With both DC Entertainment and Marvel Studios either producing or developing a number of projects over the next few seasons and their fellow indie powerhouse BOOM! Studios signing a massive first-look deal with Fox, IDW Publishing has thrown their hat into the crowded comics-to-TV arena by spinning off a new division, IDW Entertainment, who will be solely focused on developing IDW’s properties for the small screen.While the publisher has had success with licensed properties like Judge Dredd, The X-Files and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in recent years, it’s their creator-owned original properties that are of interest to veteran television executive David Ozer , who has worked with Sonar Entertainment, Starz Media/IDT Entertainment and DIC Entertainment in the past. In his new role, Ozer will work with CEO Ted Adams to identify, develop and oversee brand extensions across IDW Publishing’s portfolio of comics and graphic novels for the global television market. A key focus for the division is the financing, development and production of television series with the goal of securing straight-to-series commitments from networks, like the one Gotham just got with NBC.”IDW Publishing’s significant growth over the past several years, particularly in the theatrical arena with a number of properties currently in development at major studios, together with the ever increasing popularity of our creator-owned titles, have provided us with the ideal opportunity to expand into multi-platform entertainment,” said Adams. “David’s depth of distribution and finance expertise in television, coupled with his production knowledge and his extensive relationships within the entertainment community, make him the perfect choice for spearheading our aggressive move into television.”
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