Ross Weintraub, who has served as co-ceo of 3 Ball Entertainment with Todd A. Nelson since 2015, has re-upped with the company as sole CEO. Nelson, who co-founded 3 Ball Productions (now 3 Ball Entertainment) in 2001, is pivoting back to his creative and producing roots via a first-look deal with 3 Ball, while also pursuing new ventures in the tech and start-up space.
As CEO, Weintraub will continue to run all aspects of the company behind unscripted hits such as Bar Rescue and My Cat From Hell, working alongside newly appointed 3 Ball President Ronak Kordestani. In addition to shepherding and growing the company’s slate of unscripted projects for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Weintraub will also focus on expanding the company’s footprint through joint ventures, pod deals and other strategic partnerships.
Within the last six months, Weintraub and 3 Ball have teamed with unscripted TV heavyweights to launch two separate production...
As CEO, Weintraub will continue to run all aspects of the company behind unscripted hits such as Bar Rescue and My Cat From Hell, working alongside newly appointed 3 Ball President Ronak Kordestani. In addition to shepherding and growing the company’s slate of unscripted projects for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Weintraub will also focus on expanding the company’s footprint through joint ventures, pod deals and other strategic partnerships.
Within the last six months, Weintraub and 3 Ball have teamed with unscripted TV heavyweights to launch two separate production...
- 1/28/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ross Weintraub has been tapped to serve as sole CEO of 3 Ball Entertainment after renewing his deal with the unscripted production company.
Prior to that, he had served as co-ceo since 2015 alongside 3 Ball co-founder Todd A. Nelson, and first joined the company in 2006. Nelson is stepping down as co-ceo and shifting back to the creative and producing side. He has inked a first-look deal with the company as he explores new opportunities in the tech and start-up space.
“Ross is the ideal executive to helm 3 Ball and navigate this unquestionable period of change and disruption,” said 3 Ball Entertainment chairman Reinout Oerlemans in a statement. “Under Ross’s savvy and strategic leadership, the company will continue to grow and adapt, developing exciting new projects and forging new ventures and partnerships. Ross is an invaluable asset to 3 Ball, and I look forward to continuing our work together.”
Back in August, Ronak...
Prior to that, he had served as co-ceo since 2015 alongside 3 Ball co-founder Todd A. Nelson, and first joined the company in 2006. Nelson is stepping down as co-ceo and shifting back to the creative and producing side. He has inked a first-look deal with the company as he explores new opportunities in the tech and start-up space.
“Ross is the ideal executive to helm 3 Ball and navigate this unquestionable period of change and disruption,” said 3 Ball Entertainment chairman Reinout Oerlemans in a statement. “Under Ross’s savvy and strategic leadership, the company will continue to grow and adapt, developing exciting new projects and forging new ventures and partnerships. Ross is an invaluable asset to 3 Ball, and I look forward to continuing our work together.”
Back in August, Ronak...
- 1/28/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Ronak Kordestani has been named president of 3 Ball Entertainment.
A veteran unscripted television executive, Kordestani will oversee all creative for 3 Ball, working from the company’s 40,000 square-foot production facility in Redondo Beach, Calif.
“In Ronak we have found a uniquely talented and accomplished leader whose illustrious creative and production career is strengthened by her background in law, business and talent management,” said 3 Ball co-CEOs Ross Weintraub and Todd A. Nelson, and chairman Reinout Oerlemans in a joint statement. “With her range of expertise and singular vision for unscripted, we are confident Ronak will be a creative force and trailblazer at 3 Ball.”
Kordestani previously served as head of development at Tremendous! Entertainment, doubling the number of series in production and on air from 2016 to 2018. under her watch, Tremendous! produced shows such as “Lost in Transition” for TLC; “Baked” and “Ridiculous Cakes” for Food Network; “Kentucky Murder Mystery” for ID, and more series for TLC,...
A veteran unscripted television executive, Kordestani will oversee all creative for 3 Ball, working from the company’s 40,000 square-foot production facility in Redondo Beach, Calif.
“In Ronak we have found a uniquely talented and accomplished leader whose illustrious creative and production career is strengthened by her background in law, business and talent management,” said 3 Ball co-CEOs Ross Weintraub and Todd A. Nelson, and chairman Reinout Oerlemans in a joint statement. “With her range of expertise and singular vision for unscripted, we are confident Ronak will be a creative force and trailblazer at 3 Ball.”
