May 26, 2009

Twitter to Develop TV series

Hollywood Producer Bernie Brillstein Dies at 77

Unscripted show created by Amy Ephron

By CYNTHIA LITTLETON

 

What's Twitter doing? Going after a TV series.

 

The San Francisco-based web phenom has partnered with Reveille and Brillstein Entertainment to develop an unscripted TV skein described as "putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format."

 

Project was announced with few details Monday by Reveille and Brillstein Entertainment. Series concept was created by novelist/screenwriter Amy Ephron, who will exec produce with Kevin Foxe and Steve Latham, Reveille'sMark Koops and Howard T. Owens, Brillstein's Jon Liebman and Lee Kernis.

 

"We've found a compelling way to bring the immediacy of Twitter to life on TV," Liebman said.

 

Worldwide rights to the show will be repped by ShineReveille Intl.

 

Source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004136.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1

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