Atlas Media Corp. is a

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-based

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production company of

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. The company was founded in 1989 by

Bruce David Klein Bruce David Klein is an Emmy-nominated producer, director, and writer of television, film, and digital entertainment. He is the founder of Atlas Media Corp. and serves as its president and executive producer. On the television front, Klein was an ...

and produces

television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

series and specials, theatrical documentaries, and digital

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for cable networks like

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E! Network E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable television network. It is owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The channel focuses primarily on pop culture, celebrity based reality shows and movies. ...

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, A&E,

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, WE, GSN,

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Style Style, or styles may refer to: Film and television * ''Style'' (2001 film), a Hindi film starring Sharman Joshi, Riya Sen, Sahil Khan and Shilpi Mudgal * ''Style'' (2002 film), a Tamil drama film * ''Style'' (2004 film), a Burmese film * '' ...

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, BIO, SyFy, and

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—as well as national syndication and international distribution in over 100 markets worldwide. For ten years in a row (2006-2015), ''

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'' magazine has named Atlas to its annual "Global 100" list of the largest and most influential producers of non-fiction entertainment around the world.

Television

Atlas Media Corp.'s projects have covered many genres of reality television including formatted reality (''

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'',
Auction Agent
',
Big Brian: The Fortune Seller
'); docusoap ('' Playing with Fire'', '' Big Sexy'',
Hot Listings Miami
');

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(''

Breaking Vegas ''Breaking Vegas'' is an American television series that premiered on the History Channel in 2004. The series covers the great lengths people have gone to make money, sometimes illegally, from casinos. Many episodes have to do with cheats who ill ...

'',
Who Killed Chandra Levy?
', ''

Evacuate Earth ''Evacuate Earth'' is a National Geographic Channel documentary that portrays the hypothetical scenario of humans evacuating the planet Earth before it is destroyed by a rogue neutron star. The documentary details the technical and social complic ...

'',
Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?
');

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

(''American Eats'', ''

It Could Happen Tomorrow ''It Could Happen Tomorrow'' is a television series that premiered on January 15, 2006 on The Weather Channel. It explored the possibilities of various weather and other natural phenomena severely damaging or destroying America's cities. This incl ...

'',
Mysterious Places
', ''Exotic Islands'', ''Things You Have To See To Believe''); science and technology (
Super Tools
',
Factory Floor
'); medical mystery ('' Dr. G: Medical Examiner'',
Skeleton Stories
'), wildlife (''Maneaters of the Wild'', ''Shark Terror with Stacey Keach''),

true crime True crime is a genre of non-fiction work in which an author examines a crime, including detailing the actions of people associated with and affected by the crime, and investigating the perpetrator's Motive (law), motives. True crime works often ...

('' Stalked: Someone's Watching'',
Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal
'); comedy (
Phowned
',
How They Won with Mo Rocca
'; adventure (''Everest: Mountain of Dreams, Mountain of Doom''); light entertainment (''Out of This World'', ''Amazing People''); food (
Top 5
', ''Extreme Cuisine'',
Behind the Bash with Giada DeLaurentis
'); Lifestyle/How To (
Raising House
',
All Year Round With Katie Brown
', ''Survival Guide'', ''Romantic Inns'');

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(
Biography
',
Young, Sexy &...
', ''Royal Families of the World'', ''TV Game Show Hall of Fame''); and game shows (''Spend It Fast!'',
Bragging Rights
',
Beach Ambush
'). Atlas Media Corp.'s programming has won numerous awards including multiple Cine Gold Eagles
New York Festivals
Gold Medals, the

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, and the

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br>Award
for Best TV Food Journalism. In 2009, its series ''Art Attack with Lee Sandstead'' earned an Emmy nomination. The company has produced numerous hit shows, include

(for

), Stalked: Someone's Watching (for

)
Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal
(for

), Raising House (for

), '' Dr. G: Medical Examiner'' (for

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and

), ''Top 5'' and '' Behind the Bash with Giada DeLaurentiis'' (

). In 2011, Atlas produced the television movie
Who Killed Chandra Levy?
, which aired on TLC and was called "a terrific docudrama" by the

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Theatrical Documentaries

In 2007, Atlas Media launched a theatrical documentary division to produce and release feature-length documentaries. The first

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from this division, '' Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise'' was an official selection of the

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, shot during the preparation for and beginning of his 2007 world tour. The film received positive reviews from ''