Kordestani previously served as head of development at Tremendous! Entertainment, doubling the number of series in production and on air from 2016 to 2018. under her watch, Tremendous! produced shows such as “Lost in Transition” for TLC; “Baked” and “Ridiculous Cakes” for Food Network; “Kentucky Murder Mystery” for ID, and more series for TLC,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Bravo has got a brand new bag full of shows to fill up its now seven-night programming schedule this fall, including yet another “Real Housewives” series — but this one comes with a retro twist.
The NBCU cable network has ordered eight new series, it was announced Monday by Rachel Smith, senior vice president development, Bravo Media.
The slate includes “Real Housewives of the 1960s,” an “imaginative docu-series, a cast of modern women will be sent back to the 1960s to experience the ultimate era of the American Housewife,” and “Gold With Envy,” a reality show that follows the personal life of the host of ‘The Breakfast Club” radio show, DJ Envy.
Also Read: 'Project Runway' to Return to Bravo
While the new “Real Housewives” series bears the same moniker as others on the network, we should note it hails from production company Wall to Wall and executive producers Leanne Klein and Rob White,...
The NBCU cable network has ordered eight new series, it was announced Monday by Rachel Smith, senior vice president development, Bravo Media.
The slate includes “Real Housewives of the 1960s,” an “imaginative docu-series, a cast of modern women will be sent back to the 1960s to experience the ultimate era of the American Housewife,” and “Gold With Envy,” a reality show that follows the personal life of the host of ‘The Breakfast Club” radio show, DJ Envy.
Also Read: 'Project Runway' to Return to Bravo
While the new “Real Housewives” series bears the same moniker as others on the network, we should note it hails from production company Wall to Wall and executive producers Leanne Klein and Rob White,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Bravo is beefing up its development slate by adding eight new series, the cable network announced Monday.
The news comes on the heels of Bravo announcing orders for 11 new shows and 20 returning shows as they plan to expand to seven nights a week of original programming beginning in Fall 2018.
“Bravo offers a wide scope of programming that gives viewers many options to escape their normal reality mixing humor and fun with layered storytelling resulting in addictive series that offer unique worlds and characters,” said Rachel Smith, senior vice president of development for Bravo Media. “With this new slate of development, we’re testing unexpected environments and loud formats that aim to attract a wide audience while staying true to what makes Bravo so distinct.”
Read the official descriptions for the eight series now in development below.
“Raising the Bar: Hong Kong”
Produced by Monkey with Will Macdonald and David Granger serving as executive producers.
The news comes on the heels of Bravo announcing orders for 11 new shows and 20 returning shows as they plan to expand to seven nights a week of original programming beginning in Fall 2018.
“Bravo offers a wide scope of programming that gives viewers many options to escape their normal reality mixing humor and fun with layered storytelling resulting in addictive series that offer unique worlds and characters,” said Rachel Smith, senior vice president of development for Bravo Media. “With this new slate of development, we’re testing unexpected environments and loud formats that aim to attract a wide audience while staying true to what makes Bravo so distinct.”
Read the official descriptions for the eight series now in development below.
“Raising the Bar: Hong Kong”
Produced by Monkey with Will Macdonald and David Granger serving as executive producers.
- 5/21/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Venus Williams is teaming with Bar Rescue producer 3 Ball Entertainment on a new unscripted female-focused business series Deals in Heels (working title). The tennis icon, entrepreneur and Olympic gold medalist will appear in and executive produce the series, alongside 3 Ball executive producers Todd A. Nelson, Ross Weintraub and DJ Nurre. In each episode, five up-and-coming entrepreneurs "pitch" the panel on their start-up idea. The two women whose businesses show the…...
- 5/10/2017
- Deadline TV
What's a weekend? Why, real estate renovation time, of course. The Downton Shabby TV show premieres Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 9:00pm Et, on Fyi Network. On the new series, Frank Fontana and Sherry Fontana will renovate, remodel, and revive vintage homes into "modern masterpieces."Downtown Shabby is produced for Fyi by 3 Ball Entertainment. Todd A. Nelson, DJ Nurre, Ross Weintraub, and Curnal Aulisio executive produce for 3 Ball. Gena McCarthy and James Bolosh executive produce for Fyi. Get the details from this Fyi press release.Read More…...
- 9/22/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
3 Ball Entertainment is teaming with New Regency for a game show based on the Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie-led 2005 film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
The film starred the pair as assassins working for different firms who pose as a married couple and both wind up being assigned to kill the other after a botched assignment.
The series will feature married couples who compete in a high-octane, high-stakes game which offers a twist on the reality competition format.
Todd A. Nelson and Brant Pinvidic will executive produce.
