g. movies, events, television series) in spectacular 90-second routines. The teams use a diverse range of stage disciples including black light theatre, projection mapping, puppetry, and dance. The term "Faking" is used to describe the act of recreating an iconic moment. It debuted on TruTV on October 27, 2014, and is produced by Shine America. TruTV renewed the show for a second season, which was also its last. Summary The knock-out performance competition is hosted by Robert Hoffman (actor), Robert Hoffman and judged by actor and dancer Harry Shum, Jr., Pop Star Rozonda Thomas and renowned choreographer Michael Curry. The series features ten teams of performers who each week are given a new pop-culture theme (such as action movies, reality television, the Moon landing, or the Olympic Games). Each team has one week to tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Love Boat
''The Real Love Boat'' is an American reality romance television series premiered on CBS, airing Wednesday nights beginning October 5, 2022, and is based on the original romantic comedy/drama (film and television), drama television series ''The Love Boat'' that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from 1977 to 1986 and later on moved to UPN (now The CW) for two more seasons from 1998 to 1999 as ''Love Boat: The Next Wave''. The series takes place on Princess Cruises luxury passenger cruise ship ''Regal Princess (2013), Regal Princess'' in the Mediterranean. The series is produced by Eureka Productions in association with Buster Productions. Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Eden Gaha, Jay Bienstock and Wesley Dening serve as executive producers for Eureka while Scott Helmstedter is EPing on behalf of Princess Cruises. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell serve as hosts and perform the vocals for the song featured in the series' opening credits. After four episodes with low ratin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