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'' ("amusing"), ''

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'' ("revealing ... leaps off the screen"), and many others. The film was directed by

. It was released in association with

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Pictures and IFC. The DVD was released by

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in May 2008. Atlas Media Corp's second theatrical documentary was ''

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'', which premiered at the USA Film Festival, and was shown at the Rhode Island International Film Festival as well as the Cork International Film Festival in

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. It received a Gold Kahuna Award from the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival. Its theatrical run began in New York City on February 27, 2009, and the film made its television premiere on MSNBC on April 19, 2009. In Fall 2016, Atlas released another theatrical documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happene

directed by Lonny Price, produced by Bruce David Klein, executive produced by Scott Rudin, and featuring Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Jason Alexander, Mandy Patinkin and others was an official selection of the New York Film Festival. The film was released in theaters on November 18, 2016, to rave reviews—Entertainment Weekly called it "A Triump

the Washington Post "Heart-piercin

Rolling Stone "Mesmerizin

��and the NY Times said "a sense of wonder animates every frame and leaves you with a misty-eyed glow

The film was included lists of the Best Films of 2016 by the New York Time

The Wrap, and Newswee

��and is currently 94% "Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoe

In July 2021 Atla
announced
that it had signed a deal with stage and screen legend

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to produce a feature documentary incorporating "lost footage" of Liza during her spectacular rise in the 1970s. The film is to be produced and directed by

Digital & Emerging Media

Atlas Media Corp. launched its Digital & Emerging Media division in 2007. One of their first productions was
series
of

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s fo
History.com
to complement the ''

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'' television special series premiere on

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. Similarly, they produced a series of 2-3 minute pieces for

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(VOD) component to accompany the 2007 television series ''American Eats''. The division also produced its first series for

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FEARnet Fearnet was an American digital cable television network, website and video on demand service owned by Comcast. The network specialized in horror entertainment programming through a mix of acquired and original series, and feature films. Backgr ...

online network in 2007
''Rt. 666: America's Scariest Home Haunts''
A new

was released every day throughout the month of October as part of a month-long

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. In October 2008, they created ''Streets of Fear'', also fo
FEARnet
Other recent productions from the Digital & Emerging Media Division of Atlas Media Corp. include ''Expedition: Africa'' webisodes fo
History.com
''Breaking Down'' for

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online, ''Path to the Podium'' and ''The Vote 101'', fo
History.com
''How to Beat Death'' fo
Discovery.com
and ''Total Beauty Makeover: Dog Edition'', fo
Lifetime.com
The division also operates Atlas Media Corp.'s own online channel, th
MUST SEE BELIEVE
on

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, which features short videos about amazing people, places and events.

Multiplatform

In October 2008, Atlas Media Corp. expanded one of its long-running shows, '' Dr. G: Medical Examiner'', into a multi-platform

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, starting with Dr. G's

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projec
''How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner''
published by

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's Crown division. The multi-platform effort also included the production of a corresponding one-hour TV Special entitled "How Not to Die" for the Discovery Health network and the development of the companion

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br>HowNottoDie.com
TV Week: Discovery Health's 'Dr. G' Rolls On
/ref>

Productions

Television shows

* ''How To Survive the End of the World'' (2013) -

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* ''Dixie Divers'' (2013) -

* ''Bad Teacher'' (2013) -

*
Hot Listings Miami
' (2013) -

Style Network Esquire Network was an American pay television network that was a 50/50 joint venture between NBCUniversal and the Hearst Corporation. Launched on October 1, 1998 as Style Network, a spin-off of E!, the channel initially consisted of fashion, ...

* '' Playing with Fire'' (2013) -

* ''

'' - (2012) -

*
Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal
' (2012) -

* ''

'' (2012) -

*
Raising House
' (2012) -

* ''Top 5 Travel'' (2012) -

*
Auction Agent
' (2012) -

* ''100 Shows to See Before You Die'' (2011-2012) -

TV Guide Network The American cable television, cable and satellite television network Pop (American TV channel), Pop was originally launched in 1981 as a barker channel service providing a display of localized electronic program guide, channel and program listin ...

* '' Stalked: Someone's Watching'' (2011) -

* '' Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?'' (2011) -

*
Dr G: Inside the Caylee Anthony Case
' (2011) -

*
Who Killed Chandra Levy?
' (TV Movie - 2011) -

*
Big Brian the Fortune Seller
' (2011) -

TruTV TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable Television channel, channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of Television comedy, comedy, Reality television, docusoaps and reality shows, with a rec ...