Source: The Live Feed...
The film starred the pair as assassins working for different firms who pose as a married couple and both wind up being assigned to kill the other after a botched assignment.
The series will feature married couples who compete in a high-octane, high-stakes game which offers a twist on the reality competition format.
Todd A. Nelson and Brant Pinvidic will executive produce.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 6/24/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Spike TV has ordered a 10-episode second season of unscripted series Catch A Contractor hosted by Adam Carolla, slated for debut in the fall. Spike also is extending the new episodes to an hour, up from the current half-hour. Carolla, who happens to be a master carpenter, serves as a vigilant watchdog to homeowners who have been cheated by a contractor and left with an unfinished disaster. In each episode, Carolla, along with no-nonsense contractor Skip Bedell and his wife, investigator Alison Bedell, track down shady, evasive contractors, drag them back to their construction disasters and make them finish the job right. Catch A Contractor debuted March 9 and is averaging 1.2 million viewers after seven episodes. Eyeworks USA created the series, with Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson, DJ Nurre and Brant Pinvidic executive producing.
- 4/16/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Spike TV has ordered 20 more episodes of original series Bar Rescue starring bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer. Season 4 is set to debut this fall. Bar Rescue, from the producers of Extreme Weight Loss and Opposite Worlds, follows Taffer as he utilizes his nearly three decades of experience in the restaurant, bar and nightclub business to help give failing establishments one last chance to transform themselves into profitable businesses. A new batch of original episodes (part of season three) kicked off on March 9 at 9 Pm and have averaged 1.8 million viewers, Spike TV says, improving the timeslot +173% with Adults 18-49 and +131% with total viewers. Bar Rescue is produced by Eyeworks USA and Executive Producers Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson, DJ Nurre, Tim Warren and Jon Taffer.
- 3/21/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Warner Bros. Television Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all Eyeworks’ businesses outside the Us, in 15 countries across Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand. The deal adds 13 new territories to Wbtv’s network of production companies. Manhattan Beach-based Eyeworks USA — run by producer-CEOs J.D. Roth and Todd A. Nelson — will remain independent. Also read: ‘The Lego Movie’ Snaps a Bright, Colorful Franchise Into Place for Warner Bros. Animation Reinout Oerlemans (pictured, left, with Robbie Williams) will step down as CEO of Eyeworks and become the new chairman of Eyeworks USA. Ronald Goes, executive vice president and head.
- 2/11/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
In an valiant and temporarily successful effort to divert our attentions from some show’s anniversary, Syfy today released its January premiere schedule, including the series premieres of Helix and Bitten and the return of Being Human (which we told you about yesterday), Lost Girl, Face Off, and Ghost Hunters.
Check out the full info in the press release below, including synopses of each series:
Syfy Kicks Off January 2014 With Seven New And Returning Original Series Including… Helix From Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) First Weekly Live Series Broadcast Opposite Worlds, A “Past vs. Future” Competition Reality Program Supernatural Drama Bitten Joins All-new Seasons Of Being Human And Lost Girl Mondays 8-11Pm Season Six Of Reality Hit Face Off Plus New Episodes Of Ghost Hunters
New York – November 22, 2013 – Syfy will kick off 2014 with seven new and returning original series in January including Helix from Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore...
Check out the full info in the press release below, including synopses of each series:
Syfy Kicks Off January 2014 With Seven New And Returning Original Series Including… Helix From Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) First Weekly Live Series Broadcast Opposite Worlds, A “Past vs. Future” Competition Reality Program Supernatural Drama Bitten Joins All-new Seasons Of Being Human And Lost Girl Mondays 8-11Pm Season Six Of Reality Hit Face Off Plus New Episodes Of Ghost Hunters
New York – November 22, 2013 – Syfy will kick off 2014 with seven new and returning original series in January including Helix from Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore...
- 11/22/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Exclusive: Opposite Worlds, which had been in the works at Syfy for a year, has received a formal green light for a January 21, 2014 premiere. The competition reality series, based on the Chilean format Mundos Opuestos, will air 12 episodes over six weeks, with the second weekly episode featuring a live element — a first for a Syfy reality series. Opposite Worlds, from Extreme Weight Loss producer Eyeworks USA, pits 14 people who face off in opposing teams in a house separated into two distinctly different worlds: one past and one future, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. A glass wall divides the house into the two environments, allowing the teams to watch, envy and dread each other’s every move. Cast members compete in a series of challenges, with viewers weighing in in real time on social media, affecting the outcome of each player’s fate. “Building on the success of Defiance,...
- 10/22/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Eyeworks USA, formerly 3Ball Productions, has named its president. Veteran television executive Brant Pinvidic, who has served as Eyeworks USA executive vp development since 2009, has been promoted to the newly created position, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Eyeworks USA co-CEOs J.D. Roth and Todd A. Nelson made the announcement Tuesday. The production company has also named a new board of directors, which includes Roth, Nelson, Pinvidic and COO Ross Weintraub. Pinvidic's promotion comes on the heels of multiple successes for the production company, which produces unscripted and nonfiction programming for broadcast and cable networks. Positioning Pinvidic
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- 10/15/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spike TV has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of the new original series in which restaurateur Jon Taffer and expert chefs John Besh and Tiffany Derry reach out and help “diamond in the rough” failing restaurants meet their potential. Hungry Investors, produced by Eyeworks USA, goes into production this fall and will premiere in spring 2014. Each week, the Hungry Investors team puts two struggling restaurants to the test to prove they deserve a second chance at success. The enterprise that shows the most promise of turning things around earns a significant cash investment. Taffer also serves as an executive producer along with Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson, Brant Pinvidic and DJ Nurre.
- 8/21/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Spike TV has greenlighted Catch A Contractor, a new half-hour unscripted series hosted by Adam Carolla who serves as a vigilant watchdog to homeowners who have been cheated by a contractor and left with an unfinished disaster. In addition to being a TV and radio personality, Carolla apparently also is a passionate master carpenter who easily identifies shoddy, inferior work. Each episode will follow Carolla, along with no-nonsense contractor Skip Bedell and his wife, investigator Allison Bedell, as they seek retribution for wronged homeowners. Carolla and the Bedells hunt down and confront unscrupulous builders, drag them back to their construction disasters, and make them finish the job right. Spike TV has ordered 10 episodes which begins production this fall and will premiere in spring 2014. Eyeworks USA created the series, with Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson, DJ Nurre and Brant Pinvidic executive producing.
- 8/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Spike TV has greenlit 20 more episodes its popular original series Bar Rescue for a fall premiere. Bar Rescue features bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer as he tries to help give failing establishments one last chance to transform themselves into profitable businesses. The series’ third season which premiered on Sunday, February 10, averaged 1.8 million viewers, its highest ever, and improved the timeslot by +282% with Adults 18-34 and +195% with Adults 18-49. The series drew a franchise-high 2.2 million viewers on April 7. Bar Rescue is produced by Eyeworks USA and Executive Producers Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson Brant Pinvidic, DJ Nurre, Tim Warren and Jon Taffer.
- 5/9/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
In one of the longest journeys to the schedule, TV Land today announced that Forever Young, its half-hour unscripted series from Ashton Kutcher‘s production company, will premiere on April 3 with back-to-back episodes. That is almost three years after the network picked up the series with a six-episode order in 2010. Produced by Kutcher and Jason Goldberg’s Katalyst and Eyeworks USA, headed by Jd Roth and Todd A. Nelson, Forever Young chronicles what happens when five “juniors” under the age of 30 and five “seniors” over age 70 live together in the same house.
- 2/22/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Oxygen is bulking up its unscripted roster, ordering three projects to series, including a makeover show from the producers of The Biggest Loser. The youngest women's network said Monday that it has greenlighted three unscripted efforts to series and ordered a pilot for a hidden-camera entry. The three series -- first announced as part of Oxygen's October slate of five -- include Fat Girl Revenge, from The Biggest Loser's Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson, Brant Pinvidic, Adam Kaloustian and Jenn Duncan and Eyeworks USA. Story: Dating, Weddings, Revenge: Oxygen Adds 5 to Unscripted Roster (Exclusive) Also gaining series orders are Find
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- 1/7/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Diving, a main attraction during TV coverage of summer Olympics, will return to primetime way before the Rio games in 2016. ABC has picked up what is being described as television’s first diving, reality competition show from Eyeworks USA (formerly 3 Ball Prods.) The project, ordered straight to series, is based on the Dutch format Celebrity Splash and ill be executive produced by Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson and Brant Pinvidic. According to the producers, in Celebrity Splash, celebrities perform dives from dizzying heights, which increase in difficulty each week, including backflips, somersaults and other gymnastic feats. Leading up to the competition, a professional diving instructor gives each celebrity weeks of training. The set up echoes ABC’s veteran Dancing With The Stars and its short-lived spinoff Skating With The Stars. Celebrity Splash, called Sterren Springen in the Netherlands, the country that gave us Big Brother and The Voice, was a...