* '' Big Sexy'' (2011) -

*
Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?
(2011) -

*
Big Law: Deputy Butterbean
' (2011) -

*
Turnaround King
' (2011) -

* ''100 Hollywood Crimes, Misdemeanors, & Dirty Deeds'' (2011) -

*
25 Biggest TV Blunders 2
' (2011) -

* ''Ultimate Encounters'' (2010) -

*
Phowned!
' (2010) -

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*
Mary Knows Best
' (2010) SyFy *
25 Biggest TV Blunders
' (2010) -

*
Toxic Files
' (2009) -

Planet Green Destination America is an American cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The network carries programming focused on the culture of the United States—including food, lifestyles, ...

*
Dr.G: America's Most Shocking Cases
' (2009) -

*
Humanly Impossible
' (2009-2011) -

*
Biography
' (TV Series) (2004-2009) -

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*
Royal Inquest
' (2009) -

* ''Country Living House of the Year'' (2009) -

* '' Dr. G: Medical Examiner'' (2003-2009) -

* ''Trial by Fire'' (2008) -

History Channel History (formerly and commonly known as the History Channel) is an American pay television television broadcaster, network and the flagship channel of A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney General Entertainme ...

*
How Not to Die
' (2008) -

* ''Play It Back'' (2008) - GSN *
Factory Floor with Marshall Brain
' (2008) -

*
Art Attack with Lee Sandstead
' (2008) -

*
Everyday Things
' (2007) -

* ''Six Degrees of Francis Bacon'' (2006) -

* ''TV Game Show Hall of Fame'' (2006) - GSN * ''Hollywood Hair Affair'' (2006) - DRG *
Gotta Get It!
' (2007) -

*
History Rocks
' (2005-2007) -

* ''American Eats'' (2006-2007) -

*
Super Tools
' (2006) -

* ''

'' (2005-2006) -

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*
Katrina: The Lost Episode
' (TV special) (2006) -

*
Skeleton Stories
' (2005) -

* ''

'' (2003-2004) -

* '' Behind the Bash with Giada DeLaurentiis'' (2005-2006) -

The Food Network Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, who manages and operates it as a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks Group. The channel airs both speci ...

*
How They Won with Mo Rocca
' (2005) -

*
Tool Box
' (2004) -

*
Young, Sexy &...
' (2003-2004) - WE * ''Ultimate Holidaytown USA'' (2003) - A&E *
All Year Round with Katie Brown
' (2002-2004) - A&E *
Beach Ambush
' (2003) - OLN *
Bragging Rights
' (2003) - OLN *
Forecast Earth
' (2003) -

* ''Top 5'' (2000-2003) -

*
TV's Greatest Food Moments
' (2003) -

* ''Survival Guide'' (2003) - Fine Living * ''Spend It Fast!'' (2002) -

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/ WE *
Big Deals: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
' (2002) -

* ''Alien Abduction'' (2002) -

* ''Caught'' (2002) -

*
What Happened After...?
' (2001) -

* ''American Classics with Dick Clark'' (2001) -

* ''Royal Families of the World'' (1998-2000) - WE * ''Romantic Inns of America'' (1995-1996) -

*
American Drinks: History in a Glass
' (1999) -

*
History's Lost & Found
' (1997-2001) -

* ''Exotic Islands I & II with Hunter Reno'' (1997-2000) -

* ''Rituals of the World'' (1997) -

* ''Amazing People'' (1995-1996) - APTV/ International * ''Out of this World'' (1994-1996)- APTV *
Mysterious Places with Stacy Keach
' (1994-1996) -

* ''Maneaters of the Wild'' (1994) - A&E * ''Tennis World'' (1993-1994) -

* ''Shark Terror'' (1992) - ( syndication) * ''Golfing America and the World'' (1990-1993) -

Theatrical Documentaries

''Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead''
(2009)
''Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise''
(2008)

Web series

*''Expedition''

(2008) *''Total Beauty Makeover: Dog Edition'' (2008) *''The Vote 101'' (2008) *''How to Beat Death'' (2008) *''Path to the Podium'' (2008)

(2007) *''Breaking Down'' (2007) *''American Eats'' (2007)
''History Rocks''
(2007)

References

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External links

Official Atlas Media Corp. website
Mass media companies based in New York City Television production companies of the United States