- 10/6/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Spike TV has greenlit a third season of 20 episodes of its popular unscripted original series, Bar Rescue for a premiere in the first quarter of 2013. The second season of the series, which follows nightlife consultant Jon Taffer as he tries to help failing hospitality establishments, premiered on July 29 to an average of 1.3 million viewers and improved the timeslot by 100% with Men 18-49 and 89% with Persons 18-34. Bar Rescue is produced by Eyeworks USA and Executive Producers Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson and DJ Nurre.
- 8/22/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
ABC announced their summer offering schedule, though the big kick is coming as early May 14th with The Bachelorette. New and returning shows are likely to get a fair amount of marketing love, as summer programming, especially with the influx of cable hotlist shows, has taken off over the last few years.
Rookie Blue looks fairly interesting, and Secret Millionaire did pretty well before, so we’ve got that at least. Keep a close eye on Trust Us With Your Life, and mark your calendars. The odd spin on improv comedy could be hilarious.
Check out the rundown below.
Thursday, May 24:
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Duets” (series premiere) 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Rookie Blue”
Sunday, June 3:
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Secret Millionaire” 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition“
Thursday, June 28:
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Wipeout”
Tuesday, July 10:
9:00-10:00 p.
Rookie Blue looks fairly interesting, and Secret Millionaire did pretty well before, so we’ve got that at least. Keep a close eye on Trust Us With Your Life, and mark your calendars. The odd spin on improv comedy could be hilarious.
Check out the rundown below.
Thursday, May 24:
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Duets” (series premiere) 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Rookie Blue”
Sunday, June 3:
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Secret Millionaire” 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition“
Thursday, June 28:
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Wipeout”
Tuesday, July 10:
9:00-10:00 p.
- 4/6/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
A&E has picked up a new series starring '90s rapper Mc Hammer.
The performer, his wife and five children will be the focus of a half-hour, 11-episode reality series set to premiere this year.
The title, naturally, is "Hammertime."
Executive producer J.D. Roth said the show likely will play similar to an unscripted version of the Huxtable family from "The Cosby Show."
"Here's a dad with five kids, married to the same woman for more than 23 years, living in the same place where he grew up and going to church every Sunday," Roth said. "He's had his ups and downs, and it's what makes him such a character you root for."
Hammer had a spectacular rise and fall in the early 1990s, becoming a household name and selling millions of records before falling into debt and bankruptcy because of overspending on a lavish lifestyle. Hammer "now lives a more economically balanced life,...
The performer, his wife and five children will be the focus of a half-hour, 11-episode reality series set to premiere this year.
The title, naturally, is "Hammertime."
Executive producer J.D. Roth said the show likely will play similar to an unscripted version of the Huxtable family from "The Cosby Show."
"Here's a dad with five kids, married to the same woman for more than 23 years, living in the same place where he grew up and going to church every Sunday," Roth said. "He's had his ups and downs, and it's what makes him such a character you root for."
Hammer had a spectacular rise and fall in the early 1990s, becoming a household name and selling millions of records before falling into debt and bankruptcy because of overspending on a lavish lifestyle. Hammer "now lives a more economically balanced life,...
- 2/17/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The California State Lottery has teamed with "The Biggest Loser" co-producer 3 Ball Prods. for "Make Me a Millionaire," a new lottery game show to be hosted by Mark Walberg of Fox's "Moment of Truth."
3 Ball's Todd Nelson and Jd Roth and Gary Dawson and Randy Katz of Milestone Entertainment, a leading producer of lottery entertainment programs, will produce "Millionaire," which will premiere in syndication Jan. 17 for an initial four-year run. It will replace "The Big Spin," the longest-running lottery game show.
In conjunction with the new show, the California State Lottery has introduced a new Scratchers ticket, also called "Make Me a Millionaire," that offers the chance to appear on the show as a prize.
3 Ball, Walberg, the show's co-presenter Liz Hernandez and director Rich Dipirro are repped by Wma.
3 Ball's Todd Nelson and Jd Roth and Gary Dawson and Randy Katz of Milestone Entertainment, a leading producer of lottery entertainment programs, will produce "Millionaire," which will premiere in syndication Jan. 17 for an initial four-year run. It will replace "The Big Spin," the longest-running lottery game show.
In conjunction with the new show, the California State Lottery has introduced a new Scratchers ticket, also called "Make Me a Millionaire," that offers the chance to appear on the show as a prize.
3 Ball, Walberg, the show's co-presenter Liz Hernandez and director Rich Dipirro are repped by Wma.
- 1/7/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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